From owner-freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Sat Dec 3 07:36:55 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-virtualization@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12CA1C64C75 for ; Sat, 3 Dec 2016 07:36:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pprocacci@gmail.com) Received: from mail-io0-x22e.google.com (mail-io0-x22e.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c06::22e]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D32FB1C21 for ; Sat, 3 Dec 2016 07:36:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pprocacci@gmail.com) Received: by mail-io0-x22e.google.com with SMTP id j65so520133013iof.0 for ; Fri, 02 Dec 2016 23:36:54 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=yJdgfKjV7oZ0WPUbtjy4E8TEk8ljmZgcuJgVW8j3uz4=; b=N6Rqa9n9A1LWev31y9OksFgiPmxKbklhebXQVUwaYkXl8dVb3Gs3RyzLWpouUd14yP RMt22qacQJp6DqIiu2undLxoRA+3UPGOe4xcn6o+KnK1YBIWPjjLv2izeTPplnIFUPCS zZYxQYz738WmnHFxF9zb3trdvPYiGzDgiNQf44AX1yzzmd3zzLfRnT89HqIMXAXae0ng mlN9BIdXOsIVdTeiDBxFzT73I9FZ4ynstFwPXJ1oxhUCKjNx/71T3Q1OfmQqq7Rd8iZ2 CE7yI259xinw1b4rpXIBFTrNTww7DFfPK2UlZ8e4m6vTJbyK2xBXQ6+UVLCthwhVves1 GyeA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=yJdgfKjV7oZ0WPUbtjy4E8TEk8ljmZgcuJgVW8j3uz4=; b=DaxlCcVdYHVWfWGZn3iSd1GnE2tB3JXd1biXYa/ELYPHn94kBOveF9OAdtoc+VOO3Q IZB78JcJMOJ8UgNN8N0+/ntvWuEEWwiE6VU6isv0S2ZNEYsSRa8l2yZ/xmM0ni0oVQXL hAVsATNI0yJnXlh93lW4mXHJ743HayTarcJxS1oVqhFsxbsKqDtzbHg/zcapI4UMU66c rbq4VHX9zrLxdcb1cikPWnjscnfk501cxog4L3ovLyxVUyQR59u0aNOMGML1fsfNNGHZ sxF/ZhXfTvU+v6Ed0yXPjlTUikl8RrB9V8Wgi9bbO8+3hwFbaouwokHJwtF/x72RuAb7 OOXA== X-Gm-Message-State: AKaTC02XN1rm7ddOBnFnNjCeXnScLq12uHNEPUQ1TGkHK8Zt8no7XCFgU67VNPeU+rQh+Qiu6CBfWMRq3HNZMQ== X-Received: by 10.36.9.202 with SMTP id 193mr865593itm.72.1480750614221; Fri, 02 Dec 2016 23:36:54 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.107.142.23 with HTTP; Fri, 2 Dec 2016 23:36:53 -0800 (PST) From: Paul Procacci Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2016 02:36:53 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: bhyve - ZVOL backed Root FS over ISCSI without involving the host. To: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.23 X-BeenThere: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussion of various virtualization techniques FreeBSD supports." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2016 07:36:55 -0000 A simple question, yet I couldn't find any documentation on the above subject. I suppose this is because it isn't possible but just to be sure, I'm asking. Virtualbox for instance, allows you to specify LUN's (via iscsi) for use as a rootfs for it's virtual machines. Essentially acting itself as an iscsi initiator. Does bhyve have anything similar (without involving the host)? In other words, does bhyve have the ability to act as the initiator? Assuming it is possible and documentation exists, if I could be pointed in that direction ... great. Thanks in advance. -- __________________ :(){ :|:& };: