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26.Dd August 19, 2022
27.Dt BHYVE_CONFIG 5
28.Os
29.Sh NAME
30.Nm bhyve_config
31.Nd "bhyve configuration variables"
32.Sh DESCRIPTION
33.Xr bhyve 8
34uses a hierarchical tree of configuration variables to describe global and
35per-device settings.
36Internal nodes in this tree do not have a value,
37only leaf nodes have values.
38This manual describes the configuration variables understood by
39.Xr bhyve 8 .
40If additional variables are defined,
41.Xr bhyve 8
42will ignore them and will not emit errors for unknown variables.
43However, these additional variables can be referenced by other
44variables as described below.
45.Sh VARIABLE VALUES
46Configuration variable values are stored as strings.
47A configuration variable value may refer to one or more other
48configuration values by name.
49Instances of the pattern
50.Sq % Ns Pq Ar var
51are replaced by the value of the configuration variable
52.Va var .
53To avoid unwanted expansion,
54.Sq %
55characters can be escaped by a leading
56.Sq % .
57For example,
58if a configuration variable
59.Va disk
60uses the value
61.Pa /dev/zvol/bhyve/%(name) ,
62then the final value of the
63.Va disk
64variable will be set to the path of a ZFS volume whose name matches
65the name of the virtual machine on the pool
66.Pa bhyve .
67.Pp
68Some configuration variables may be interpreted as a boolean value.
69For those variables the following case-insensitive values may be used to
70indicate true:
71.Pp
72.Bl -bullet -offset indent -compact
73.It
74true
75.It
76on
77.It
78yes
79.It
801
81.El
82.Pp
83The following values may be used to indicate false:
84.Pp
85.Bl -bullet -offset indent -compact
86.It
87false
88.It
89off
90.It
91no
92.It
930
94.El
95.Pp
96Some configuration variables may be interperted as an integer.
97For those variables,
98any syntax supported by
99.Xr strtol 3
100may be used.
101.Sh GLOBAL SETTINGS
102.Ss Architecture Neutral Settings
103.Bl -column "memory.guest_in_core" "integer" "Default"
104.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
105.It Va name Ta string Ta Ta
106The name of the VM.
107.It Va cpus Ta integer Ta 1 Ta
108The total number of virtual CPUs.
109.It Va cores Ta integer Ta 1 Ta
110The number of virtual cores in each virtual socket.
111.It Va threads Ta integer Ta 1 Ta
112The number of virtual CPUs in each virtual core.
113.It Va sockets Ta integer Ta 1 Ta
114The number of virtual sockets.
115.It Va memory.guest_in_core Ta bool Ta false Ta
116Include guest memory in core file.
117.It Va memory.size Ta string Ta 256M Ta
118Guest physical memory size in bytes.
119The value must be formatted as described in
120.Xr expand_number 3 .
121.It Va memory.wired Ta bool Ta false Ta
122Wire guest memory.
123.It Va acpi_tables Ta bool Ta true Ta
124Generate ACPI tables.
125.It Va acpi_tables_in_memory Ta bool Ta true Ta
126.Xr bhyve 8
127always exposes ACPI tables by FwCfg.
128For backward compatibility bhyve copies them into the guest memory as well.
129This can cause problems if the guest uses the in-memory version, since certain
130advanced features, such as TPM emulation, are exposed only via FwCfg.
131Therefore, it is recommended to set this flag to false when running Windows guests.
132.It Va destroy_on_poweroff Ta bool Ta false Ta
133Destroy the VM on guest-initiated power-off.
134.It Va gdb.address Ta string Ta localhost Ta
135Hostname, IP address, or IPv6 address for the debug server.
136.It Va gdb.port Ta integer Ta 0 Ta
137TCP port number for the debug server.
138If this is set to a non-zero value, a debug server
139will listen for connections on this port.
140.It Va gdb.wait Ta bool Ta false Ta
141If the debug server is enabled, wait for a debugger to connect
142before starting the guest.
143.It Va keyboard.layout Ta string Ta Ta
144Specify the keyboard layout name with the file name in
145.Ar /usr/share/bhyve/kbdlayout .
