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diff --git a/static/freebsd/man4/hv_kvp.4 3.html b/static/freebsd/man4/hv_kvp.4 3.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..792b9e59 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/freebsd/man4/hv_kvp.4 3.html @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +<table class="head"> + <tr> + <td class="head-ltitle">HYPER-V(4)</td> + <td class="head-vol">Device Drivers Manual</td> + <td class="head-rtitle">HYPER-V(4)</td> + </tr> +</table> +<div class="manual-text"> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="NAME"><a class="permalink" href="#NAME">NAME</a></h1> +<p class="Pp"><code class="Nm">hv_kvp</code> — <span class="Nd">Hyper-V + Key Value Pair Driver</span></p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="SYNOPSIS"><a class="permalink" href="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines + in the system kernel configuration file:</p> +<div class="Bd Pp Bd-indent"><code class="Cd">device hyperv</code></div> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="DESCRIPTION"><a class="permalink" href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">hv_kvp</code> driver provides the ability to + store, retrieve, modify and delete key value pairs for + <span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span> guest partitions running on Hyper-V. Hyper-V + allows administrators to store custom metadata in the form of key value + pairs inside the <span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span> guest partition. + Administrators can use Windows Powershell scripts to add, read, modify and + delete such key value pairs.</p> +<p class="Pp">The driver is bare bones and merely forwards requests to its + counterpart user mode daemon, <a class="Xr">hv_kvp_daemon(8)</a>. The daemon + maintains pools of key value pairs and does the actual metadata + management.</p> +<p class="Pp">The same driver and daemon combination are also used to set and + get IP addresses from a <span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span> guest.</p> +<p class="Pp">The set functionality is particularly useful when the + <span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span> 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 + <span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span> guest's IP address to its original static + value.</p> +<p class="Pp">On the other hand, the get IP functionality is used to update the + guest IP address in the Hyper-V management console window.</p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="SEE_ALSO"><a class="permalink" href="#SEE_ALSO">SEE + ALSO</a></h1> +<p class="Pp"><a class="Xr">hv_ata_pci_disengage(4)</a>, + <a class="Xr">hv_netvsc(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">hv_storvsc(4)</a>, + <a class="Xr">hv_utils(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">hv_vmbus(4)</a>, + <a class="Xr">hv_kvp_daemon(8)</a></p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="HISTORY"><a class="permalink" href="#HISTORY">HISTORY</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">Support for <code class="Nm">hv_kvp</code> first appeared in + <span class="Ux">FreeBSD 10.0</span>. The driver was developed through a + joint effort between Citrix Incorporated, Microsoft Corporation and Network + Appliance Incorporated.</p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="AUTHORS"><a class="permalink" href="#AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></h1> +<p class="Pp"><span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span> support for + <code class="Nm">hv_kvp</code> was first added by <span class="An">Microsoft + BSD Integration Services Team</span> + <<a class="Mt" href="mailto:bsdic@microsoft.com">bsdic@microsoft.com</a>>.</p> +</section> +</div> +<table class="foot"> + <tr> + <td class="foot-date">September 10, 2013</td> + <td class="foot-os">FreeBSD 15.0</td> + </tr> +</table> |