Hi, I'm looking for an equivalent to VMWare "guestinfo" variables (the stuff one may set on a VM via e.g. the vSphere client, under Summary->Annotations->Notes, and looks like a bunch of "name = value" environment variable definitions. These can then be retrieved from the guest via 'vmtoolsd --cmd "info-get guestinfo.name"', which would print the string "value" to stdout.
After some initial digging, it appears that the QEMU guest agent is the closest thing to "vmtoolsd" right now, but it doesn't look like it supports the functionality I'm interested in. My question is, am I missing anything obvious? Is there anything in the kvm/qemu/libvirt universe that currently offers this type of functionality? If not, would it be of any interest? I'm willing (and hopefully able) to send patches, if it comes to that :) Also, while extracting this type of "environment variable" on the guest seems perfectly suited to something like qga, it also appears that injecting them on the host side might involve cooperation from a higher layer, such as libvirt. Any pointers, ideas and tips much appreciated (even just "directions" to a more appropriate mailing list)... Thanks much, --Gabriel
