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docs: rewrite graphics XML documentation
This cleanups the documentation, reformat some of the paragraphs to use <p> instead of </br> and rewrites the listen part to be more extendable. Signed-off-by: Pavel Hrdina <phrdina@redhat.com>
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<dl>
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<dt><code>graphics</code></dt>
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<dd>The <code>graphics</code> element has a mandatory <code>type</code>
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attribute which takes the value "sdl", "vnc", "spice", "rdp" or
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"desktop":
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<dd>
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<p>
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The <code>graphics</code> element has a mandatory <code>type</code>
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attribute which takes the value <code>sdl</code>, <code>vnc</code>,
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<code>spice</code>, <code>rdp</code> or <code>desktop</code>:
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</p>
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<dl>
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<dt><code>"sdl"</code></dt>
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<dd>
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This displays a window on the host desktop, it can take 3
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optional arguments: a <code>display</code> attribute for
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the display to use, an <code>xauth</code> attribute for
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the authentication identifier, and an
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optional <code>fullscreen</code> attribute accepting
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values 'yes' or 'no'.
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<p>
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This displays a window on the host desktop, it can take 3 optional
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arguments: a <code>display</code> attribute for the display to use,
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an <code>xauth</code> attribute for the authentication identifier,
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and an optional <code>fullscreen</code> attribute accepting values
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<code>yes</code> or <code>no</code>.
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</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><code>"vnc"</code></dt>
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<dd>
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Starts a VNC server. The <code>port</code> attribute
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specifies the TCP port number (with -1 as legacy syntax
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indicating that it should be
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auto-allocated). The <code>autoport</code> attribute is
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the new preferred syntax for indicating autoallocation of
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the TCP port to use. The <code>listen</code> attribute is
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an IP address for the server to listen
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on. The <code>passwd</code> attribute provides a VNC
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password in clear text. The <code>keymap</code> attribute
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specifies the keymap to use. It is possible to set a limit
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on the validity of the password be giving an
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timestamp <code>passwdValidTo='2010-04-09T15:51:00'</code>
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assumed to be in UTC. The <code>connected</code> attribute
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allows control of connected client during password changes.
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VNC accepts <code>keep</code> value only.
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<span class="since">since 0.9.3</span>
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NB, this may not be supported by all hypervisors.<br/>
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The optional <code>sharePolicy</code> attribute specifies vnc server
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display sharing policy. "allow-exclusive" allows clients to ask
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for exclusive access by dropping other connections. Connecting
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multiple clients in parallel requires all clients asking for a
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shared session (vncviewer: -Shared switch). This is the default
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value. "force-shared" disables exclusive client access, every
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connection has to specify -Shared switch for vncviewer. "ignore"
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welcomes every connection unconditionally
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<span class="since">since 1.0.6</span>. <br/> <br/>
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Rather than using listen/port, QEMU supports a
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<code>socket</code> attribute for listening on a unix
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domain socket path.<span class="since">Since 0.8.8</span>
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For VNC WebSocket functionality, <code>websocket</code>
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attribute may be used to specify port to listen on (with
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-1 meaning auto-allocation and <code>autoport</code>
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having no effect due to security reasons).
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<span class="since">Since 1.0.6</span>
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</dd>
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<dt><code>"spice"</code></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Starts a SPICE server. The <code>port</code> attribute
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specifies the TCP port number (with -1 as legacy syntax
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indicating that it should be auto-allocated),
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while <code>tlsPort</code> gives an alternative secure
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port number. The <code>autoport</code> attribute is the
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new preferred syntax for indicating autoallocation of
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needed port numbers. The <code>listen</code> attribute is
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an IP address for the server to listen
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on. The <code>passwd</code> attribute provides a SPICE
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password in clear text. The <code>keymap</code>
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attribute specifies the keymap to use. It is possible to
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set a limit on the validity of the password be giving an
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timestamp <code>passwdValidTo='2010-04-09T15:51:00'</code>
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assumed to be in UTC. The <code>connected</code> attribute
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allows control of connected client during password changes.
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SPICE accepts <code>keep</code> to keep client connected,
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<code>disconnect</code> to disconnect client and
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<code>fail</code> to fail changing password.
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<span class="since">Since 0.9.3</span>
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Starts a VNC server. The <code>port</code> attribute specifies
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the TCP port number (with -1 as legacy syntax indicating that it
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should be auto-allocated). The <code>autoport</code> attribute is
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the new preferred syntax for indicating auto-allocation of the TCP
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port to use. The <code>listen</code> attribute is an IP address
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for the server to listen on. The <code>passwd</code> attribute
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provides a VNC password in clear text. The <code>keymap</code>
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attribute specifies the keymap to use. It is possible to set
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a limit on the validity of the password by giving an timestamp
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<code>passwdValidTo='2010-04-09T15:51:00'</code> assumed to be
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in UTC. The <code>connected</code> attribute allows control of
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connected client during password changes. VNC accepts
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<code>keep</code> value only <span class="since">since 0.9.3</span>.
