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bmdctl(8) System Manager's Manual bmdctl(8) NAME bmdctl -- control utility for bhyve management daemon (bmd) SYNOPSIS bmdctl [-f -config_file] list [-r] [-s colname] bmdctl [-f -config_file] boot [-c] name bmdctl [-f -config_file] install [-c] name bmdctl [-f -config_file] shutdown name bmdctl [-f -config_file] poweroff name bmdctl [-f -config_file] reset name bmdctl [-f -config_file] console name bmdctl [-f -config_file] com[1-4] name bmdctl [-f -config_file] showconsole name bmdctl [-f -config_file] showvgaport name bmdctl [-f -config_file] showconfig [name] bmdctl [-f -config_file] inspect name bmdctl [-f -config_file] run [-i] [-s] name DESCRIPTION The bmdctl command is a control utility for virtual machines which are managed by bmd(8). Root privileged user can control all virtual ma- chines. Non-privileged user can control its own virtual machines. list [-r] [-s colname] Show list of virtual machines sorted by `id' column. -s option changes the sort key column. -r option shows the reverse list. boot [-c] name Boot the virtual machine. If -c is specified, con- nect to the console after booting. start [-c] name Alias for boot. install [-c] name Boot from ISO media to install it. If -c is speci- fied, connect to the console after booting. Note that the installed system never reboots just quits even if user commands in anyway, reboot the virtual machine manually after shutting down it. shutdown name Send SIGTERM to the bhyve process to trigger ACPI shutdown. stop name Alias for shutdown. poweroff name Force to quit the bhyve process. reset name Force to reset the bhyve process. console name Connect to the console (com1) of the virtual ma- chine. See ESCAPE SEQUENCES below. com[1-4] name Connect to the com[1-4] of the virtual machine. See ESCAPE SEQUENCES below. showconsole name Print the console device file. (nmdm) showvgaport name Print the vnc listen address and port number that are separated by space. showconfig [name] Parse the configuration file and show virtual ma- chine configurations. This is for debugging the con- figuration parser. inspect name Inspect disks and iso images and show the results for loadcmd and installcmd. run [-i] [-s] name Boot the virtual machine directly. The virtual ma- chine runs out of control from bmd(8). Root privi- lege is required. If -i is specified, boot from ISO image. If -s is specified, boot single user mode. The bmdctl command connects to the unix domain socket of bmd(8) and sends a request of sub-command (excludes the run sub-command). The unix domain socket path is read from bmd.conf(5). The file path of bmd.conf(5) can be specified -f option. If bmd.conf(5) is not read- able, use the default path of /var/run/bmd.sock. ESCAPE SEQUENCES The following escape sequences are available for bmdctl console. ~. or ~^D Drop connection and exit. ~^Z Stop bmdctl console (only available with job control). ~^Y Stop only the "local side" of bmdctl console (only available with job control); the "remote side" of bmdctl console, the side that displays output from the remote host, is left run- ning. SEE ALSO bmd(8), bmd.conf(5) FreeBSD Ports 14.quarterly Oct 29, 2024 bmdctl(8)
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