Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2023 12:00:42 +0200 From: Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> To: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Starting the bhyve journey Message-ID: <CA%2B1FSijyg=t4rwjQq%2B1pR7FBYe7Y8p0BbBZDNYnM7hOaq4w2WA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CA%2B1FSij=nJ7CE3R4MJ5-kRqcZL3-DqLixrbr%2BRPm7Sm7ZrmOMw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAAdA2WPwjJV=qDyx_NEi_CFYgvfKz6FjySBb9PrfMYYa%2BBpFCw@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2B1FSij=nJ7CE3R4MJ5-kRqcZL3-DqLixrbr%2BRPm7Sm7ZrmOMw@mail.gmail.com>
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--0000000000001bd4ef0602b6e9cd Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Try like this : bhyve -S -c sockets=3D2,cores=3D2,threads=3D2 -m 4G -w -H -A \ -s 0,hostbridge \ -s 1,ahci-hd,/mnt/zroot2/zroot2/bhyve/img/Windows/windows11.img,bootindex= =3D1 \ -s 13,virtio-net,tap1 \ -s 29,fbuf,tcp=3D0.0.0.0:5918,w=3D1600,h=3D950,wait \ -s 30,xhci,tablet \ -s 31,lpc \ -l bootrom,/usr/local/share/uefi-firmware/BHYVE_UEFI_CODE.fd \ vm0:1 < /dev/null & sleep 2 && vncviewer 0:1 Doing this way you will learn better how to compose the bhyve parameters and how they should be formatted naturally. As you can see,the vm-bhyve wrapper "muddies the waters". And I think that you should also learn how to create a bridge on FreeBSD. On Sat, Aug 12, 2023 at 11:46=E2=80=AFAM Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail= .com> wrote: > In my opinion,the usage of the wrapper creates some difficulties to > understand how bhyve and the networking works. You should start from the > very beginning,studying bhyve and the freebsd networking,instead of > learning how to correctly use the wrapper. > > On Sat, Aug 12, 2023 at 11:25=E2=80=AFAM Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gm= ail.com> > wrote: > >> 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 serve= r >> 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 >> mtu 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> metri= c 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? >> >> >> -- >> 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: >> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html] >> > > > -- > Mario. > --=20 Mario. --0000000000001bd4ef0602b6e9cd Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><pre class=3D"gmail-bbCodeCode" dir=3D"ltr"><code>Try like= this :<br><br>bhyve -S -c sockets=3D2,cores=3D2,threads=3D2 -m 4G -w -H -A= \ -s 0,hostbridge \ -s 1,ahci-hd,/mnt/zroot2/zroot2/bhyve/img/Windows/windows11.img,bootindex= =3D1 \ -s 13,virtio-net,tap1 \ -s 29,fbuf,tcp=3D<a href=3D"http://0.0.0.0:5918">0.0.0.0:5918</a>,w=3D1600,= h=3D950,wait \ -s 30,xhci,tablet \ -s 31,lpc \ -l bootrom,/usr/local/share/uefi-firmware/BHYVE_UEFI_CODE.fd \ vm0:1 < /dev/null & sleep 2 && vncviewer 0:1<br><br></code><= /pre><pre class=3D"gmail-bbCodeCode"><code>Doing this way you will learn be= tter how to compose the bhyve parameters and how they should be formatted n= aturally. <br>As you can see,the vm-bhyve wrapper "</code><span class= =3D"gmail-Y2IQFc" lang=3D"en">muddies the waters". And I think that yo= u should also learn how to create a bridge on FreeBSD.</span></pre></div><b= r><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, = Aug 12, 2023 at 11:46=E2=80=AFAM Mario Marietto <<a href=3D"mailto:marie= tto2008@gmail.com">marietto2008@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquo= te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px = solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">In my opinion,the= usage of the wrapper creates some difficulties to understand how bhyve and= the networking works. You should start from the very beginning,studying bh= yve and the freebsd networking,instead of learning how to correctly use the= wrapper.<br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D= "gmail_attr">On Sat, Aug 12, 2023 at 11:25=E2=80=AFAM Odhiambo Washington &= lt;<a href=3D"mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">odhiambo@gmail.c= om</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi= n:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex= "><div dir=3D"ltr">Hello all.<div><br></div><div>I am new to bhyve and have= read a lot about it, so I decided to try creating a few VMs.</div><div>I f= ound 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-free= bsd-13-1/" target=3D"_blank">https://klarasystems.com/articles/from-0-to-bh= yve-on-freebsd-13-1/</a></div><div>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).</div><div>I have gotten stuck midway and cannot fi= gure out why: I cannot boot the VMs I create.</div><div>I have tried creati= ng a Windows2019 as well as a Debian12 VM, but both don't boot.</div><d= iv><br></div><div>vm-public: flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,M= ULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1492<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ether ce:6f:1= 8:51:d4:51<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 id 00:00:00:00:00:00 priority 327= 68 hellotime 2 fwddelay 15<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 maxage 20 holdcnt= 6 proto rstp maxaddr 2000 timeout 1200<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 root= id 00:00:00:00:00:00 priority 32768 ifcost 0 port 0<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 member: em1 flags=3D143<LEARNING,DISCOVER,AUTOEDGE,AUTOPTP>= ;<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ifmaxaddr 0 po= rt 2 priority 128 path cost 20000<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 groups: br= idge vm-switch viid-4c918@<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 nd6 options=3D9&l= t;PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED><br></div><div>tap0: flags=3D8943<UP,BROADCAS= T,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1492<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 description: vmnet/debian12/0/public<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 options=3D80000<LINKSTATE><br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ethe= r 58:9c:fc:10:ff:ed<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 inet6 fe80::5a9c:fcff:fe= 10:ffed%tap0 prefixlen 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=3D21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL><br></div><div><br></d= iv><div>1.=C2=A0 Windows2019 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 windo= ws2019 /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 debi= an12</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0vm install debian12 .iso/debian-12.0.0-am= d64-DVD-1.iso</div><div><br></div><div>root@gw:/usr/local/bhyve-vms # vm li= st<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=A0Bootloader (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><div>From the above output of `vm list`, you can see that no= ne of them is booting 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_si= gnature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><d= iv dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Best regards,<br>Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<= br>Nairobi,KE<br>+254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223<br>"<span style=3D"= font-size:12.8px">Oh, the cruft.</span><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">&qu= ot;,=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">egrep -v '^$|^.*#'= ;=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"background-color:rgb(34,34,34);color:rgb(238,2= 38,238);font-family:"Lucida Console",Consolas,"Courier New&q= uot;,monospace;font-size:13.6px">=C2=AF\_(=E3=83=84)_/=C2=AF</span><span st= yle=3D"font-size:12.8px">=C2=A0:-)</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-siz= e: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-questions.html" tar= get=3D"_blank">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html</a>]</spa= n></div></div></div></div></div></div> </blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><br><span class=3D"gmail_signature_pre= fix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature">Mario.<br></d= iv> </blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><br><span class=3D"gmail_signature_pre= fix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature">Mario.<br></d= iv> --0000000000001bd4ef0602b6e9cd--
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