NAME

       nbdkit-libvirt-plugin - nbdkit libvirt plugin using virDomainBlockPeek

SYNOPSIS

        nbdkit .../plugins/nbdkit-libvirt-plugin.so
          [connect=URI] domain=DOMAIN disk=DISK

EXAMPLE

        nbdkit .../plugins/nbdkit-libvirt-plugin.so domain=MyGuest disk=sda
        guestfish -a nbd://localhost

DESCRIPTION

       "nbdkit-libvirt-plugin" is an nbdkit(1) plugin that lets you access libvirt guest disks
       readonly.  It is implemented using the libvirt "virDomainBlockPeek" API.  It can also be
       used over remote libvirt connections.

PARAMETERS

       connect=URI
           This optional parameter specifies the libvirt connection URI.

       domain=DOMAIN
           This required parameter specifies the libvirt domain name (guest name).

       disk=DISK
           This required parameter specifies the guest's disk that we want to read.

           You can either give the path to the backing device ("/path/to/disk") or the target
           name (eg. "sda").

           In either case use "virsh dumpxml DOMAIN" to list possible disks.  Look for
           "<source dev=...>" or "<source file=...>" or "<target dev=...>" in the XML.

SEE ALSO

       nbdkit(1), nbdkit-plugin(3), <http://libvirt.org>.

AUTHORS

       Richard W.M. Jones

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2013 Red Hat Inc.

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