Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2023 13:15:18 +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%2B1FSij7ZuQ3O07hfG2CErZOVfcspEQUpVs-dwGcn-pAZp6mxQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAAdA2WMX=FSqdMsqQ0B93-R70y42iKyTxM7L7cAFQngK9TfOTQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAAdA2WPwjJV=qDyx_NEi_CFYgvfKz6FjySBb9PrfMYYa%2BBpFCw@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2B1FSij=nJ7CE3R4MJ5-kRqcZL3-DqLixrbr%2BRPm7Sm7ZrmOMw@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2B1FSijyg=t4rwjQq%2B1pR7FBYe7Y8p0BbBZDNYnM7hOaq4w2WA@mail.gmail.com> <CAAdA2WOsT%2Bb20F=eoXQ4Xw9FBvTMxsEHCWYsv38QSwSvNRE2gg@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2B1FSijNC_Cvd3%2B=BvQRZqxVh2mVqmzdpg4zdcbb-OTJ3Tip9g@mail.gmail.com> <CAAdA2WMX=FSqdMsqQ0B93-R70y42iKyTxM7L7cAFQngK9TfOTQ@mail.gmail.com>
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--000000000000ea60630602b7f3d3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Do you plan to fix the problem by using shortcuts like the wrappers ? I know,the temptation is high.... On Sat, Aug 12, 2023 at 1:07=E2=80=AFPM Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail= .com> wrote: > > > On Sat, Aug 12, 2023 at 1:23=E2=80=AFPM Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmai= l.com> > wrote: > >> As I had suspected,the first tutorial wants you learn vm-bhyve and iohyv= e >> (the wrapper for zfs and bhyve),as he says : >> >> *I=E2=80=99m not saying this is the way to go*. Really, really, If you a= re >> planning on setting things up from scratch to have a nice FreeBSD virtua= l >> machines server, look into all the cool projects out there like vm-bhyve >> <https://github.com/churchers/vm-bhyve>; or iohyve >> <https://github.com/pr1ntf/iohyve>; (to name two of them, I=E2=80=99m sur= e there >> are more). >> >> >> That's not good. If you want to set up from scratch you should not focus >> too much on studying the vm-bhyve or iohyve,it makes things even more >> complicated because these are tools that change themself during the time= so >> you should keep updated with more knowledge. >> >> Take a look at this tutorial : >> >> >> https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-install-linux-vm-on-freebsd-using-b= hyve-and-zfs/ >> > TBH, I had used this and even had two VMs running (FreeBSD and Debian). > But I had issues wrapping my head around the tapX networks and also > automatically starting the VMs. > That's why I headed towards using this wrapper. > > > -- > 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] > --=20 Mario. --000000000000ea60630602b7f3d3 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Do you plan to fix the problem by using shortcuts like the= wrappers ? I know,the temptation is high....<br></div><br><div class=3D"gm= ail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Aug 12, 2023 at 1:= 07=E2=80=AFPM Odhiambo Washington <<a href=3D"mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com"= >odhiambo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quot= e" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204)= ;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div cla= ss=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Aug 12, 20= 23 at 1:23=E2=80=AFPM Mario Marietto <<a href=3D"mailto:marietto2008@gma= il.com" target=3D"_blank">marietto2008@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><b= lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-le= ft:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>As I = had suspected,the first tutorial wants you learn vm-bhyve and iohyve (the w= rapper for zfs and bhyve),as he says : <br></div><div><br></div><div><p><b>= I=E2=80=99m not saying this is the way to go</b>. Really, really, If you ar= e planning on setting things up from scratch to have a nice FreeBSD virtual machines server, look into all the cool projects out there like <a href=3D"= https://github.com/churchers/vm-bhyve" target=3D"_blank">vm-bhyve</a> or <a href=3D"https://github.com/pr1ntf/iohyve" target=3D"_blank">iohyve</a= > (to name two of them, I=E2=80=99m sure there are more).</p><p><br></p><p>= That's not good. If you want to set up from scratch you should not focu= s too much on studying the vm-bhyve or iohyve,it makes things even more com= plicated because these are tools that change themself during the time so yo= u should keep updated with more knowledge. <br></p><p></p><p>Take a look at= this tutorial :</p><p></p><p><a href=3D"https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-= to-install-linux-vm-on-freebsd-using-bhyve-and-zfs/" target=3D"_blank">http= s://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-install-linux-vm-on-freebsd-using-bhyve-an= d-zfs/</a></p></div></div></blockquote><div></div></div><div>TBH, I had use= d this and even had two VMs running (FreeBSD and Debian).</div><div>But I h= ad issues wrapping my head around the tapX networks and also automatically = starting the VMs.</div><div>That's why I headed towards using this wrap= per.</div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div><span class=3D"gmail_signature_p= refix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D= "ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Best regards,<br>Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br>Nairob= i,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">",=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(238,238,238)= ;font-family:"Lucida Console",Consolas,"Courier New",mo= nospace;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:12.8p= x">[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" target=3D"= _blank">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html</a>]</span></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> --000000000000ea60630602b7f3d3--
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