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authorXin LI <delphij@FreeBSD.org>2014-10-27 21:29:42 +0000
committerXin LI <delphij@FreeBSD.org>2014-10-27 21:29:42 +0000
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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 MFC after: 2 weeks
Notes
Notes: svn path=/head/; revision=273747
Diffstat (limited to 'contrib/hyperv')
-rw-r--r--contrib/hyperv/tools/hv_kvp_daemon.868
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 af574edef3a0c..ffdd53daf7ee5 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 .