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NB, this may not be supported by all hypervisors.
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<span class="since">"spice" since 0.8.6</span>.
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The <code>defaultMode</code> attribute sets the default channel
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security policy, valid values are <code>secure</code>,
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<code>insecure</code> and the default <code>any</code>
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(which is secure if possible, but falls back to insecure
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rather than erroring out if no secure path is
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available). <span class="since">"defaultMode" since
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0.9.12</span>.
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</p>
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<p>
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When SPICE has both a normal and TLS secured TCP port
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configured, it can be desirable to restrict what
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channels can be run on each port. This is achieved by
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adding one or more <channel> elements inside the
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main <graphics> element and setting the <code>mode</code>
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attribute to either <code>secure</code> or <code>insecure</code>.
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Setting the mode attribute overrides the default value as set
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by the <code>defaultMode</code> attribute. (Note that specifying
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The optional <code>sharePolicy</code> attribute specifies vnc
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server display sharing policy. <code>allow-exclusive</code> allows
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clients to ask for exclusive access by dropping other connections.
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Connecting multiple clients in parallel requires all clients asking
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for a shared session (vncviewer: -Shared switch). This is
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the default value. <code>force-shared</code> disables exclusive
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client access, every connection has to specify -Shared switch for
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vncviewer. <code>ignore</code> welcomes every connection
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unconditionally <span class="since">since 1.0.6</span>.
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</p>
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<p>
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Rather than using listen/port, QEMU supports a <code>socket</code>
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attribute for listening on a unix domain socket path
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<span class="since">Since 0.8.8</span>.
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</p>
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<p>
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For VNC WebSocket functionality, <code>websocket</code> attribute
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may be used to specify port to listen on (with -1 meaning
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auto-allocation and <code>autoport</code> having no effect due to
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security reasons) <span class="since">Since 1.0.6</span>.
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</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><code>"spice"</code> <span class="since">Since 0.8.6</span></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Starts a SPICE server. The <code>port</code> attribute specifies
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the TCP port number (with -1 as legacy syntax indicating that it
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should be auto-allocated), while <code>tlsPort</code> gives
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an alternative secure port number. The <code>autoport</code>
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attribute is the new preferred syntax for indicating
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auto-allocation of needed port numbers. The <code>listen</code>
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attribute is an IP address for the server to listen on.
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The <code>passwd</code> attribute provides a SPICE password in
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clear text. The <code>keymap</code> attribute specifies the keymap
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to use. It is possible to set a limit on the validity of
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the password by giving an timestamp
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<code>passwdValidTo='2010-04-09T15:51:00'</code> assumed to be in
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UTC.
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</p>
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<p>
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The <code>connected</code> attribute allows control of connected
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client during password changes. SPICE accepts <code>keep</code> to
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keep client connected, <code>disconnect</code> to disconnect client
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and <code>fail</code> to fail changing password . NB, this may not
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be supported by all hypervisors.
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<span class="since">Since 0.9.3</span>
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</p>
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<p>
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The <code>defaultMode</code> attribute sets the default channel
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security policy, valid values are <code>secure</code>,
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<code>insecure</code> and the default <code>any</code> (which is
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secure if possible, but falls back to insecure rather than erroring
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out if no secure path is available).
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<span class="since">Since 0.9.12</span>
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</p>
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<p>
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When SPICE has both a normal and TLS secured TCP port configured,
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it can be desirable to restrict what channels can be run on each
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port. This is achieved by adding one or more <code><channel>
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</code> elements inside the main <code><graphics></code>
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element and setting the <code>mode</code> attribute to either
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<code>secure</code> or <code>insecure</code>. Setting the mode
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attribute overrides the default value as set by
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the <code>defaultMode</code> attribute. (Note that specifying
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<code>any</code> as mode discards the entry as the channel would
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inherit the default mode anyways)
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Valid channel names
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include <code>main</code>, <code>display</code>,
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<code>inputs</code>, <code>cursor</code>,
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<code>playback</code>, <code>record</code>
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inherit the default mode anyways.) Valid channel names include
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<code>main</code>, <code>display</code>, <code>inputs</code>,
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<code>cursor</code>, <code>playback</code>, <code>record</code>
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(all <span class="since"> since 0.8.6</span>);
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<code>smartcard</code> (<span class="since">since
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0.8.8</span>); and <code>usbredir</code>
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(<span class="since">since 0.9.12</span>).
