VM.CONF(5) - File Formats Manual # VM.CONF(5) - File Formats Manual
NAME # vm.conf - virtual machine configuration
DESCRIPTION # vm.conf is the configuration file to configure the virtual machine monitor (VMM) subsystem. A VMM manages virtual machines (VMs) on a host. The VMM subsystem is responsible for creating, destroying, and executing VMs.
vm.conf is divided into the following main sections:
Macros
User-defined variables may be defined and used later, simplifying the configuration file.
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VMCTL(8) - System Manager’s Manual # VMCTL(8) - System Manager’s Manual
NAME # vmctl - control the virtual machine daemon
SYNOPSIS # vmctl [-v] command [arg …]
DESCRIPTION # The vmctl utility is used to control the virtual machine monitor (VMM) subsystem. A VMM manages virtual machines (VMs) on a host. The VMM subsystem is responsible for creating, destroying, and executing VMs.
The -v option enables verbose mode. Within the commands, the size argument can be specified with a human-readable scale, using the format described in scan_scaled(3).
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VMD(8) - System Manager’s Manual # VMD(8) - System Manager’s Manual
NAME # vmd - virtual machine daemon
SYNOPSIS # vmd [-dnv] [-D macro=value] [-f file]
DESCRIPTION # vmd is a daemon responsible for the execution of virtual machines (VMs) on a host. vmd is typically started at boot time and is controlled via vmctl(8).
To have vmd enabled at boot time, use “rcctl enable vmd”, which sets
vmd_flags="" in rc.
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VMM(4) - Device Drivers Manual (amd64) # VMM(4) - Device Drivers Manual (amd64)
NAME # vmm - virtual machine monitor
SYNOPSIS # vmm0 at mainbus0
#include <machine/vmmvar.h>
DESCRIPTION # The vmm driver implements a virtual machine monitor (VMM) suitable for executing virtual machines (VMs). A VMM runs on the host operating system and provides facilities to execute one or more VMs, each of which is provided with a suitable complement of virtual hardware.
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VMMCI(4) - Device Drivers Manual # VMMCI(4) - Device Drivers Manual
NAME # vmmci - VMM control interface
SYNOPSIS # vmmci* at virtio?
DESCRIPTION # The vmmci driver provides a control interface for virtual machines running inside OpenBSD vmm(4) (virtual machine monitor) hosts.
The driver handles shutdown and reboot requests from the vmm(4) host by signalling init(8) with SIGUSR2 and SIGINT respectively.
SEE ALSO # pvbus(4), vmm(4), init(8), vmd(8)
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