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
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