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<code>smartcard</code> (<span class="since">since 0.8.8</span>);
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and <code>usbredir</code> (<span class="since">since 0.9.12</span>).
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</p>
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<pre>
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<graphics type='spice' port='-1' tlsPort='-1' autoport='yes'>
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<gl enable='yes'/>
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</graphics></pre>
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<p>
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Spice supports variable compression settings for audio,
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images and streaming, <span class="since">since
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0.9.1</span>. These settings are accessible via
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the <code>compression</code> attribute in all following
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elements: <code>image</code> to set image compression
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(accepts <code>auto_glz</code>, <code>auto_lz</code>,
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<code>quic</code>, <code>glz</code>, <code>lz</code>,
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<code>off</code>), <code>jpeg</code> for JPEG
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compression for images over wan
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(accepts <code>auto</code>, <code>never</code>,
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<code>always</code>), <code>zlib</code> for configuring
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wan image compression (accepts <code>auto</code>,
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<code>never</code>, <code>always</code>)
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and <code>playback</code> for enabling audio stream
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compression (accepts <code>on</code> or <code>off</code>).
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Spice supports variable compression settings for audio, images and
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streaming. These settings are accessible via the <code>compression
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</code> attribute in all following elements: <code>image</code> to
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set image compression (accepts <code>auto_glz</code>,
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<code>auto_lz</code>, <code>quic</code>, <code>glz</code>,
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<code>lz</code>, <code>off</code>), <code>jpeg</code> for JPEG
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compression for images over wan (accepts <code>auto</code>,
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<code>never</code>, <code>always</code>), <code>zlib</code> for
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configuring wan image compression (accepts <code>auto</code>,
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<code>never</code>, <code>always</code>) and <code>playback</code>
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for enabling audio stream compression (accepts <code>on</code> or
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<code>off</code>). <span class="since">Since 0.9.1</span>
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</p>
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<p>
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Streaming mode is set by the <code>streaming</code>
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element, settings its <code>mode</code> attribute to one
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of <code>filter</code>, <code>all</code>
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or <code>off</code>, <span class="since">since 0.9.2</span>.
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Streaming mode is set by the <code>streaming</code> element,
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settings its <code>mode</code> attribute to one of
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<code>filter</code>, <code>all</code> or <code>off</code>.
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<span class="since">Since 0.9.2</span>
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</p>
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<p>
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Copy & Paste functionality (via Spice agent) is set
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by the <code>clipboard</code> element. It is enabled by
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default, and can be disabled by setting
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the <code>copypaste</code> property
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to <code>no</code>, <span class="since">since
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0.9.3</span>.
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Copy & Paste functionality (via Spice agent) is set by the
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<code>clipboard</code> element. It is enabled by default, and can
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be disabled by setting the <code>copypaste</code> property to
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<code>no</code>. <span class="since">Since 0.9.3</span>
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</p>
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<p>
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Mouse mode is set by the <code>mouse</code> element,
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setting its <code>mode</code> attribute to one of
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<code>server</code> or <code>client</code> ,
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<span class="since">since 0.9.11</span>. If no mode is
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specified, the qemu default will be used (client mode).
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Mouse mode is set by the <code>mouse</code> element, setting its
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<code>mode</code> attribute to one of <code>server</code> or
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<code>client</code>. If no mode is specified, the qemu default will
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be used (client mode). <span class="since">Since 0.9.11</span>
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</p>
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<p>
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File transfer functionality (via Spice agent) is set using the
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<code>filetransfer</code> element.
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It is enabled by default, and can be disabled by setting the
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<code>enable</code> property to <code>no</code> ,
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since <span class="since">since 1.2.2</span>.
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<code>filetransfer</code> element. It is enabled by default, and
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can be disabled by setting the <code>enable</code> property to
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<code>no</code>. <span class="since">Since 1.2.2</span>
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</p>
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<p>
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Spice may provide accelerated server-side rendering with
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OpenGL. You can enable or disable OpenGL support explicitly with
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the <code>gl</code> element, by setting the
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<code>enable</code> property. (QEMU
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only, <span class="since">since 1.3.2</span>).
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Spice may provide accelerated server-side rendering with OpenGL.
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You can enable or disable OpenGL support explicitly with
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the <code>gl</code> element, by setting the <code>enable</code>
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property. (QEMU only, <span class="since">since 1.3.2</span>).
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</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><code>"rdp"</code></dt>
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<dd>
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Starts a RDP server. The <code>port</code> attribute
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specifies the TCP port number (with -1 as legacy syntax
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indicating that it should be
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auto-allocated). The <code>autoport</code> attribute is
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the new preferred syntax for indicating autoallocation of
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the TCP port to use. The <code>replaceUser</code>
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attribute is a boolean deciding whether multiple
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simultaneous connections to the VM are permitted.
