VIRTNBDMAP(1) User Commands VIRTNBDMAP(1)

virtnbdmap - map virtnbdbackup image files to nbd devices

usage: virtnbdmap [-h] -f FILE [-b BLOCKSIZE] [-d DEVICE] [-e EXPORT_NAME]

[-t THREADS] [-l LISTEN_ADDRESS] [-p LISTEN_PORT] [-n] [-L LOGFILE] [--nocolor] [-r] [-v] [-V]

Map backup image(s) to block device

show this help message and exit

List of Backup files to map
Maximum blocksize passed to nbdkit. (default: 4096)
Target device. (default: /dev/nbd0)
Export name passed to nbdkit. (default: sda)
Amount of threads passed to nbdkit process. (default: 1)
IP Address for nbdkit process to listen on. (default: 127.0.0.1)
Port for nbdkit process to listen on. (default: 10809)
Disable progress bar

Path to Logfile (default: /home/abi/virtnbdmap.log)
Disable colored output (default: False)

Map image readonly (default: False)
Enable debug output
Show version and exit

# Map full backup to device /dev/nbd0:
virtnbdmap -f /backup/sda.full.data
# Map full backup to device /dev/nbd2:
virtnbdmap -f /backup/sda.full.data -d /dev/nbd2
# Map sequence of full and incremental to device /dev/nbd2:
virtnbdmap -f /backup/sda.full.data,/backup/sda.inc.1.data -d /dev/nbd2
February 2024 virtnbdmap 2.0