146This value only works when loaded with UEFI mode for VNC, and
147used a VNC client that don't support QEMU Extended Key Event
148Message (e.g. TightVNC).
149.It Va tpm.path Ta string Ta Ta
150Path to the host TPM device.
151This is typically /dev/tpm0.
152.It Va tpm.type Ta string Ta Ta
153Type of the TPM device passed to the guest.
154Currently, only "passthru" is supported.
155.It Va tpm.version Ta string Ta 2.0 Ta
156Version of the TPM device according to the TCG specification.
157Currently, only version 2.0 is supported.
158.It Va rtc.use_localtime Ta bool Ta true Ta
159The real time clock uses the local time of the host.
160If this is set to false, the real time clock uses UTC.
161.It Va uuid Ta string Ta Ta
162The universally unique identifier (UUID) to use in the guest's
163System Management BIOS System Information structure.
164If an explicit value is not set, a valid UUID is generated from
165the host's hostname and the VM name.
166.It Va virtio_msix Ta bool Ta true Ta
167Use MSI-X interrupts for PCI VirtIO devices.
168If set to false, MSI interrupts are used instead.
169.It Va config.dump Ta bool Ta false Ta
170If this value is set to true after
171.Xr bhyve 8
172has finished parsing command line options,
173then
174.Xr bhyve 8
175will write all of its configuration variables to stdout and exit.
176No VM will be started.
177.It Va bios.vendor Ta string Ta BHYVE Ta
178This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
179.It Va bios.version Ta string Ta 14.0 Ta
180This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
181.It Va bios.release_date Ta string Ta 10/17/2021 Ta
182This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
183.It Va system.family_name Ta string Ta Virtual Machine Ta
184Family the computer belongs to.
185This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
186.It Va system.manufacturer Ta string Ta FreeBSD Ta
187This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
188.It Va system.product_name Ta string Ta BHYVE Ta
189This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
190.It Va system.serial_number Ta string Ta None Ta
191This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
192.It Va system.sku Ta string Ta None Ta
193Stock keeping unit of the computer.
194It's also called product ID or purchase order number.
195This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
196.It Va system.version Ta string Ta 1.0 Ta
197This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
198.It Va board.manufacturer Ta string Ta FreeBSD Ta
199This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
200.It Va board.product_name Ta string Ta BHYVE Ta
201This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
202.It Va board.version Ta string Ta 1.0 Ta
203This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
204.It Va board.serial_number Ta string Ta None Ta
205This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
206.It Va board.asset_tag Ta string Ta None Ta
207This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
208.It Va board.location Ta string Ta None Ta
209Describes the board's location within the chassis.
210This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
211.It Va chassis.manufacturer Ta string Ta FreeBSD Ta
212This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
213.It Va chassis.version Ta string Ta 1.0 Ta
214This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
215.It Va chassis.serial_number Ta string Ta None Ta
216This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
217.It Va chassis.asset_tag Ta string Ta None Ta
218This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
219.It Va chassis.sku Ta string Ta None Ta
220Stock keeping unit of the chassis.
221It's also called product ID or purchase order number.
222This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
223.El
224.Ss x86-Specific Settings
225.Bl -column "x86.vmexit_on_pause" "integer" "Default"
226.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
227.It Va x86.mptable Ta bool Ta true Ta
228Generate an MPTable.
229.It Va x86.x2apic Ta bool Ta false Ta
230Configure guest's local APICs in x2APIC mode.
231.It Va x86.strictio Ta bool Ta false Ta
232Exit if a guest accesses an I/O port that is not emulated.
233By default, writes are ignored and reads return all bits set.
234.It Va x86.strictmsr Ta bool Ta true Ta
235Inject a general protection fault if a guest accesses a Model Specific
236Register (MSR) that is not emulated.
237If this is false, writes are ignored and reads return zero.
238.It Va x86.vmexit_on_hlt Ta bool Ta false Ta
239Force a VM exit when a guest CPU executes the
240.Dv HLT
241instruction.
242This allows idle guest CPUs to yield the host CPU.
