Command line utility for the sheep daemon
dog <command> <subcommand> [options]
dog - Sheepdog is a distributed storage system for QEMU. It provides highly available block level storage volumes to virtual machines. Sheepdog supports advanced volume management features such as snapshot, cloning, and thin provisioning. The architecture of Sheepdog is fully symmetric; there is no central node such as a meta-data server.
The server daemon is called sheep(8). A command line utility is available via dog(8). QEMU virtual machines use the sheep daemon via a block driver available in qemu(1).
For more information, run 'dog <command> <subcommand> --help'.
vdi check [-s snapshot] [-a address] [-p port] [-h] <vdiname>
Options:
-s, --snapshot specify a snapshot id or tag name -a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost) -p, --port specify the daemon port -h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
check and repair image's consistency
vdi create [-P] [-y] [-c copies] [-a address] [-p port] [-h] [-r] [-v] <vdiname> <size>
Options:
-P, --prealloc preallocate all the data objects
-y, --hyper create a hyper volume
-c, --copies specify the data redundancy level
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost)
-p, --port specify the daemon port
-h, --help display this help and exit
-r, --raw raw output mode: omit headers, separate fields with
single spaces and print all sizes in decimal bytes
-v, --verbose print more information than default
Description:
create an image
vdi snapshot [-s snapshot] [-a address] [-p port] [-h] [-r] [-v] <vdiname>
Options:
-s, --snapshot specify a snapshot id or tag name
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost)
-p, --port specify the daemon port
-h, --help display this help and exit
-r, --raw raw output mode: omit headers, separate fields with
single spaces and print all sizes in decimal bytes
-v, --verbose print more information than default
Description:
create a snapshot
vdi clone [-s snapshot] [-P] [-c copies] [-a address] [-p port] [-h] [-r] [-v] <src vdi> <dst vdi>
Options:
-s, --snapshot specify a snapshot id or tag name
-P, --prealloc preallocate all the data objects
-c, --copies specify the data redundancy level
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost)
-p, --port specify the daemon port
-h, --help display this help and exit
-r, --raw raw output mode: omit headers, separate fields with
single spaces and print all sizes in decimal bytes
-v, --verbose print more information than default
Description:
clone an image
vdi delete [-s snapshot] [-a address] [-p port] [-h] <vdiname>
Options:
-s, --snapshot specify a snapshot id or tag name -a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost) -p, --port specify the daemon port -h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
delete an image
vdi rollback [-s snapshot] [-a address] [-p port] [-h] [-f] [-r] [-v] <vdiname>
Options:
-s, --snapshot specify a snapshot id or tag name
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost)
-p, --port specify the daemon port
-h, --help display this help and exit
-f, --force do operation forcibly
-r, --raw raw output mode: omit headers, separate fields with
single spaces and print all sizes in decimal bytes
-v, --verbose print more information than default
Description:
rollback to a snapshot
vdi list [-a address] [-p port] [-r] [-h] [vdiname]
Options:
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost)
-p, --port specify the daemon port
-r, --raw raw output mode: omit headers, separate fields with
single spaces and print all sizes in decimal bytes
-h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
list images
vdi tree [-a address] [-p port] [-h]
Options:
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost) -p, --port specify the daemon port -h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
show images in tree view format
vdi graph [-a address] [-p port] [-h]
Options:
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost) -p, --port specify the daemon port -h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
show images in Graphviz dot format
vdi object [-i index] [-s snapshot] [-a address] [-p port] [-h] <vdiname>
Options:
-i, --index specify the index of data objects -s, --snapshot specify a snapshot id or tag name -a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost) -p, --port specify the daemon port -h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
show object information in the image
vdi track [-i index] [-s snapshot] [-a address] [-p port] [-h] [-o oid] <vdiname>
Options:
-i, --index specify the index of data objects -s, --snapshot specify a snapshot id or tag name -a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost) -p, --port specify the daemon port -h, --help display this help and exit -o, --oid specify the object id of the tracking object
Description:
show the object epoch trace in the image
vdi setattr [-d] [-x] [-a address] [-p port] [-h] <vdiname> <key> [value]
Options:
-d, --delete delete a key -x, --exclusive write in an exclusive mode -a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost) -p, --port specify the daemon port -h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
set a VDI attribute
vdi getattr [-a address] [-p port] [-h] <vdiname> <key>
Options:
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost) -p, --port specify the daemon port -h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
get a VDI attribute
vdi resize [-a address] [-p port] [-h] <vdiname> <new size>
Options:
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost) -p, --port specify the daemon port -h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
resize an image
vdi read [-s snapshot] [-a address] [-p port] [-h] <vdiname> [<offset> [<len>]]
Options:
-s, --snapshot specify a snapshot id or tag name -a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost) -p, --port specify the daemon port -h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
read data from an image
vdi write [-a address] [-p port] [-w] [-h] <vdiname> [<offset> [<len>]]
Options:
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost) -p, --port specify the daemon port -w, --writeback use writeback mode -h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
write data to an image
vdi backup [-s snapshot] [-F from] [-a address] [-p port] [-h] <vdiname> <backup>
Options:
