NAME
bhyvectl —
control utility for bhyve
instances
SYNOPSIS
bhyvectl |
--vm=<vmname>
[--create] [--destroy]
[--get-stats]
[--inject-nmi]
[--force-reset]
[--force-poweroff] |
DESCRIPTION
Thebhyvectl command is a control utility for active
bhyve(8) virtual machine instances.
Note:
Most bhyvectl flags are intended for querying and
setting the state of an active instance. These commands are intended for
development purposes, 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.
EXIT STATUS
The bhyvectl utility exits 0 on
success, and >0 if an error occurs.
EXAMPLES
Destroy the VM called fbsd10:
bhyvectl --vm=fbsd10
--destroySEE ALSO
HISTORY
The bhyvectl command first appeared in
FreeBSD 10.1.
AUTHORS
The bhyvectl utility was written by
Peter Grehan and Neel
Natu.