243.It Va x86.vmexit_on_pause Ta bool Ta false Ta
244Force a VM exit when a guest CPU executes the
245.Dv PAUSE
246instruction.
247.El
248.Sh DEVICE SETTINGS
249Device settings are stored under a device node.
250The device node's name is set by the parent bus of the device.
251.Ss PCI Device Settings
252PCI devices are described by a device node named
253.Dq pci . Ns Ar bus . Ns Ar slot . Ns Ar function
254where each of
255.Ar bus ,
256.Ar slot ,
257and
258.Ar function
259are formatted as decimal values with no padding.
260All PCI device nodes must contain a configuration variable named
261.Dq device
262which specifies the device model to use.
263The following PCI device models are supported:
264.Bl -tag -indent
265.It Li hostbridge
266Provide a simple PCI-Host bridge device.
267This is usually configured at pci0:0:0 and is required by most guest
268operating systems.
269.It Li ahci
270AHCI storage controller.
271.It Li e1000
272Intel e82545 network interface.
273.It Li fbuf
274VGA framebuffer device attached to VNC server.
275.It Li lpc
276LPC PCI-ISA bridge with COM1-COM4 16550 serial ports,
277a boot ROM,
278an optional fwcfg type,
279and an optional debug/test device.
280This device must be configured on bus 0.
281.It Li hda
282High Definition audio controller.
283.It Li nvme
284NVM Express (NVMe) controller.
285.It Li passthru
286PCI pass-through device.
287.It Li uart
288PCI 16550 serial device.
289.It Li virtio-9p
290VirtIO 9p (VirtFS) interface.
291.It Li virtio-blk
292VirtIO block storage interface.
293.It Li virtio-console
294VirtIO console interface.
295.It Li virtio-input
296VirtIO input interface.
297.It Li virtio-net
298VirtIO network interface.
299.It Li virtio-rnd
300VirtIO RNG interface.
301.It Li virtio-scsi
302VirtIO SCSI interface.
303.It Li xhci
304Extensible Host Controller Interface (XHCI) USB controller.
305.El
306.Ss USB Device Settings
307USB controller devices contain zero or more child USB devices
308attached to slots.
309Each USB device stores its settings in a node named
310.Dq slot. Ns Va N
311under the controller's device node.
312.Va N
313is the number of the slot to which the USB device is attached.
314Note that USB slot numbers begin at 1.
315All USB device nodes must contain a configuration variable named
316.Dq device
317which specifies the device model to use.
318The following USB device models are supported:
319.Bl -tag -indent
320.It Li tablet
321A USB tablet device which provides precise cursor synchronization
322when using VNC.
323.El
324.Ss Block Device Settings
325Block devices use the following settings to configure their backing store.
326These settings are stored in the configuration node of the respective device.
327.Bl -column "sectorsize" "logical[/physical]" "Default"
328.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
329.It path Ta string Ta Ta
330The path of the file or disk device to use as the backing store.
331.It nocache Ta bool Ta false Ta
332Disable caching on the backing file by opening the backing file with
333.Dv O_DIRECT .
334.It nodelete Ta bool Ta false Ta
335Disable emulation of guest trim requests via
336.Dv DIOCGDELETE
337requests.
338.It sync Ta bool Ta false Ta
339Write changes to the backing file with synchronous writes.
340.It direct Ta bool Ta false Ta
341An alias for
342.Va sync .
343.It ro Ta bool Ta false Ta
344Disable writes to the backing file.
345.It sectorsize Ta Va logical Ns Op / Ns Va physical Ta Ta
346Specify the logical and physical sector size of the emulated disk.
347If the physical size is not specified,
348it is equal to the logical size.
349.El
350.Ss Network Backend Settings
351Network devices use the following settings to configure their backend.
352The backend is responsible for passing packets between the device model
353and a desired destination.
354Configuring a backend requires setting the
355.Va backend
356variable.
357The type of a backend can either be set explicitly via the
358.Va type
359variable
360or it can be inferred from the value of
361.Va backend .
362.Pp
363The following types of backends are supported:
364.Bl -tag -width "netgraph"
365.It tap
366Use the
367.Xr tap 4
368interface named in
369.Va backend
370as the backend.
