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32 .Nd Hyper-V Key Value Pair Daemon
34 To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in
35 the system kernel configuration file:
36 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
42 daemon provides the ability to store, retrieve, modify and delete
45 guest partitions running on Hyper-V.
46 Hyper-V allows administrators to store custom metadata in the form
47 of Key Value pairs inside the
50 Administrators can use Windows Powershell scripts to add, read, modify
51 and delete such Key Value pairs.
55 accepts Key Value pair management requests from the
57 driver and performs the actual metadata management on the file-system.
59 The same daemon and driver combination is also used to set and get
64 The set functionality is particularly
67 guest is assigned a static IP address and is failed
68 over from one Hyper-V host to another.
69 After failover, Hyper-V uses the set IP functionality to automatically
72 guest's IP address to its original static value.
74 On the other hand, the get IP functionality is used to update the guest IP
75 address in the Hyper-V management console window.
81 .Xr hv_ata_pci_disengage 4 ,
88 The daemon was developed through a joint effort between Citrix Incorporated,
89 Microsoft Corporation, and Network Appliance Incorporated.
96 .An Microsoft BSD Integration Services Team Aq bsdic@microsoft.com .