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C (programming language)>C| operating system = FreeBSD, illumos| genre = Hypervisor| license = FreeBSD License}}bhyve (pronounced “bee hive”, formerly written as BHyVe for “BSD hypervisor“) is a type-2 (hosted) hypervisor initially written for FreeBSD.WEB, Carabas, Mihai, Grehan, Peter, Porting bhyve on ARM,www.bsdcan.org/2016/schedule/attachments/370_bsdcan2016.pdf, 8 February 2017, 10 June 2016, WEB, Dexter, Michael, BHyVe: The BSD HyperVisor In Depth,bhyve.org/BHyVe-EuroBSDcon2012.pdf, 8 February 2017, 20 October 2012,bhyve.org/BHyVe-EuroBSDcon2012.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20180218095722bhyve.org/BHyVe-EuroBSDcon2012.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20180218095722bhyve.org/BHyVe-EuroBSDcon2012.pdf, 18 February 2018, dead, WEB,www.serverwatch.com/server-news/open-source-freebsd-10-takes-on-virtualization.html, Open Source FreeBSD 10 Takes on Virtualization, QuinStreet Enterprise, 22 January 2014, 28 July 2014, ServerWatch, Sean Michael, Kerner, It can also be used on a number of illumos based distributions including SmartOS,WEB,bhyvecon.org/bhyvecon2018-Gwydir.pdf, bhyve zones in SmartOS, Gerdts, Mike, March 2018, OpenIndiana, and OmniOS.WEB,omniosce.org/info/bhyve, bhyve Hypervisor, omniosce.org, 2018-09-27, A port of bhyve to macOS called xhyve is also available.WEB, machyve/xhyve: a lightweight OS X virtualization solution,github.com/machyve/xhyve, GitHub, 9 July 2020,

Features

bhyve supports the virtualization of several guest operating systems, including FreeBSD 9+, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Linux, illumos, DragonFly and Windows NTWEB,wiki.freebsd.org/bhyve/Windows, bhyve Windows Virtual Machines, FreeBSD Wiki, (Windows Vista and later, Windows Server 2008 and later). bhyve also supports UEFI installations and VirtIO emulated interfaces. Windows virtual machines require VirtIO drivers for a stable operation. Current development efforts aim at widening support for other operating systems for the x86-64 architecture.Support for peripherals relies on basic and VirtIO drivers and supports: eXtensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) USB controllers, NVM Express (NVMe) controllers, High Definition Audio Controllers, raw framebuffer device attached to VNC server (Video Output), and AHCI/PCI Passthrough.WEB, Peter Grehan, Neel Natu, FreeBSD Manual Pages,www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bhyve&sektion=8&n=1, The FreeBSD Project, Since the support for peripherals is incomplete, hardware-accelerated graphics is only available using PCI passthrough. But, Intel GVT (and other vGPUs with driver support) should allow sharing the device with the host.WEB, Bhyve guests with hardware accelerated graphics,papers.freebsd.org/2019/eurobsdcon/chiu-bhyve_guests_with_hardware_accelerated_graphics/, FreeBSD Presentations and Papers, bhyve performs about the same as its competitors with lack of memory ballooning and accelerated graphics interface, but bhyve has a more modern codebase and uses fewer resources. In the case of FreeBSD the resource management is more efficient. FreeBSD is also known for its exemplary I/O speeds; running bhyve from FreeBSD has a lot of advantages for time-critical virtual appliances by reducing I/O time, especially on disk and network related loads.

Applications

Docker on macOS uses a bhyve derivative called HyperKit. It is derived from xhyve, a port of bhyve to macOS’s Hypervisor framework.WEB, moby/hyperkit: A toolkit for embedding hypervisor capabilities in your application,github.com/moby/hyperkit, GitHub, Moby, 10 July 2020, iohyve on FreeBSD is a command-line utility to create, store, manage, and launch bhyve guests using built in FreeBSD features.WEB, FreeBSD bhyve manager utilizing ZFS and other FreeBSD tools,github.com/pr1ntf/iohyve, GitHub, Pr1ntf, 2021-08-07, vm-bhyve on FreeBSD is a shell-based, bhyve manager with minimal dependencies.WEB, Shell based, minimal dependency bhyve manager,github.com/churchers/vm-bhyve, GitHub, Churchers, 2021-08-07, BVCP on FreeBSD is a lightweight, native, full featured web interface for managing virtual machines.WEB, BVCP: FreeBSD Bhyve Project,bhyve.npulse.net/, bhyve.npulse.net, 2021-08-07, FreeNAS, based on FreeBSD, uses bhyve alongside its file sharing services to provide hosting for VMs.WEB, 18. Virtual Machines — FreeNAS®11.3-U5 User Guide Table of Contents,www.ixsystems.com/documentation/freenas/11.3-U5/virtualmachines.html, 2023-01-02, www.ixsystems.com,

Other distributions

ClonOS, a FreeBSD-based distribution for virtual hosting platform and appliance, primarily uses bhyve and has a web-based management interface.WEB, Free Open-Source Hosting Platform,clonos.convectix.com/, clonos.convectix.com, 2021-08-07, MyBee, a FreeBSD-based distribution for managing cloud VMs (bhyve) through a simplified API.WEB, The most simplified API for creating and destroying K8S and cloud VMs,myb.convectix.com/, myb.convectix.com, 2022-05-17, SmartOS, an Illumos-based distribution for managing cloud VMs (bhyve, Solaris zones) through a simplified API.MidnightBSD, a desktop operating system, includes bhyve.WEB, Virtualization,github.com/MidnightBSD/src/wiki/Virtual-Machines, github.com, 2023-09-23,

References

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Further reading

• WEB, Larabel, Michael, BHyVe: A New Hypervisor Coming To FreeBSD 10.0,www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI5ODY, Phoronix, Phoronix Media, 28 July 2014, 10 February 2013,
• WEB, Schenkeveld, Paul, bhyve – The BSD Hypervisor,archive.fosdem.org/2013/schedule/event/bhyve_bsd_hypervisor/, fosdem.org, FOSDEM, 28 July 2014, Brussels, 3 February 2013,
• WEB, Larabel, Michael, The State Of FreeBSD’s Bhyve Virtualization,www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTUwODY, Phoronix, Phoronix Media, 28 July 2014, 9 November 2013,
• WEB, Bhyve Mind,www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/49707/bhyve-mind-bsd-now-20/, BSD Now, 12 August 2014, January 16, 2014, {{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

External links

• {{man|8|bhyve|FreeBSD}}
• bhyve on FreeBSD wiki

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