Acked-by: Jonathon Jongsma <jjongsma@xxxxxxxxxx> On Mon, 2018-08-13 at 12:18 +0200, Christophe Fergeau wrote: > Signed-off-by: Christophe Fergeau <cfergeau@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > docs/manual/manual.txt | 51 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/docs/manual/manual.txt b/docs/manual/manual.txt > index 40d080d9f..99f6a5c84 100644 > --- a/docs/manual/manual.txt > +++ b/docs/manual/manual.txt > @@ -544,6 +544,57 @@ which are described when running remote-viewer > with `--help-spice`. > To get USB redirection working on Windows clients, you need to > install > http://www.spice-space.org/download/windows/usbdk/[UsbDk] > > +[[streamingagent]] > +Streaming Agent > +=============== > + > +The SPICE streaming agent allows to send an encoded video stream of > the guest > +desktop to the client. > + > +The streaming agent is a daemon/service running in the guest OS so > it must be > +installed if it does not yet exist on the guest system. It relies > on a > +dedicated spiceport char device to achieve communication between the > guest and > +the host. This device must be added to the virtual machine as > described below > +for the streaming agent to work in the guest. > + > +Configuration > +------------- > + > +.Using virt-manager > + > +The needed device can be added from the virtual machine > +details. Click on "Add hardware" and then add a "Channel" device > with > +type "Spice port (spiceport)". The port should be named > +`org.spice-space.stream.0`, and the channel should also be > +`org.spice-space.stream.0`. > + > +.Using libvirt > + > +Two distinct devices must be added: > + > +* http://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html#elementsControllers[a virtio > serial > + device] if there is not one yet in the domain definition > +* http://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html#elementsCharSpiceport[a > spiceport channel] > + > +[source,xml] > +<devices> > + <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'/> > + <channel type='spiceport'> > + <source channel='org.spice-space.stream.0'/> > + <target type='virtio' name='org.spice-space.stream.0'/> > + </channel> > +</devices> > + > +.Using QEMU > + > +Adding the following parameters to your QEMU command line will > enable > +the needed devices for agent support in the guest OS: > + > +[source,sh] > +-device virtserialport,bus=virtio- > serial0.0,nr=1,chardev=charchannel1,id=channel1,name=org.spice- > space.stream.0 \ > +-chardev spiceport,name=org.spice-space.stream.0,id=charchannel1 > + > + > CAC smartcard redirection > ========================= > _______________________________________________ Spice-devel mailing list Spice-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/spice-devel