BHYVECTL(8) Maintenance Commands and Procedures 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
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 --destroy

SEE ALSO

bhyve(8)

illumos May 4, 2020 illumos