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 ===================
 QEMU Storage Daemon
 ===================

 Synopsis
 --------

 **qemu-storage-daemon** [options]

 Description
 -----------

 ``qemu-storage-daemon`` provides disk image functionality from QEMU,
 ``qemu-img``, and ``qemu-nbd`` in a long-running process controlled via QMP
 commands without running a virtual machine.
 It can export disk images, run block job operations, and
 perform other disk-related operations. The daemon is controlled via a QMP
 monitor and initial configuration from the command-line.

 The daemon offers the following subset of QEMU features:

 * Block nodes
 * Block jobs
 * Block exports
 * Throttle groups
 * Character devices
 * Crypto and secrets
 * QMP
 * IOThreads

 Commands can be sent over a QEMU Monitor Protocol (QMP) connection. See the
 :manpage:`qemu-storage-daemon-qmp-ref(7)` manual page for a description of the
 commands.

 The daemon runs until it is stopped using the ``quit`` QMP command or
 SIGINT/SIGHUP/SIGTERM.

 **Warning:** Never modify images in use by a running virtual machine or any
 other process; this may destroy the image. Also, be aware that querying an
 image that is being modified by another process may encounter inconsistent
 state.

 Options
 -------

 .. program:: qemu-storage-daemon

 Standard options:

 .. option:: -h, --help

   Display help and exit

 .. option:: -V, --version

   Display version information and exit

 .. option:: -T, --trace [[enable=]PATTERN][,events=FILE][,file=FILE]

   .. include:: ../qemu-option-trace.rst.inc

 .. option:: --blockdev BLOCKDEVDEF

   is a block node definition. See the :manpage:`qemu(1)` manual page for a
   description of block node properties and the :manpage:`qemu-block-drivers(7)`
   manual page for a description of driver-specific parameters.

 .. option:: --chardev CHARDEVDEF

   is a character device definition. See the :manpage:`qemu(1)` manual page for
   a description of character device properties. A common character device
   definition configures a UNIX domain socket::

   --chardev socket,id=char1,path=/var/run/qsd-qmp.sock,server=on,wait=off

 .. option:: --export [type=]nbd,id=<id>,node-name=<node-name>[,name=<export-name>][,writable=on|off][,bitmap=<name>]
   --export [type=]vhost-user-blk,id=<id>,node-name=<node-name>,addr.type=unix,addr.path=<socket-path>[,writable=on|off][,logical-block-size=<block-size>][,num-queues=<num-queues>]
   --export [type=]vhost-user-blk,id=<id>,node-name=<node-name>,addr.type=fd,addr.str=<fd>[,writable=on|off][,logical-block-size=<block-size>][,num-queues=<num-queues>]
   --export [type=]fuse,id=<id>,node-name=<node-name>,mountpoint=<file>[,growable=on|off][,writable=on|off][,allow-other=on|off|auto]

   is a block export definition. ``node-name`` is the block node that should be
   exported. ``writable`` determines whether or not the export allows write
   requests for modifying data (the default is off).

   The ``nbd`` export type requires ``--nbd-server`` (see below). ``name`` is
   the NBD export name (if not specified, it defaults to the given
   ``node-name``). ``bitmap`` is the name of a dirty bitmap reachable from the
   block node, so the NBD client can use NBD_OPT_SET_META_CONTEXT with the
   metadata context name "qemu:dirty-bitmap:BITMAP" to inspect the bitmap.

   The ``vhost-user-blk`` export type takes a vhost-user socket address on which
   it accept incoming connections. Both
   ``addr.type=unix,addr.path=<socket-path>`` for UNIX domain sockets and
   ``addr.type=fd,addr.str=<fd>`` for file descriptor passing are supported.
   ``logical-block-size`` sets the logical block size in bytes (the default is
   512). ``num-queues`` sets the number of virtqueues (the default is 1).

   The ``fuse`` export type takes a mount point, which must be a regular file,
   on which to export the given block node. That file will not be changed, it
   will just appear to have the block node's content while the export is active
   (very much like mounting a filesystem on a directory does not change what the
   directory contains, it only shows a different content while the filesystem is
   mounted). Consequently, applications that have opened the given file before
   the export became active will continue to see its original content. If
   ``growable`` is set, writes after the end of the exported file will grow the
   block node to fit.  The ``allow-other`` option controls whether users other
   than the user running the process will be allowed to access the export.  Note
   that enabling this option as a non-root user requires enabling the
   user_allow_other option in the global fuse.conf configuration file.  Setting
   ``allow-other`` to auto (the default) will try enabling this option, and on
   error fall back to disabling it.

