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author | delphij <delphij@FreeBSD.org> | 2014-11-11 05:55:37 +0000 |
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committer | delphij <delphij@FreeBSD.org> | 2014-11-11 05:55:37 +0000 |
commit | b67114480147049c9f71284457c6b16451f14e8b (patch) | |
tree | 5b15df08cc1555514b40d49bbffd1b4713706bcd /contrib/hyperv | |
parent | 19c54c4cedfba55185524e322475107460d5357f (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-b67114480147049c9f71284457c6b16451f14e8b.zip FreeBSD-src-b67114480147049c9f71284457c6b16451f14e8b.tar.gz |
MFV r273747:
Remove an extra copy of hv_kvp_daemon(8) [1].
While I'm there also correct typos in OptionalObsoleteFiles and add
information of the command line options for hv_kvp_daemon(8).
Reported by: jmg [1]
Reviewed by: jmg
Diffstat (limited to 'contrib/hyperv')
-rw-r--r-- | contrib/hyperv/tools/hv_kvp_daemon.8 | 68 |
1 files changed, 50 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/hyperv/tools/hv_kvp_daemon.8 b/contrib/hyperv/tools/hv_kvp_daemon.8 index af574ed..ffdd53d 100644 --- a/contrib/hyperv/tools/hv_kvp_daemon.8 +++ b/contrib/hyperv/tools/hv_kvp_daemon.8 @@ -22,41 +22,71 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd September 10, 2013 -.Dt HYPER-V 4 +.\" $FreeBSD$ +.Dd October 27, 2014 +.Dt HV_KVP_DAEMON 8 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm hv_kvp_daemon .Nd Hyper-V Key Value Pair Daemon .Sh SYNOPSIS -The \fBhv_kvp_daemon\fP daemon provides the ability to store, retrieve, modify and delete -Key Value pairs for FreeBSD guest partitions running on Hyper-V. +.Nm +.Op Fl dn .Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm +daemon provides the ability to store, retrieve, modify and delete +Key Value pairs for +.Fx +guest partitions running on Hyper-V. +.Pp Hyper-V allows administrators to store custom metadata in the form -of Key Value pairs inside the FreeBSD guest partition. Administrators can +of Key Value pairs inside the +.Fx +guest partition. +Administrators can use Windows Powershell scripts to add, read, modify and delete such Key Value pairs. - -The \fBhv_kvp_daemon\fP accepts Key Value pair management requests from the -\fBhv_utils\fP driver and performs the actual metadata management on the file-system. - +.Pp +The +.Nm +accepts Key Value pair management requests from the +.Xr hv_utils 4 +driver and performs the actual metadata management on the file-system. +.Pp The same daemon and driver combination is also used to set and get -IP addresses from a FreeBSD guest. - +IP addresses from a +.Fx +guest. +.Pp The set functionality is particularly -useful when the FreeBSD guest is assigned a static IP address and is failed -over from one Hyper-V host to another. After failover, Hyper-V uses the set IP +useful when the +.Fx +guest is assigned a static IP address and is failed +over from one Hyper-V host to another. +After failover, Hyper-V uses the set IP functionality to automatically -update the FreeBSD guest's IP address to its original static value. - +update the +.Fx +guest's IP address to its original static value. +.Pp On the other hand, the get IP functionality is used to update the guest IP address in the Hyper-V management console window. +.Pp +The options are as follows: +.Bl -tag -width indent +.It Fl d +Run as regular process instead of a daemon for debugging purpose. +.It Fl n +Generate debugging output. +.El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr hv_vmbus 4 , .Xr hv_utils 4 , .Xr hv_netvsc 4 , .Xr hv_storvsc 4 , -.Xr hv_ata_pci_disengage 4 +.Xr hv_ata_pci_disengage 4 , +.Xr hv_kvp 4 .Sh HISTORY Support for Hyper-V in the form of ports was first released in September 2013. The daemon was developed through a joint effort between Citrix Inc., @@ -64,5 +94,7 @@ Microsoft Corp. and Network Appliance Inc.. .Sh AUTHORS .An -nosplit .Fx -support for \fBhv_kvp_daemon\fP was first added by -.An Microsoft BSD Integration Services Team Aq bsdic@microsoft.com . +support for +.Nm +was first added by +.An Microsoft BSD Integration Services Team Aq Mt bsdic@microsoft.com . |