From 4b838a4b28e660cda4569c099784dc2a53dc74de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard W.M. Jones" Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2013 15:07:58 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] FAQ: Explain qemu-nbd & libguestfs better. --- examples/guestfs-faq.pod | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/examples/guestfs-faq.pod b/examples/guestfs-faq.pod index a081982cd..76dbe5afa 100644 --- a/examples/guestfs-faq.pod +++ b/examples/guestfs-faq.pod @@ -67,9 +67,11 @@ access VirtualBox images directly. =item I -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 =item I