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BHYVECTL(8)		  BSD System Manager's Manual		   BHYVECTL(8)

NAME
     bhyvectl -- control utility for bhyve instances

SYNOPSIS
     bhyvectl --vm=_vmname_ [--create] [--destroy] [--get-stats]
	      [--inject-nmi] [--force-reset] [--force-poweroff]
	      [--checkpoint=_filename_]	[--suspend=_filename_]

DESCRIPTION
     The bhyvectl command is a control utility for active bhyve(8) virtual ma-
     chine instances.

     Note: Most	bhyvectl flags are intended for	querying and setting the state
     of	an active instance.  These commands are	intended for development pur-
     poses, and	are not	documented here.  A complete list can be obtained by
     executing bhyvectl	without	any arguments.

     The user-facing options are as follows:

     --vm=_vmname_
		  Operate on the virtual machine _vmname_.

     --create	  Create the specified VM.

     --destroy	  Destroy the specified	VM.

     --get-stats  Retrieve statistics for the specified	VM.

     --inject-nmi
		  Inject a non-maskable	interrupt (NMI)	into the VM.

     --force-reset
		  Force	the VM to reset.

     --force-poweroff
		  Force	the VM to power	off.

     --checkpoint=_filename_
		  Save a snapshot of a virtual machine.	 The guest memory con-
		  tents	are saved in the file given in _filename_.  The	guest
		  device and vCPU state	are saved in the file _filename_.kern.

     --suspend=_filename_
		  Save a snapshot of a virtual machine similar to
		  --checkpoint.	 The virtual machine will terminate after the
		  snapshot has been saved.

EXIT STATUS
     The bhyvectl utility exits	0 on success, and >0 if	an error occurs.

EXAMPLES
     Destroy the VM called fbsd10:

	   bhyvectl --vm=fbsd10	--destroy

COMPATIBILITY
     The snapshot file format is not yet stable	and is subject to future
     changes.  Backwards compatibility support for the current snapshot	file
     format is not guaranteed when future changes are made.

SEE ALSO
     bhyve(8), bhyveload(8)

HISTORY
     The bhyvectl command first	appeared in FreeBSD 10.1.

AUTHORS
     The bhyvectl utility was written by Peter Grehan and Neel Natu.

BSD				  May 4, 2020				   BSD

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