Re: slow network performance in bhyve with freebsd guests compared with any other guest os

2024-09-29 Thread void
On Sun, Sep 29, 2024 at 08:12:23AM +0100, Lexi Winter wrote: On 29/09/2024 07:58, void wrote: Surprisingly, freebsd guest performance is about 1/3rd of the line speed. Do some sysctls need to be tuned in freebsd specifically for when it is in a guest context? i tested this here and cannot

slow network performance in bhyve with freebsd guests compared with any other guest os

2024-09-28 Thread void
Surprisingly, freebsd guest performance is about 1/3rd of the line speed. Do some sysctls need to be tuned in freebsd specifically for when it is in a guest context? The host is 15.0-CURRENT (GENERIC-NODEBUG) #1 n271832-04262ed78d23 Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.90GHz with 128GB RAM and the guests are all o

Re: nvme virtualisation string for bhyve

2024-09-14 Thread void
Thanks!!! I'll try that

nvme virtualisation string for bhyve

2024-09-14 Thread void
Hi, I have a vm in bhyve. The virtual disk is a ssd zvol, and the zpool the zvol is on is composed of two ssds in a stripe. The ashift=12. The host OS is recent -current I usually start my vms with a bhyve variable for the disk like: -s 4,virtio-blk,/dev/zvol/ssd/vm2 \ The man page for bhyve

is it usual for azure-agent to spam the console?

2024-09-08 Thread void
Hi, As subject:- is it usual for azure-agent (waagent) to spam the console? The vm itself appears to be working fine, but it waagent sometimes spams so much that getty pushes the load over 1.00 I've set Logs.Console=n now in /usr/local/etc/waagent.conf. Is this safe? Is waagent usually so nois

Re: upgrading 13.2-p11 to 13.3-p4 on azure via freebsd-update

2024-08-01 Thread void
On Thu, Aug 01, 2024 at 11:42:57AM +0300, Odhiambo Washington wrote: On Tue, Jul 30, 2024 at 2:57 PM void wrote: Hi, Are there any known issues upgrading 13.2-p11 to 13.3-p3 via freebsd-update on Azure? How else would it be updated? You want to 'make buildworld buildkernel &

upgrading 13.2-p11 to 13.3-p4 on azure via freebsd-update

2024-07-30 Thread void
Hi, Are there any known issues upgrading 13.2-p11 to 13.3-p3 via freebsd-update on Azure? --

problems booting netbsd guest on bhyve host

2024-02-22 Thread void
Hi, I'm trying to boot most recent netbsd9 into bhyve. Trying to start the install like this # bhyve -AHP -s 0:0,amd_hostbridge -s 1:0,lpc \ -s 2:0,virtio-net,tap6 \ -s 3:0,virtio-blk,./netbsd9.img \ -s 4:0,ahci-cd,/isos/NetBSD/9/NetBSD-9.3-amd64.iso -c 4 -m 8G \ -l bootrom,/usr/local/share/uef

Re: vmm_load crashes to debugger early

2024-01-27 Thread void
Updating to main-n26-b8a484ec343d fixed the vmm.ko problem --

Re: vmm_load crashes to debugger early

2024-01-23 Thread void
Hello Kyle, On Mon, 22 Jan 2024, at 16:54, Kyle Evans wrote: > On 1/22/24 05:46, void wrote: >> Hello, >> >> On a very recent -current, vmm_load="YES" in /boot/loader.conf crashes >> the system to debugger early on in the boot sequence. I can't even

vmm_load crashes to debugger early

2024-01-22 Thread void
Hello, On a very recent -current, vmm_load="YES" in /boot/loader.conf crashes the system to debugger early on in the boot sequence. I can't even reach single user mode How can I prevent this one element of /boot/loader.conf from loading? thanks in advance for any advice --

Re: Running a webserver inside a bhyve host and exposing it to the world via PF

2023-10-17 Thread void
On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 05:00:54PM +0300, Odhiambo Washington wrote: I am stuck on how I can achieve this. I have a Linux VM running under bhyve. I have installed a webserver running on port 80 that I'd like to expose to the outside world. I am unable to figure out how to achieve this with PF run

Re: block-device backed (not zvol) bhyve guest?