371.It netgraph
372Use a
373.Xr netgraph 4
374socket hook as the backend.
375This backend uses the following additional variables:
376.Bl -column "peerhook" "Format" "Default"
377.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
378.It Va path Ta string Ta Ta
379The name of the
380.Xr netgraph 4
381destination node.
382.It Va peerhook Ta string Ta Ta
383The name of the destination hook.
384.It Va socket Ta string Ta Ta
385The name of the created
386.Xr ng_socket 4
387node.
388.It Va hook Ta string Ta vmlink Ta
389The name of the source hook on the created
390.Xr ng_socket 4
391node.
392.El
393.It netmap
394Use
395.Xr netmap 4
396either on a network interface or a port on a
397.Xr vale 4
398bridge as the backend.
399The value of
400.Va backend
401is passed to
402.Xr nm_open
403to connect to a netmap port.
404.El
405.Pp
406If
407.Va type
408is not specified explicitly, then it is inferred from
409.Va backend
410based on the following patterns:
411.Bl -column -offset indent "valuebridge:port"
412.It Sy Pattern Ta Sy Type
413.It tap Ns Va N Ta tap
414.It vmnet Ns Va N Ta tap
415.It netgraph Ta netgraph
416.It netmap: Ns Va interface Ta netmap
417.It vale Ns Va bridge : Ns Va port Ta netmap
418.El
419.Ss UART Device Settings
420.Bl -column "Name" "Format" "Default"
421.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
422.It Va path Ta path Ta Ta
423Backend device for the serial port.
424Either the pathname of a character device or
425.Dq stdio
426to use standard input and output of the
427.Xr bhyve 8
428process.
429.El
430.Ss Host Bridge Settings
431.Bl -column "pcireg.*" "integer" "Default"
432.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
433.It Va pcireg.* Ta integer Ta Ta
434Values of PCI register.
435.Bl -column "device" "Default"
436.It Sy Name Ta Sy Default
437.It Va vendor Ta integer Ta 0x1275 Ta
438.It Va device Ta integer Ta 0x1275 Ta
439.El
440.El
441.Ss AHCI Controller Settings
442AHCI controller devices contain zero or more ports each of which
443provides a storage device.
444Each port stores its settings in a node named
445.Dq port. Ns Va N
446under the controller's device node.
447The
448.Va N
449values are formatted as successive decimal values starting with 0.
450In addition to the block device settings described above, each
451port supports the following settings:
452.Bl -column "model" "integer" "generated"
453.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
454.It Va type Ta string Ta Ta
455The type of storage device to emulate.
456Must be set to either
457.Dq cd
458or
459.Dq hd .
460.It Va nmrr Ta integer Ta 0 Ta
461Nominal Media Rotation Rate, also known as RPM.
462A value 1 of indicates a device with no rate such as a Solid State Disk.
463.It Va ser Ta string Ta generated Ta
464Serial number of up to twenty characters.
465A default serial number is generated using a hash of the backing
466store's pathname.
467.It Va rev Ta string Ta 001 Ta
468Revision number of up to eight characters.
469.It Va model Ta string Ta Ta
470Model number of up to forty characters.
471Separate default model strings are used for
472.Dq cd
473and
474.Dq hd
475device types.
476.El
477.Ss e1000 Settings
478In addition to the network backend settings,
479Intel e82545 network interfaces support the following variables:
480.Bl -column "Name" "MAC address" "generated"
481.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
482.It Va mac Ta MAC address Ta generated Ta
483MAC address.
484If an explicit address is not provided,
485a MAC address is generated from a hash of the device's PCI address.
486.El
487.Ss Frame Buffer Settings
488.Bl -column "password" "[IP:]port" "127.0.0.1:5900"
489.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
490.It Va wait Ta bool Ta false Ta
491Wait for a remote connection before starting the VM.
492.It Va rfb Ta Oo Ar IP Ns : Oc Ns Ar port Ta 127.0.0.1:5900 Ta
493TCP address to listen on for remote connections.
494The IP address must be given as a numeric address.
495IPv6 addresses must be enclosed in square brackets and
496support scoped identifiers as described in
497.Xr getaddrinfo 3 .
