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Date:      Sat, 12 Aug 2023 12:24:28 +0300
From:      Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org
Subject:   Starting the bhyve journey
Message-ID:  <CAAdA2WPwjJV=qDyx_NEi_CFYgvfKz6FjySBb9PrfMYYa%2BBpFCw@mail.gmail.com>

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Hello all.

I am new to bhyve and have read a lot about it, so I decided to try
creating a few VMs.
I found a HOWTO that is detailed and which appears to be the easiest to
follow: https://klarasystems.com/articles/from-0-to-bhyve-on-freebsd-13-1/
The only differences are that I did not install a fresh FreeBSD-13 server
as I already had one, and I am not using ZFS on my server (host).
I have gotten stuck midway and cannot figure out why: I cannot boot the VMs
I create.
I have tried creating a Windows2019 as well as a Debian12 VM, but both
don't boot.

vm-public: flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mt=
u
1492
        ether ce:6f:18:51:d4:51
        id 00:00:00:00:00:00 priority 32768 hellotime 2 fwddelay 15
        maxage 20 holdcnt 6 proto rstp maxaddr 2000 timeout 1200
        root id 00:00:00:00:00:00 priority 32768 ifcost 0 port 0
        member: em1 flags=3D143<LEARNING,DISCOVER,AUTOEDGE,AUTOPTP>
                ifmaxaddr 0 port 2 priority 128 path cost 20000
        groups: bridge vm-switch viid-4c918@
        nd6 options=3D9<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED>
tap0: flags=3D8943<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0
mtu 1492
        description: vmnet/debian12/0/public
        options=3D80000<LINKSTATE>
        ether 58:9c:fc:10:ff:ed
        inet6 fe80::5a9c:fcff:fe10:ffed%tap0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x6
        groups: tap vm-port
        media: Ethernet autoselect
        status: no carrier
        nd6 options=3D21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>

1.  Windows2019 VM:
    vm create -t uefi -s 100G -m 8G -c8 windows2019
    vm install windows2019 /usr/local/bhyve-vms/.iso/server2019.iso

2. Debian12 VM:
    vm create -s 60G -m 8G -c 8 debian12
    vm install debian12 .iso/debian-12.0.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso

root@gw:/usr/local/bhyve-vms # vm list
NAME         DATASTORE  LOADER     CPU  MEMORY  VNC  AUTO     STATE
debian12     default            bhyveload    8         8G             -
   Yes[2]         Bootloader (91866)
windows2019  default        uefi               8        8G             -
   Yes [1]     Stopped

>From the above output of `vm list`, you can see that none of them is
booting up.

What is it that I could be missing?


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Best regards,
Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
Nairobi,KE
+254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223
"Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' =C2=AF\_(=E3=83=84)_/=C2=AF :-)
[How to ask smart questions:
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hello all.<div><br></div><div>I am new to bhyve and have r=
ead a lot about it, so I decided to try creating a few VMs.</div><div>I fou=
nd a HOWTO that is detailed and which appears to be the easiest to follow:=
=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://klarasystems.com/articles/from-0-to-bhyve-on-freeb=
sd-13-1/">https://klarasystems.com/articles/from-0-to-bhyve-on-freebsd-13-1=
/</a></div><div>The only differences are that I did not install a fresh Fre=
eBSD-13 server as I already had one, and I am not using ZFS on my server (h=
ost).</div><div>I have gotten stuck midway and cannot figure out why: I can=
not boot the VMs I create.</div><div>I have tried creating a Windows2019 as=
 well as a Debian12 VM, but both don&#39;t boot.</div><div><br></div><div>v=
m-public: flags=3D8843&lt;UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST&gt; metric=
 0 mtu 1492<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ether ce:6f:18:51:d4:51<br>=C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 id 00:00:00:00:00:00 priority 32768 hellotime 2 fw=
ddelay 15<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 maxage 20 holdcnt 6 proto rstp max=
addr 2000 timeout 1200<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 root id 00:00:00:00:0=
0:00 priority 32768 ifcost 0 port 0<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 member: =
em1 flags=3D143&lt;LEARNING,DISCOVER,AUTOEDGE,AUTOPTP&gt;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ifmaxaddr 0 port 2 priority 128 p=
ath cost 20000<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 groups: bridge vm-switch viid=
-4c918@<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 nd6 options=3D9&lt;PERFORMNUD,IFDISA=
BLED&gt;<br></div><div>tap0: flags=3D8943&lt;UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,PROMISC,S=
IMPLEX,MULTICAST&gt; metric 0 mtu 1492<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 descr=
iption: vmnet/debian12/0/public<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 options=3D80=
000&lt;LINKSTATE&gt;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ether 58:9c:fc:10:ff:ed=
<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 inet6 fe80::5a9c:fcff:fe10:ffed%tap0 prefix=
len 64 scopeid 0x6<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 groups: tap vm-port<br>=
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 media: Ethernet autoselect<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 status: no carrier<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 nd6 options=3D=
21&lt;PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL&gt;<br></div><div><br></div><div>1.=C2=A0 W=
indows2019 VM:</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 vm create -t uefi -s 100G -m 8G -c8 =
windows2019</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0vm install windows2019 /usr/local/=
bhyve-vms/.iso/server2019.iso</div><div><br></div><div>2. Debian12 VM:</div=
><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0vm create -s 60G -m 8G -c 8 debian12</div><div>=C2=
=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0vm install debian12 .iso/debian-12.0.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso</div=
><div><br></div><div>root@gw:/usr/local/bhyve-vms # vm list<br>NAME =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 DATASTORE =C2=A0LOADER =C2=A0 =C2=A0 CPU =C2=A0MEMORY =
=C2=A0VNC =C2=A0AUTO =C2=A0 =C2=A0 STATE<br>debian12 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 default=
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 bhyveload=C2=A0 =C2=A0 8=C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A08G=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0-=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Yes[2]=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Boot=
loader (91866)<br>windows2019 =C2=A0default=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 uefi=
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A08=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 8G=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0-=C2=A0 =C2=A0=
 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Yes [1]=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Stopped<br></div><div><br></div><d=
iv>From the above output of `vm list`, you can see that none of them is boo=
ting up.</div><div><br></div><div>What is it that I could be missing?</div>=
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-=
- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"g=
mail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Best regards,<br>Odh=
iambo WASHINGTON,<br>Nairobi,KE<br>+254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223<br>&qu=
ot;<span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Oh, the cruft.</span><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:12.8px">&quot;,=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">egrep -=
v &#39;^$|^.*#&#39;=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"background-color:rgb(34,34,3=
4);color:rgb(238,238,238);font-family:&quot;Lucida Console&quot;,Consolas,&=
quot;Courier New&quot;,monospace;font-size:13.6px">=C2=AF\_(=E3=83=84)_/=C2=
=AF</span><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">=C2=A0:-)</span></div><div><span=
 style=3D"font-size:12.8px">[How to ask smart questions:=C2=A0</span><span =
style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><a href=3D"http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-q=
uestions.html" target=3D"_blank">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questi=
ons.html</a>]</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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