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The <code>multiUser</code> attribute is a boolean deciding
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whether the existing connection must be dropped and a new
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connection must be established by the VRDP server, when a
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new client connects in single connection mode.
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<p>
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Starts a RDP server. The <code>port</code> attribute specifies the
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TCP port number (with -1 as legacy syntax indicating that it should
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be auto-allocated). The <code>autoport</code> attribute is the new
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preferred syntax for indicating auto-allocation of the TCP port to
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use. The <code>replaceUser</code> attribute is a boolean deciding
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whether multiple simultaneous connections to the VM are permitted.
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The <code>multiUser</code> attribute is a boolean deciding whether
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the existing connection must be dropped and a new connection must
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be established by the VRDP server, when a new client connects in
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single connection mode.
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</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><code>"desktop"</code></dt>
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<dd>
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This value is reserved for VirtualBox domains for the
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moment. It displays a window on the host desktop,
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similarly to "sdl", but using the VirtualBox viewer. Just
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like "sdl", it accepts the optional
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attributes <code>display</code>
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and <code>fullscreen</code>.
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<p>
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This value is reserved for VirtualBox domains for the moment. It
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displays a window on the host desktop, similarly to "sdl", but
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using the VirtualBox viewer. Just like "sdl", it accepts
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the optional attributes <code>display</code> and
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<code>fullscreen</code>.
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</p>
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</dd>
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</dl>
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<p>
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Rather than putting the address information used to set up the
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listening socket for graphics types <code>vnc</code>
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and <code>spice</code> in
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the <code><graphics></code> <code>listen</code> attribute,
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a separate subelement of <code><graphics></code>,
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called <code><listen></code> can be specified (see the
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examples above)<span class="since">since
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0.9.4</span>. <code><listen></code> accepts the following
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attributes:
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Graphics device uses a <code><listen></code> to set up where
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the device should listen for clients. It has a mandatory attribute
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<code>type</code> which specifies the listen type. Only <code>vnc</code>,
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<code>spice</code> and <code>rdp</code> supports <code><listen>
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</code> element. <span class="since">Since 0.9.4</span>.
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Available types are:
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</p>
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<dl>
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<dt><code>type</code></dt>
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<dd>Set to either <code>address</code>
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or <code>network</code>. This tells whether this listen
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element is specifying the address to be used directly, or by
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naming a network (which will then be used to determine an
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appropriate address for listening).
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<dl>
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<dt><code>address</code></dt>
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<dd>if <code>type='address'</code>, the <code>address</code>
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attribute will contain either an IP address or hostname (which
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will be resolved to an IP address via a DNS query) to listen
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on. In the "live" XML of a running domain, this attribute will
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be set to the IP address used for listening, even
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if <code>type='network'</code>.
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<dd>
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<p>
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Tells a graphics device to use an address specified in the
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<code>address</code> attribute, which will contain either an IP address
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or hostname (which will be resolved to an IP address via a DNS query)
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to listen on.
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</p>
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<dl>
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<dt><code>network</code></dt>
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<dd>if <code>type='network'</code>, the <code>network</code>
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attribute will contain the name of a network in libvirt's list
|
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of configured networks. The named network configuration will
|
||||
be examined to determine an appropriate listen address. For
|
||||
example, if the network has an IPv4 address in its
|
||||
configuration (e.g. if it has a forward type
|
||||
of <code>route</code>, <code>nat</code>, or no forward type
|
||||
(isolated)), the first IPv4 address listed in the network's
|
||||
configuration will be used. If the network is describing a
|
||||
host bridge, the first IPv4 address associated with that
|
||||
bridge device will be used, and if the network is describing
|
||||
one of the 'direct' (macvtap) modes, the first IPv4 address of
|
||||
the first forward dev will be used.
|
||||
<dd>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
This is used to specify an existing network in the <code>network</code>
|
||||
attribute from libvirt's list of configured networks. The named network
|
||||
configuration will be examined to determine an appropriate listen
|
||||
address and the address will be stored in live XML in <code>address
|
||||
</code> attribute. For example, if the network has an IPv4 address in
|
||||
its configuration (e.g. if it has a forward type of <code>route</code>,
|
||||
<code>nat</code>, or no forward type (isolated)), the first IPv4
|
||||
address listed in the network's configuration will be used.
|
||||
If the network is describing a host bridge, the first IPv4 address
|
||||
associated with that bridge device will be used, and if the network is
|
||||
describing one of the 'direct' (macvtap) modes, the first IPv4 address
|
||||
of the first forward dev will be used.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
</dd>
|
||||
</dl>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
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