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+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #691830 +++

RFE: Add support to libvirt API (and virsh) for taking a screenshot of current guest console.

Use case : Allow management application to take screenshot of VM to use as a preview for various management actions.

Exporting the screenshot in the currently supported qemu PPM format would be acceptable

--- Additional comment from dallan on 2011-04-01 10:20:34 EDT ---

Patches are being worked on upstream.

--- Additional comment from mprivozn on 2011-04-14 09:11:46 EDT ---

Patches currently waits for review:

https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2011-April/msg00275.html

Dor requested that the libvirt BZ be cloned to qemu-kvm to request that the HMP
command to generate a screenshot be ported to QMP.

Need to backport commit f1dc58e0 and maybe commit e34b12ae.

Bug 705070 asks for __com.redhat__qxl_screendump.  Do we need upstream QMP command screendump in addition to that?

That works for me; I'm closing this BZ as a dup of that.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 705070 ***