498A bare port number may be given in which case the IPv4
499localhost address is used.
500.It Va vga Ta string Ta io Ta
501VGA configuration.
502More details are provided in
503.Xr bhyve 8 .
504.It Va w Ta integer Ta 1024 Ta
505Frame buffer width in pixels.
506.It Va h Ta integer Ta 768 Ta
507Frame buffer height in pixels.
508.It Va password Ta string Ta Ta
509Password to use for VNC authentication.
510This type of authentication is known to be cryptographically weak and is not
511intended for use on untrusted networks.
512.El
513.Ss High Definition Audio Settings
514.Bl -column "Name" "Format" "Default"
515.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
516.It Va play Ta path Ta Ta
517Host playback device,
518typically
519.Pa /dev/dsp0 .
520.It Va rec Ta path Ta Ta
521Host recording device,
522typically
523.Pa /dev/dsp0 .
524.El
525.Ss LPC Device Settings
526The LPC bridge stores its configuration under a top-level
527.Va lpc
528node rather than under the PCI LPC device's node.
529The following nodes are available under
530.Va lpc :
531.Bl -column "pc-testdev" "Format" "Default"
532.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
533.It Va bootrom Ta path Ta Ta
534Path to a boot ROM.
535The contents of this file are copied into the guest's
536memory ending just before the 4GB physical address.
537If a boot ROM is present, a firmware interface device is
538also enabled for use by the boot ROM.
539.It Va bootvars Ta path Ta Ta
540Path to boot VARS.
541The contents of this file are copied beneath the boot ROM.
542Firmware can write to it to save variables.
543All variables will be persistent even on reboots of the guest.
544.It Va com1 Ta node Ta Ta
545Settings for the COM1 serial port device.
546.It Va com2 Ta node Ta Ta
547Settings for the COM2 serial port device.
548.It Va com3 Ta node Ta Ta
549Settings for the COM3 serial port device.
550.It Va com4 Ta node Ta Ta
551Settings for the COM4 serial port device.
552.It Va fwcfg Ta string Ta bhyve Ta
553The fwcfg type to be used.
554Supported values are
555.Dq bhyve
556for fwctl and
557.Dq qemu
558for fwcfg.
559.It Va pc-testdev Ta bool Ta false Ta
560Enable the PC debug/test device.
561.It Va pcireg.* Ta integer Ta Ta
562Values of PCI register.
563It also accepts the value
564.Ar host
565to use the pci id of the host system.
566This value is required for the Intel GOP driver to work properly.
567.Bl -column "subvendor" "Default"
568.It Sy Name Ta Sy Default
569.It Va vendor Ta 0x8086
570.It Va device Ta 0x7000
571.It Va revid Ta 0
572.It Va subvendor Ta 0
573.It Va subdevice Ta 0
574.El
575.El
576.Ss NVMe Controller Settings
577Each NVMe controller supports a single storage device.
578The device can be backed either by a memory disk described by the
579.Va ram
580variable, or a block device using the block device settings described above.
581In addition, each controller supports the following settings:
582.Bl -column "ioslots" "Format" "Default"
583.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
584.It Va maxq Ta integer Ta 16 Ta
585Maximum number of I/O submission and completion queue pairs.
586.It Va qsz Ta integer Ta 2058 Ta
587Number of elements in each I/O queue.
588.It Va ioslots Ta integer Ta 8 Ta
589Maximum number of concurrent I/O requests.
590.It Va sectsz Ta integer Ta Ta
591Sector size.
592Can be one of 512, 4096, or 8192.
593Devices backed by a memory disk use 4096 as the default.
594Devices backed by a block device use the block device's sector size
595as the default.
596.It Va ser Ta string Ta Ta
597Serial number of up to twenty characters.
598A default serial number is generated using a hash of the device's PCI address.
599.It Va eui64 Ta integer Ta Ta
600IEEE Extended Unique Identifier.
601If an EUI is not provided, a default is generated using a checksum of the
602device's PCI address.
603.It Va dsm Ta string Ta auto Ta
604Whether or not to advertise DataSet Management support.
