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diff --git a/inspector/virt-inspector.pod b/inspector/virt-inspector.pod index eade662c..cd0e6175 100755 --- a/inspector/virt-inspector.pod +++ b/inspector/virt-inspector.pod @@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ several I<-a> options one after another, with the first corresponding to the guest's C</dev/sda>, the second to the guest's C</dev/sdb> and so on. +You can also run virt-inspector on install disks, live CDs, bootable +USB keys and similar. + Virt-inspector can only inspect and report upon I<one domain at a time>. To inspect several virtual machines, you have to run virt-inspector several times (for example, from a shell script @@ -165,6 +168,7 @@ describe the operating system, its architecture, the descriptive <major_version>6</major_version> <minor_version>1</minor_version> <windows_systemroot>/Windows</windows_systemroot> + <format>installed</format> These fields are derived from the libguestfs inspection API, and you can find more details in L<guestfs(3)/INSPECTION>. @@ -243,6 +247,27 @@ The version and release fields may not be available for some types guests. Other fields are possible, see L<guestfs(3)/guestfs_inspect_list_applications>. +=head2 INSPECTING INSTALL DISKS, LIVE CDs + +Virt-inspector can detect some operating system installers on +install disks, live CDs, bootable USB keys and more. + +In this case the E<lt>formatE<gt> tag will contain C<installer> +and other fields may be present to indicate a live CD, network +installer, or one part of a multipart CD. For example: + + <operatingsystems> + <operatingsystem> + <root>/dev/sda</root> + <name>linux</name> + <arch>i386</arch> + <distro>ubuntu</distro> + <product_name>Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat"</product_name> + <major_version>10</major_version> + <minor_version>10</minor_version> + <format>installer</format> + <live/> + =head1 USING XPATH You can use the XPath query language, and/or the xpath tool, in order |