BHYVECTL(8) Maintenance 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)

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