qemu-ga (guest agent)
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qemu-ga (guest agent) is a QEMU component that runs inside virtual machines to enable communication with the host for tasks like filesystem quiescing, shutdown, and guest information retrieval.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| qemu-ga | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
QEMU component
ⓘ
guest agent ⓘ system utility ⓘ |
| binaryName | qemu-ga ⓘ |
| communicatesWith |
QEMU monitor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
host management tools ⓘ libvirt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configurationFile | /etc/qemu-ga/qemu-ga.conf ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
host via QEMU monitor commands
ⓘ
host via QMP ⓘ |
| developedBy | QEMU project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enables | communication between guest and host ⓘ |
| implements | QEMU Guest Agent protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| partOf | QEMU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| provides |
guest-exec functionality
ⓘ
guest-file-close functionality ⓘ guest-file-open functionality ⓘ guest-file-read functionality ⓘ guest-file-write functionality ⓘ |
| requires | QEMU hypervisor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsInside |
guest operating system
ⓘ
virtual machine ⓘ |
| supportsOperatingSystem |
FreeBSD
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ other Unix-like systems ⓘ |
| supportsTask |
file system freeze
ⓘ
file system thaw ⓘ filesystem quiescing ⓘ guest OS information retrieval ⓘ guest disk information retrieval ⓘ guest file operations ⓘ guest information retrieval ⓘ guest memory balloon information retrieval ⓘ guest network interface information retrieval ⓘ guest power management operations ⓘ guest reboot ⓘ guest shutdown ⓘ guest suspend ⓘ guest time synchronization ⓘ |
| supportsTransport |
ISA serial
ⓘ
PCI serial ⓘ virtio-serial NERFINISHED ⓘ vsock ⓘ |
| typicallyInstalledAs | system service ⓘ |
| typicallyRunsAs | daemon ⓘ |
| usedFor |
consistent snapshots
ⓘ
online backup coordination ⓘ orchestrated shutdown from host ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.