605One of
606.Dq auto ,
607.Dq enable ,
608or
609.Dq disable .
610The
611.Dq auto
612setting only advertises support if the backing store supports
613resource freeing, for example via TRIM.
614.It Va ram Ta integer Ta Ta
615If set, allocate a memory disk as the backing store.
616The value of this variable is the size of the memory disk in megabytes.
617.El
618.Ss PCI Passthrough Settings
619The
620.Xr ppt 4
621device driver must be attached to the
622PCI device being passed through.
623The device to pass through can be identified either by name or its
624host PCI bus location.
625.Bl -column "Name" "integer" "Default"
626.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
627.It Va bus Ta integer Ta Ta
628Host PCI bus address of device to pass through.
629.It Va slot Ta integer Ta Ta
630Host PCI slot address of device to pass through.
631.It Va func Ta integer Ta Ta
632Host PCI function address of device to pass through.
633.It Va pptdev Ta string Ta Ta
634Name of a
635.Xr ppt 4
636device to pass through.
637.It Va rom Ta path Ta Ta
638ROM file of the device which will be executed by OVMF to init the device.
639.El
640.Ss VirtIO 9p Settings
641Each VirtIO 9p device exposes a single filesystem from a host path.
642.Bl -column "sharename" "Format" "Default"
643.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
644.It Va sharename Ta string Ta Ta
645The share name exposed to the guest.
646.It Va path Ta path Ta Ta
647The path of a directory on the host to export to the guest.
648.It Va ro Ta bool Ta false Ta
649If true, the guest filesystem is read-only.
650.El
651.Ss VirtIO Block Device Settings
652In addition to the block device settings described above, each
653VirtIO block device supports the following settings:
654.Bl -column "model" "integer" "generated"
655.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
656.It Va ser Ta string Ta generated Ta
657Serial number of up to twenty characters.
658A default serial number is generated using a hash of the backing
659store's pathname.
660.El
661.Ss VirtIO Console Device Settings
662Each VirtIO Console device contains one or more console ports.
663Each port stores its settings in a node named
664.Dq port. Ns Va N
665under the controller's device node.
666The
667.Va N
668values are formatted as successive decimal values starting with 0.
669Each port supports the following settings:
670.Bl -column "Name" "Format" "Default"
671.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
672.It Va name Ta string Ta Ta
673The name of the port exposed to the guest.
674.It Va path Ta path Ta Ta
675The path of a UNIX domain socket providing the host connection for the port.
676.El
677.Ss VirtIO Input Interface Settings
678Each VirtIO Input device contains one input event device.
679All input events of the input event device are send to the guest by VirtIO Input interface.
680VirtIO Input Interfaces support the following variables:
681.Bl -column "Name" "Format" "Default"
682.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
683.It Va path Ta path Ta Ta
684The path of the input event device exposed to the guest
685.El
686.Ss VirtIO Network Interface Settings
687In addition to the network backend settings,
688VirtIO network interfaces support the following variables:
689.Bl -column "Name" "MAC address" "generated"
690.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
691.It Va mac Ta MAC address Ta generated Ta
692MAC address.
693If an explicit address is not provided,
694a MAC address is generated from a hash of the device's PCI address.
695.It Va mtu Ta integer Ta 1500 Ta
696The largest supported MTU advertised to the guest.
697.El
698.Ss VirtIO SCSI Settings
699.Bl -column "Name" "integer" "Default"
700.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
701.It Va dev Ta path Ta Ta
702The path of a CAM target layer (CTL) device to export:
703.Pa /dev/cam/ctl Ns Oo Ar pp . Ns Ar vp Oc .
704.It Va iid Ta integer Ta 0 Ta
705Initiator ID to use when sending requests to the CTL port.
706.El
707.Sh SEE ALSO
708.Xr expand_number 3 ,
709.Xr getaddrinfo 3 ,
710.Xr strtol 3 ,
711.Xr netgraph 4 ,
712.Xr netmap 4 ,
713.Xr ng_socket 4 ,
714.Xr tap 4 ,
715.Xr vale 4 ,
716.Xr vmnet 4 ,
717.Xr bhyve 8
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