Install required packages
pkg install vm-bhyve grub2-bhyve
Set configuration for byhve-vm
sysrc vm_enable="YES"
sysrc vm_dir="zfs:zroot/vm"
sysrc vm_delay="5"
Setup ZFS
zfs create -o mountpoint=/vm zroot/vm
vm init
NOTE: Assuming the pool on the system is zroot
Copy over config templates:
cp /usr/local/share/examples/vm-bhyve/* /vm/.templates/
Since bridge0 exists for jails, well just leverage it for vms too:
vm switch create -t manual -b bridge0 public
You can add iso to the default datastore for later use:
vm iso <URL or path>
Confirm its been added:
ls -lah /vm/.iso/
Leverage cloud imgs if possible, since bhyve-vm supports cloud-init and adding public keys out of the box
Create the vm and disk:
vm create -t debian -s 20G deb1
Configure it if necessary:
vm configure deb1
NOTE: On debian the defaults worked fine
Install using iso from datastore:
vm install deb1 debian-10.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso
Then get a console up:
vm console deb1
NOTE: Follow install prompts Additionally I did need to install grub on /dev/sda1
Currently theres a default snapshot for debian:
vm clone deb1@debianbase:v1 deb2
Once online youll need to force the regen of the ssh keys:
dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server
sudo systemctl restart ssh
Create a cloudinit vm from nothing (doesnt work with -s yet):
vm create -t ubuntu -i ubuntu-18.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.img -s 80G -C -k /root/robs.key robstest4
NOTE: Make sure -k has correct read permissions