 .. option:: --monitor MONITORDEF

   is a QMP monitor definition. See the :manpage:`qemu(1)` manual page for
   a description of QMP monitor properties. A common QMP monitor definition
   configures a monitor on character device ``char1``::

   --monitor chardev=char1

 .. option:: --nbd-server addr.type=inet,addr.host=<host>,addr.port=<port>[,tls-creds=<id>][,tls-authz=<id>][,max-connections=<n>]
   --nbd-server addr.type=unix,addr.path=<path>[,tls-creds=<id>][,tls-authz=<id>][,max-connections=<n>]
   --nbd-server addr.type=fd,addr.str=<fd>[,tls-creds=<id>][,tls-authz=<id>][,max-connections=<n>]

   is a server for NBD exports. Both TCP and UNIX domain sockets are supported.
   A listen socket can be provided via file descriptor passing (see Examples
   below). TLS encryption can be configured using ``--object`` tls-creds-* and
   authz-* secrets (see below).

   To configure an NBD server on UNIX domain socket path
   ``/var/run/qsd-nbd.sock``::

   --nbd-server addr.type=unix,addr.path=/var/run/qsd-nbd.sock

 .. option:: --object help
   --object <type>,help
   --object <type>[,<property>=<value>...]

   is a QEMU user creatable object definition. List object types with ``help``.
   List object properties with ``<type>,help``. See the :manpage:`qemu(1)`
   manual page for a description of the object properties.

 .. option:: --pidfile PATH

   is the path to a file where the daemon writes its pid. This allows scripts to
   stop the daemon by sending a signal::

     $ kill -SIGTERM $(<path/to/qsd.pid)

   A file lock is applied to the file so only one instance of the daemon can run
   with a given pid file path. The daemon unlinks its pid file when terminating.

   The pid file is written after chardevs, exports, and NBD servers have been
   created but before accepting connections. The daemon has started successfully
   when the pid file is written and clients may begin connecting.

 .. option:: --daemonize

   Daemonize the process. The parent process will exit once startup is complete
   (i.e., after the pid file has been or would have been written) or failure
   occurs. Its exit code reflects whether the child has started up successfully
   or failed to do so.

 Examples
 --------
 Launch the daemon with QMP monitor socket ``qmp.sock`` so clients can execute
 QMP commands::

   $ qemu-storage-daemon \
       --chardev socket,path=qmp.sock,server=on,wait=off,id=char1 \
       --monitor chardev=char1

 Launch the daemon from Python with a QMP monitor socket using file descriptor
 passing so there is no need to busy wait for the QMP monitor to become
 available::

   #!/usr/bin/env python3
   import subprocess
   import socket

   sock_path = '/var/run/qmp.sock'

   with socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as listen_sock:
       listen_sock.bind(sock_path)
       listen_sock.listen()

       fd = listen_sock.fileno()

       subprocess.Popen(
           ['qemu-storage-daemon',
            '--chardev', f'socket,fd={fd},server=on,id=char1',
            '--monitor', 'chardev=char1'],
           pass_fds=[fd],
       )

   # listen_sock was automatically closed when leaving the 'with' statement
   # body. If the daemon process terminated early then the following connect()
   # will fail with "Connection refused" because no process has the listen
   # socket open anymore. Launch errors can be detected this way.

   qmp_sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
   qmp_sock.connect(sock_path)
   ...QMP interaction...

 The same socket spawning approach also works with the ``--nbd-server
 addr.type=fd,addr.str=<fd>`` and ``--export
 type=vhost-user-blk,addr.type=fd,addr.str=<fd>`` options.

 Export raw image file ``disk.img`` over NBD UNIX domain socket ``nbd.sock``::

   $ qemu-storage-daemon \
       --blockdev driver=file,node-name=disk,filename=disk.img \
       --nbd-server addr.type=unix,addr.path=nbd.sock \
       --export type=nbd,id=export,node-name=disk,writable=on

 Export a qcow2 image file ``disk.qcow2`` as a vhost-user-blk device over UNIX
 domain socket ``vhost-user-blk.sock``::

   $ qemu-storage-daemon \
       --blockdev driver=file,node-name=file,filename=disk.qcow2 \
       --blockdev driver=qcow2,node-name=qcow2,file=file \
       --export type=vhost-user-blk,id=export,addr.type=unix,addr.path=vhost-user-blk.sock,node-name=qcow2

 Export a qcow2 image file ``disk.qcow2`` via FUSE on itself, so the disk image
 file will then appear as a raw image::

   $ qemu-storage-daemon \
       --blockdev driver=file,node-name=file,filename=disk.qcow2 \
       --blockdev driver=qcow2,node-name=qcow2,file=file \
       --export type=fuse,id=export,node-name=qcow2,mountpoint=disk.qcow2,writable=on

 See also
 --------

 :manpage:`qemu(1)`, :manpage:`qemu-block-drivers(7)`, :manpage:`qemu-storage-daemon-qmp-ref(7)`
	===================
	QEMU Storage Daemon
	===================

	Synopsis
	--------

	qemu-storage-daemon [options]

	Description
	-----------

	``qemu-storage-daemon`` provides disk image functionality from QEMU,
	``qemu-img``, and ``qemu-nbd`` in a long-running process controlled via QMP
	commands without running a virtual machine.
	It can export disk images, run block job operations, and
	perform other disk-related operations. The daemon is controlled via a QMP
	monitor and initial configuration from the command-line.