2023-09-18 Thread void
On Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 07:58:55AM -0600, John Nielsen wrote: On Sep 18, 2023, at 7:47 AM, void wrote: As one can make a zvol-backed bhyve installation, can the same be done with a regular block device, like /dev/da0? (for context, this is an unformatted ssd) Yes. They are all just block

block-device backed (not zvol) bhyve guest?

2023-09-18 Thread void
Hi list, As one can make a zvol-backed bhyve installation, can the same be done with a regular block device, like /dev/da0? (for context, this is an unformatted ssd) --

Re: convert bhyve vm image to something linux lvm/kvm/qemu can use

2023-07-09 Thread void
On Sat, Jul 08, 2023 at 03:30:55PM +0200, Georg Pfuetzenreuter wrote: Hi, I think qcow2 is the most popular format on KVM. Hi, thanks for this. Good to know but in the end I didn't need to convert. What i did was to transfer the image onto the linux hosting then wrote using dd to a lvm device

convert bhyve vm image to something linux lvm/kvm/qemu can use

2023-07-08 Thread void
Hello list, I need to convert a bhyve filebacked (so: .img) freebsd instance to something a linux host running lvm+kvm+qemu would understand. What format do I need to convert it to? Do I need to worry about the boot partition of the freebsd instance? --

Re: how to import a freebsd azure instance into an offsite bhyve?

2023-02-23 Thread void
On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 04:28:45PM +0200, Oleksandr Kryvulia wrote: If you have an access to azure portal you can download vhd disk and convert it using emulators/qemu I found https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/download-vhd?tabs=azure-cli#alternative-snapshot-the-v

Re: how to import a freebsd azure instance into an offsite bhyve?

2023-02-23 Thread void
On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 04:28:45PM +0200, Oleksandr Kryvulia wrote: If you have an access to azure portal you can download vhd disk and convert it using emulators/qemu Really! I wasn't aware. Is this a recent thing and does the azure vm need to be turned off beforehand? --

how to import a freebsd azure instance into an offsite bhyve?

2023-02-23 Thread void
Hello @virtualization As subject: what's the best method of importing an azure instance into bhyve? The only way I can think of, so far, is to log into the instance then do a dd over ssh of the main partition to the bhyve server. fstab on the azure instance looks like so: # # DeviceMou

Re: trying to attach another disk to openbsd72 bhyve guest

2022-11-06 Thread void
Hi, On Sun, 6 Nov 2022, at 11:16, Peter Grehan wrote: > I tried this out with 7 disks, 6 added post-install, and OpenBSD 7.2 was > able to see them. Info appended. Managed to "fix" it :D - the tl;dr version is "select GPT and not MBR" because if GPT isn't selected, an msdos efi partition isn't c

Re: trying to attach another disk to openbsd72 bhyve guest

2022-11-06 Thread void
Hello Peter, On Sun, 6 Nov 2022, at 11:16, Peter Grehan wrote: > I tried this out with 7 disks, 6 added post-install, and OpenBSD 7.2 was > able to see them. Info appended. Thanks for this, I'll try to replicate your results here > What version is the FreeBSD host ? I tested on CURRENT. Ah, a

trying to attach another disk to openbsd72 bhyve guest

2022-11-02 Thread void
Hello, I'm trying to attach another disk to an openbsd72 guest like so: [snip] bhyve -c 4 -m 16G -wuH \ -s 0,amd_hostbridge \ -s 3,virtio-blk,/dev/zvol/vms/openbsd64g \ -s 4,ahci-hd,/dev/zvol/vms/openbsd-externalfs0 \ <=== here -s 5,virtio-net,tap14 \ -s 30,xhci,tablet \ -s 31,lpc -l com1,stdio -