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FAQ: Explain qemu-nbd & libguestfs better.

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Richard W.M. Jones
2013-07-06 15:07:58 +01:00
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@@ -67,9 +67,11 @@ access VirtualBox images directly.
=item I<vs. qemu-nbd>
nbd is like kpartx but for qcow2 images. See the kpartx comparison
above. You can use libguestfs and qemu-nbd together for access to
block devices over the network.
NBD (Network Block Device) is a protocol for exporting block devices
over the network. qemu-nbd is an NBD server which can handle any disk
format supported by qemu (eg. raw, qcow2). You can use libguestfs and
qemu-nbd together to access block devices over the network, for
example: C<guestfish -a nbd://remote>
=item I<vs. mounting filesystems in the host>