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   subnetspider (subnetspider@mastodon.bsd.cafe)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Jun-2025 05:40:09 JST subnetspider

   I've just set up vm-bhyve on a vanilla FreeBSD 14.2 server and created my first VM, it was actually a lot easier than I thought. :D

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     Dan McDonald (danmcd@hostux.social)'s status on Thursday, 05-Jun-2025 08:36:36 JST Dan McDonald

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     • stratacast

     @matthew @stratacast @subnetspider

     #OpenIndiana is desktop focussed.

     #OmniOS is single-server-or-VM-guest focussed.

     #SmartOS is hypervisor-focussed.

     All are #illumos distributions. I know SmartOS has paid-support options (though usually we support #Triton Data Center deployments).

     Also #illumos distros include dedicated appliance/device user like @oxidecomputer 's Helios or RackTop's BrickStore.

     That help?

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     matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Thursday, 05-Jun-2025 08:36:37 JST matthew - retroedge.tech

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     • stratacast
     Do you know the difference between OmniOS and OpenIndiana? Why would someone choose one over the other? I am guessing that OmniOS has some type of paid support offering.
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     stratacast (stratacast@mastodon.bsd.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 05-Jun-2025 08:36:38 JST stratacast

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     • matthew - retroedge.tech

     @matthew @subnetspider It is one. OmniOS is an illumos distribution. There's other cool and unique illumos distributions like SmartOS and Tribblix and OpenIndiana

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     matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Thursday, 05-Jun-2025 08:36:39 JST matthew - retroedge.tech

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     From what I understand, OmniOS is the actively used descendant of Sun Solaris.
     
     https://omnios.org/
     
     #unix #solaris #omniOS
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     matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Thursday, 05-Jun-2025 08:36:40 JST matthew - retroedge.tech

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     • stratacast
     Thanks. And I think the reverse is also true: a Debian system running in a bhyve VM on a NetBSD host. I haven't done it, but I am interested in experimenting more with NetBSD.
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     Nice Mitch Conner (mitchconner@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Thursday, 05-Jun-2025 08:36:40 JST Nice Mitch Conner

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     Don't hear anyone talking about Solaris or Darwin anymore
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     stratacast (stratacast@mastodon.bsd.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 05-Jun-2025 08:36:42 JST stratacast

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     • matthew - retroedge.tech

     @matthew @subnetspider You can install NetBSD in a bhyve virtual machine

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     matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Thursday, 05-Jun-2025 08:36:43 JST matthew - retroedge.tech

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     > Either way, NetBSD has both the NVMM and Xen hypervisors, so it should work both ways.
     
     Thank you.
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     subnetspider (subnetspider@mastodon.bsd.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 05-Jun-2025 08:36:44 JST subnetspider

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     • matthew - retroedge.tech

     @matthew I'm not sure I understand your question, do you want to know if it is possible to run a NetBSD VM on a FreeBSD host with bhyve, or a FreeBSD VM on a NetBSD host?

     Either way, NetBSD has both the NVMM and Xen hypervisors, so it should work both ways.

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     matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Thursday, 05-Jun-2025 08:36:45 JST matthew - retroedge.tech

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     Do you know if bhyve is able to be used with netbsd as the host?
     
     Is there any documentation or guides that helped you a lot with bhyve? ... I do see that you linked to a youtube video and I will check that out.
     
     #bhyve #vm #netbsd
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     subnetspider (subnetspider@mastodon.bsd.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 05-Jun-2025 08:36:46 JST subnetspider

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     And now there's a Debian 12 VM running on bhyve with the nvme disk driver.

     To be honest, vm-bhyve seems to be all I need to run my virtual machines. Maybe I'll just replace my Proxmox VE host and use bhyve instead...

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     subnetspider (subnetspider@mastodon.bsd.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 05-Jun-2025 08:36:47 JST subnetspider

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     Can really recommend this video, that all I needed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E47Pd0P58Co