	The daemon offers the following subset of QEMU features:

	* Block nodes
	* Block jobs
	* Block exports
	* Throttle groups
	* Character devices
	* Crypto and secrets
	* QMP
	* IOThreads

	Commands can be sent over a QEMU Monitor Protocol (QMP) connection. See the
	:manpage:`qemu-storage-daemon-qmp-ref(7)` manual page for a description of the
	commands.

	The daemon runs until it is stopped using the ``quit`` QMP command or
	SIGINT/SIGHUP/SIGTERM.

	Warning: Never modify images in use by a running virtual machine or any
	other process; this may destroy the image. Also, be aware that querying an
	image that is being modified by another process may encounter inconsistent
	state.

	Options
	-------

	.. program:: qemu-storage-daemon

	Standard options:

	.. option:: -h, --help

	Display help and exit

	.. option:: -V, --version

	Display version information and exit

	.. option:: -T, --trace [[enable=]PATTERN][,events=FILE][,file=FILE]

	.. include:: ../qemu-option-trace.rst.inc

	.. option:: --blockdev BLOCKDEVDEF

	is a block node definition. See the :manpage:`qemu(1)` manual page for a
	description of block node properties and the :manpage:`qemu-block-drivers(7)`
	manual page for a description of driver-specific parameters.

	.. option:: --chardev CHARDEVDEF

	is a character device definition. See the :manpage:`qemu(1)` manual page for
	a description of character device properties. A common character device
	definition configures a UNIX domain socket::

	--chardev socket,id=char1,path=/var/run/qsd-qmp.sock,server=on,wait=off

	.. option:: --export [type=]nbd,id=<id>,node-name=<node-name>[,name=<export-name>][,writable=on\|off][,bitmap=<name>]
	--export [type=]vhost-user-blk,id=<id>,node-name=<node-name>,addr.type=unix,addr.path=<socket-path>[,writable=on\|off][,logical-block-size=<block-size>][,num-queues=<num-queues>]
	--export [type=]vhost-user-blk,id=<id>,node-name=<node-name>,addr.type=fd,addr.str=<fd>[,writable=on\|off][,logical-block-size=<block-size>][,num-queues=<num-queues>]
	--export [type=]fuse,id=<id>,node-name=<node-name>,mountpoint=<file>[,growable=on\|off][,writable=on\|off][,allow-other=on\|off\|auto]

	is a block export definition. ``node-name`` is the block node that should be
	exported. ``writable`` determines whether or not the export allows write
	requests for modifying data (the default is off).

	The ``nbd`` export type requires ``--nbd-server`` (see below). ``name`` is
	the NBD export name (if not specified, it defaults to the given
	``node-name``). ``bitmap`` is the name of a dirty bitmap reachable from the
	block node, so the NBD client can use NBD_OPT_SET_META_CONTEXT with the
	metadata context name "qemu:dirty-bitmap:BITMAP" to inspect the bitmap.

	The ``vhost-user-blk`` export type takes a vhost-user socket address on which
	it accept incoming connections. Both
	``addr.type=unix,addr.path=<socket-path>`` for UNIX domain sockets and
	``addr.type=fd,addr.str=<fd>`` for file descriptor passing are supported.
	``logical-block-size`` sets the logical block size in bytes (the default is
	512). ``num-queues`` sets the number of virtqueues (the default is 1).

	The ``fuse`` export type takes a mount point, which must be a regular file,
	on which to export the given block node. That file will not be changed, it
	will just appear to have the block node's content while the export is active
	(very much like mounting a filesystem on a directory does not change what the
	directory contains, it only shows a different content while the filesystem is
	mounted). Consequently, applications that have opened the given file before
	the export became active will continue to see its original content. If
	``growable`` is set, writes after the end of the exported file will grow the
	block node to fit. The ``allow-other`` option controls whether users other
	than the user running the process will be allowed to access the export. Note
	that enabling this option as a non-root user requires enabling the
	user_allow_other option in the global fuse.conf configuration file. Setting
	``allow-other`` to auto (the default) will try enabling this option, and on
	error fall back to disabling it.

