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diff --git a/static/openbsd/man4/vmt.4 b/static/openbsd/man4/vmt.4 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..aa3290fc --- /dev/null +++ b/static/openbsd/man4/vmt.4 @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +.\" $OpenBSD: vmt.4,v 1.10 2021/01/15 06:16:21 jmatthew Exp $ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 2008 Marco Peereboom <marco@openbsd.org> +.\" Text was heavily borrowed from the IPMI spec V1.5 +.\" +.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any +.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above +.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. +.\" +.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES +.\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF +.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR +.\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES +.\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN +.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF +.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. +.Dd $Mdocdate: January 15 2021 $ +.Dt VMT 4 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm vmt +.Nd VMware Tools driver +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Cd "vmt0 at pvbus0" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm +driver is a kernel level implementation of VMware Tools. +VMware Tools are intended to provide better support for operating systems +running inside virtual machines. +.Pp +.Nm +handles shutdown and reboot requests from the host by signalling +.Xr init 8 +with +.Dv SIGUSR2 +and +.Dv SIGINT +respectively. +.Nm +will log notifications that the guest has been suspended or resumed by the +host. +It also provides access to the host machine's clock as a timedelta sensor. +.Pp +.Nm +reports the guest's hostname and all non-loopback IP addresses to the host. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr pvbus 4 , +.Xr init 8 , +.Xr sensorsd 8 , +.Xr sysctl 8 +.Pp +A +.Sy vmwh +helper program is available via +.Xr packages 7 . +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm +driver first appeared in +.Ox 4.4 . +.Sh AUTHORS +The +.Nm +driver was written by +.An David Gwynne Aq Mt dlg@openbsd.org . |
