Which of the following are valid KVM parameters? (Choose THREE correct answers.)

The correct answer is B. -drive file=ssh://user@host/tmp/file.img C. -drive file=iscsi://user%password@fileserver/iqn.2001-04.com.example/1. KVM uses QEMU as its userspace component, and QEMU supports a variety of network-based block device backends through the -drive file= parameter. According to QEMU and KVM documentation, valid protocols include SSH, iSCSI, and HTTP/HTTPS. Option B is valid because QEMU supports…

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Which of the following are valid KVM parameters? (Choose THREE correct answers.)

Options

Adrive file=imap://user:password@mailserver:/INBOX/Wufnc6MjYp@mailgate
B-drive file=ssh://user@host/tmp/file.img
C-drive file=iscsi://user%password@fileserver/iqn.2001-04.com.example/1
E-drive file=rsync://user%password@fileserver:/tmp/file.iso,media=cdrom,readonly

How the community answered

(38 responses)

A
16% (6)
B
76% (29)
E
8% (3)

Explanation

KVM uses QEMU as its userspace component, and QEMU supports a variety of network-based block device backends through the -drive file= parameter. According to QEMU and KVM documentation, valid protocols include SSH, iSCSI, and HTTP/HTTPS. Option B is valid because QEMU supports accessing disk images securely over SSH. Option C is valid as iSCSI is a supported storage backend for QEMU block devices. Option D is valid because QEMU can boot or attach ISO images over HTTP, commonly used for CD-ROM media in installation scenarios. Option A is invalid because IMAP is not a supported QEMU block protocol. Option E is invalid because rsync is not supported as a block device transport.

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