1nbdkit-libvirt-plugin(1)            NBDKIT            nbdkit-libvirt-plugin(1)
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NAME

6       nbdkit-libvirt-plugin - nbdkit libvirt plugin using virDomainBlockPeek
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SYNOPSIS

9        nbdkit libvirt [connect=URI] domain=DOMAIN disk=DISK
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EXAMPLE

12        nbdkit libvirt domain=MyGuest disk=sda
13        guestfish --ro --format=raw -a nbd://localhost
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DESCRIPTION

16       "nbdkit-libvirt-plugin" is an nbdkit(1) plugin that lets you access
17       libvirt guest disks.  Only read-only access is possible.  It is
18       implemented using the libvirt "virDomainBlockPeek" API.  It can also be
19       used over remote libvirt connections.
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PARAMETERS

22       connect=URI
23           This optional parameter specifies the libvirt connection URI.
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25       domain=DOMAIN
26           This required parameter specifies the libvirt domain name (guest
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30           This required parameter specifies the guest's disk that we want to
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33           You can either give the path to the backing device (/path/to/disk)
34           or the target name (eg. "sda").
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36           In either case use "virsh dumpxml DOMAIN" to list possible disks.
37           Look for "<source dev=...>" or "<source file=...>" or
38           "<target dev=...>" in the XML.
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FILES

41       $plugindir/nbdkit-libvirt-plugin.so
42           The plugin.
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44           Use "nbdkit --dump-config" to find the location of $plugindir.
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VERSION

47       "nbdkit-libvirt-plugin" first appeared in nbdkit 1.0.
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SEE ALSO

50       nbdkit(1), nbdkit-plugin(3), http://libvirt.org,
51       https://libvirt.org/html/libvirt-libvirt-domain.html#virDomainBlockPeek.
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AUTHORS

54       Richard W.M. Jones
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57       Copyright (C) 2013-2020 Red Hat Inc.
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LICENSE

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