Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2018 00:07:13 +0100 From: Paul Webster <paul.g.webster@googlemail.com> To: Tomasz Rola <rtomek@ceti.pl> Cc: FreeBSD virtualization <freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Seeking advice on virtualization Message-ID: <CADdqeiM8rNGGgw7vyUT%2BCGxmcct93NK9xHCFGf4g2B6dG_xhrA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20180805224205.GB17784@tau1.ceti.pl> References: <20180805224205.GB17784@tau1.ceti.pl>
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In theory as ZFS works on both linux and BSD you could simply use vdevs and snapshots for easy transport On 5 August 2018 at 23:42, Tomasz Rola <rtomek@ceti.pl> wrote: > On Sun, Aug 05, 2018 at 05:12:34PM -0400, Steven Friedrich wrote: > > I am looking for advice on which virtualization to experiment with > > first. What are the pros and cons of bhyve vs xen? I want to use > > FreeBSD as a host and have maximum flexibility with guests (mostly > > Linux distros). > > Right now I cannot give you pros and cons about specific solutions (I > am sure someone else will), but I would advice that you keep using raw > hard drive format. > > I.e. one where the layout of virtual drive is like what you would get > by doing "cat </dev/harddr >someemulateddrive". This makes it easier > when you decide to try another virtualisation / hypervisor. Or maybe > even switch between back and forth (but, of course, not run two > different hypervisors at the same time, on same machine - last time I > checked such a stunt was not possible). > > -- > Regards, > Tomasz Rola > > -- > ** A C programmer asked whether computer had Buddha's nature. ** > ** As the answer, master did "rm -rif" on the programmer's home ** > ** directory. And then the C programmer became enlightened... ** > ** ** > ** Tomasz Rola mailto:tomasz_rola@bigfoot.com ** > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-virtualization > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-virtualization- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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