XEN // FreeBSD guest

freebsd full | freebsd cloud | freebsd ext2fs | freebsd zfs

Choose method

we are considering FOUR ways to deploy FreeBSD as a XEN/PVH guest

1. installer on UFS or ZFS using installer

2. out-of-the-box VM image

3. bootstrap on EXT2FS like a brute – needs special kernel

4. bootstrap on ZFS like a brute – needs special kernel

TODO

play with ACPI

    sysctl -a | grep acpi
    hw.acpi.power_button_state

Resources

Xen Hypervisor Dom0 and DomU Support https://wiki.freebsd.org/Xen

boot

12.2. FreeBSD Boot Process https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/boot-introduction.html

loader – kernel bootstrapping final stage https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=loader

time and network

https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/config-network-setup.html

some hints from the pxe world

Install FreeBSD with mfsBSD https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/install-freebsd-with-mfsbsd.14162/