	.. option:: --monitor MONITORDEF

	is a QMP monitor definition. See the :manpage:`qemu(1)` manual page for
	a description of QMP monitor properties. A common QMP monitor definition
	configures a monitor on character device ``char1``::

	--monitor chardev=char1

	.. option:: --nbd-server addr.type=inet,addr.host=<host>,addr.port=<port>[,tls-creds=<id>][,tls-authz=<id>][,max-connections=<n>]
	--nbd-server addr.type=unix,addr.path=<path>[,tls-creds=<id>][,tls-authz=<id>][,max-connections=<n>]
	--nbd-server addr.type=fd,addr.str=<fd>[,tls-creds=<id>][,tls-authz=<id>][,max-connections=<n>]

	is a server for NBD exports. Both TCP and UNIX domain sockets are supported.
	A listen socket can be provided via file descriptor passing (see Examples
	below). TLS encryption can be configured using ``--object`` tls-creds-* and
	authz-* secrets (see below).

	To configure an NBD server on UNIX domain socket path
	``/var/run/qsd-nbd.sock``::

	--nbd-server addr.type=unix,addr.path=/var/run/qsd-nbd.sock

	.. option:: --object help
	--object <type>,help
	--object <type>[,<property>=<value>...]

	is a QEMU user creatable object definition. List object types with ``help``.
	List object properties with ``<type>,help``. See the :manpage:`qemu(1)`
	manual page for a description of the object properties.

	.. option:: --pidfile PATH

	is the path to a file where the daemon writes its pid. This allows scripts to
	stop the daemon by sending a signal::

	$ kill -SIGTERM $(<path/to/qsd.pid)

	A file lock is applied to the file so only one instance of the daemon can run
	with a given pid file path. The daemon unlinks its pid file when terminating.

	The pid file is written after chardevs, exports, and NBD servers have been
	created but before accepting connections. The daemon has started successfully
	when the pid file is written and clients may begin connecting.

	.. option:: --daemonize

	Daemonize the process. The parent process will exit once startup is complete
	(i.e., after the pid file has been or would have been written) or failure
	occurs. Its exit code reflects whether the child has started up successfully
	or failed to do so.

	Examples
	--------
	Launch the daemon with QMP monitor socket ``qmp.sock`` so clients can execute
	QMP commands::

	$ qemu-storage-daemon \
	--chardev socket,path=qmp.sock,server=on,wait=off,id=char1 \
	--monitor chardev=char1

	Launch the daemon from Python with a QMP monitor socket using file descriptor
	passing so there is no need to busy wait for the QMP monitor to become
	available::

	#!/usr/bin/env python3
	import subprocess
	import socket

	sock_path = '/var/run/qmp.sock'

	with socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as listen_sock:
	listen_sock.bind(sock_path)
	listen_sock.listen()

	fd = listen_sock.fileno()

	subprocess.Popen(
	['qemu-storage-daemon',
	'--chardev', f'socket,fd={fd},server=on,id=char1',
	'--monitor', 'chardev=char1'],
	pass_fds=[fd],
	)

	# listen_sock was automatically closed when leaving the 'with' statement
	# body. If the daemon process terminated early then the following connect()
	# will fail with "Connection refused" because no process has the listen
	# socket open anymore. Launch errors can be detected this way.

	qmp_sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
	qmp_sock.connect(sock_path)
	...QMP interaction...

	The same socket spawning approach also works with the ``--nbd-server
	addr.type=fd,addr.str=<fd>`` and ``--export
	type=vhost-user-blk,addr.type=fd,addr.str=<fd>`` options.

	Export raw image file ``disk.img`` over NBD UNIX domain socket ``nbd.sock``::

	$ qemu-storage-daemon \
	--blockdev driver=file,node-name=disk,filename=disk.img \
	--nbd-server addr.type=unix,addr.path=nbd.sock \
	--export type=nbd,id=export,node-name=disk,writable=on

	Export a qcow2 image file ``disk.qcow2`` as a vhost-user-blk device over UNIX
	domain socket ``vhost-user-blk.sock``::

	$ qemu-storage-daemon \
	--blockdev driver=file,node-name=file,filename=disk.qcow2 \
	--blockdev driver=qcow2,node-name=qcow2,file=file \
	--export type=vhost-user-blk,id=export,addr.type=unix,addr.path=vhost-user-blk.sock,node-name=qcow2

	Export a qcow2 image file ``disk.qcow2`` via FUSE on itself, so the disk image
	file will then appear as a raw image::

	$ qemu-storage-daemon \
	--blockdev driver=file,node-name=file,filename=disk.qcow2 \
	--blockdev driver=qcow2,node-name=qcow2,file=file \
	--export type=fuse,id=export,node-name=qcow2,mountpoint=disk.qcow2,writable=on

	See also
	--------

	:manpage:`qemu(1)`, :manpage:`qemu-block-drivers(7)`, :manpage:`qemu-storage-daemon-qmp-ref(7)`