-s, --snapshot specify a snapshot id or tag name -F, --from create a differential backup from the snapshot -a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost) -p, --port specify the daemon port -h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
create an incremental backup between two snapshots
vdi restore [-s snapshot] [-a address] [-p port] [-h] <vdiname> <backup>
Options:
-s, --snapshot specify a snapshot id or tag name -a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost) -p, --port specify the daemon port -h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
restore snapshot images from a backup
vdi cache {flush|delete|info|purge} [-s snapshot] [-a address] [-p port] [-h] <vdiname>
Available subcommands:
flush flush the cache of the vdi specified. delete delete the cache of the vdi specified in all nodes. info show usage of the cache purge purge the cache of all vdi (no flush)
Options:
-s, --snapshot specify a snapshot id or tag name -a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost) -p, --port specify the daemon port -h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
Run 'dog vdi cache' for more information
node kill [-a address] [-p port] [-r] [-h] [-l] <node id>
Options:
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost)
-p, --port specify the daemon port
-r, --raw raw output mode: omit headers, separate fields with
single spaces and print all sizes in decimal bytes
-h, --help display this help and exit
-l, --local issue request to local node
Description:
kill node
node list [-a address] [-p port] [-r] [-h]
Options:
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost)
-p, --port specify the daemon port
-r, --raw raw output mode: omit headers, separate fields with
single spaces and print all sizes in decimal bytes
-h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
list nodes
node info [-a address] [-p port] [-r] [-h]
Options:
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost)
-p, --port specify the daemon port
-r, --raw raw output mode: omit headers, separate fields with
single spaces and print all sizes in decimal bytes
-h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
show information about each node
node recovery [-a address] [-p port] [-h] [-P] [-r]
Options:
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost)
-p, --port specify the daemon port
-h, --help display this help and exit
-P, --progress show progress of recovery in the node
-r, --raw raw output mode: omit headers, separate fields with
single spaces and print all sizes in decimal bytes
Description:
show recovery information of nodes
node md {info|plug|unplug} [-a address] [-p port] [-r] [-A] [-h] [disks]
Available subcommands:
info show multi-disk information plug plug more disk(s) into node unplug unplug disk(s) from node
Options:
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost)
-p, --port specify the daemon port
-r, --raw raw output mode: omit headers, separate fields with
single spaces and print all sizes in decimal bytes
-A, --all show md information of all the nodes
-h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
See 'dog node md' for more information
node stat [-a address] [-p port] [-r] [-w] [-h]
Options:
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost)
-p, --port specify the daemon port
-r, --raw raw output mode: omit headers, separate fields with
single spaces and print all sizes in decimal bytes
-w, --watch watch the stat every second
-h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
show stat information about the node
node log level [-a address] [-p port] [-h]
Available subcommands:
level manipulate loglevel
Options:
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost) -p, --port specify the daemon port -h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
show or set log level of the node
cluster info [-a address] [-p port] [-r] [-h] [-s]
Options:
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost)
-p, --port specify the daemon port
-r, --raw raw output mode: omit headers, separate fields with
single spaces and print all sizes in decimal bytes
-h, --help display this help and exit
-s, --backend show backend store information
Description:
show cluster information
cluster format [-b store] [-c copies] [-t] [-a address] [-p port] [-h]
Options:
-b, --store specify backend store -c, --copies specify the default data redundancy (number of copies) -t, --strict do not serve write request if number of nodes is not sufficient -a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost) -p, --port specify the daemon port -h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
create a Sheepdog store
cluster shutdown [-a address] [-p port] [-h]
Options:
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost) -p, --port specify the daemon port -h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
stop Sheepdog
cluster snapshot {save|list|load} [-a address] [-p port] [-h] <tag|idx> <path>
Available subcommands:
save save snapshot to localpath list list snapshot of localpath load load snapshot from localpath
Options:
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost) -p, --port specify the daemon port -h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
snapshot/restore the cluster
cluster recover {force|enable|disable} [-a address] [-f] [-p port] [-h]
Available subcommands:
force force recover cluster immediately enable enable automatic recovery and run once recover if necessary disable disable automatic recovery
Options:
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost) -f, --force do not prompt for confirmation -p, --port specify the daemon port -h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
See 'dog cluster recover' for more information
cluster reweight [-a address] [-p port] [-h]
Options:
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost) -p, --port specify the daemon port -h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
reweight the cluster
cluster check [-a address] [-p port] [-h]
Options:
-a, --address specify the daemon address (default: localhost) -p, --port specify the daemon port -h, --help display this help and exit
Description:
check and repair cluster
Sheepdog requires QEMU 0.13.z or later and Corosync 1.y.z or 2.y.z.
none
sheep(8), qemu(1), sheepfs(8), corosync_overview(8)
This software is developed by the Sheepdog community which may be reached via mailing list at <[email protected]>.