kvm-nbd(8)

kvm-nbd8

Qemu disk network block device server

Usage

usage: qemu-nbd [OPTION] ... filename

Overview

Export Qemu disk image using NBD protocol.

Options

filename
 is a disk image filename
-p, --port=port
  port to listen on (default B<1024>)
-o, --offset=offset
  offset into the image
-b, --bind=iface
  interface to bind to (default B<0.0.0.0>)
-k, --socket=path
  Use a unix socket with path I<path>
-r, --read-only
  export read-only
-P, --partition=num
  only expose partition I<num>
-s, --snapshot
  use snapshot file
-n, --nocache
  disable host cache
-c, --connect
  connect FILE to NBD device DEV
-d, --disconnect
  disconnect the specified device
-e, --shared=num
  device can be shared by I<num> clients (default B<1>)
-t, --persistent
  don't exit on the last connection
-v, --verbose
  display extra debugging information
-h, --help
  display this help and exit
-V, --version
  output version information and exit

Author

Copyright (C) 2006 Anthony Liguori <[email protected]>. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

From qemu-kvm 0.12.5+dfsg-5+squeeze11 in Debian 6.0 (Squeeze). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.