Following up on both the deploy script and my issues running OpenBSD with virtio drivers.
I still am not able to successfully install OpenBSD with the virtio drivers, but I was able to convert from fullvirt to paravirt after I had OpenBSD installed. I published my deploy script on Github: https://github.com/eatonphil/linode-deploy-experimental. You can now deploy OpenBSD, NetBSD, and FreeBSD on Linode using this script. Each image supports paravirtualization. Here is a forum post that goes into a little more detail: https://forum.linode.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=14653. On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 9:19 AM, Phil Eaton <[email protected]> wrote: > Strictly speaking there is only a small subset of _Linux_ distros that are > supported. To get anything else running you need to manually install them > yourself: https://forum.linode.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=12080. But after > doing this for a long time, I set up a private ftp server to host > filesystem images for FreeBSD and OpenBSD and made a script to automate the > deploy. > > This automated deploy is a work in progress (though it does work). Until > I'm able to open it up (as a community project most likely), you'll have to > do the install yourself. In both cases, you won't be able to get official > Linode support for either (among other things, this means backups and > password resets from the Manager won't work). But I'm pushing for that at > some point too and trying to build interest / awareness. > > On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 3:29 AM, Gareth Nelson <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Is this something special that you had due to being staff or can regular >> customers order VMs with OpenBSD? >> >> I'm a linode customer and would love to run OpenBSD (or FreeBSD, but I do >> prefer OpenBSD) there. >> >> On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 3:22 PM, Phil Eaton <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I have OpenBSD (and FreeBSD) running on Linode VMs (on a KVM host) and it >>> works well enough. I'm more than hazy on the details, but the issue as >>> far >>> as I'm aware is that OpenBSD does not yet have full support for virtio. >>> So >>> I need to use full virtualization for it to recognize my disks and >>> network >>> devices. Presumably this affects performance, but I haven't gotten into >>> testing it much and haven't noticed it in my (admittedly light) use so >>> far. >>> >>> At home I have FreeBSD running on Hyper-V and it works well too. But >>> FreeBSD has better support for the virtio drivers so I'd expect it to >>> perform better in both cases. >>> >>> Disclosure: I work for Linode. >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 10:07 AM, Markus Rosjat <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > Hi there, >>> > >>> > just like to get opinions or examples of OpenBSd as guest on a >>> hypervisor. >>> > I had it running on a VMware Host but since the free version is missing >>> > quiet a lot features I was wondering where to look at. I also tried >>> Hyper-V >>> > from MS and this looks qiet ok. So if the "virtual" guys like to share >>> > there expericence it would be nice. Im open for every thing so KVM or >>> BHive >>> > are points Ive looked at but haven't tried for now. >>> > >>> > thanks for the input >>> > >>> > regards >>> > -- >>> > Markus Rosjat fon: +49 351 8107223 mail: [email protected] >>> > >>> > G+H Webservice GbR Gorzolla, Herrmann >>> > Königsbrücker Str. 70, 01099 Dresden >>> > >>> > http://www.ghweb.de >>> > fon: +49 351 8107220 fax: +49 351 8107227 >>> > >>> > Bitte prüfen Sie, ob diese Mail wirklich ausgedruckt werden muss! >>> Before >>> > you print it, think about your responsibility and commitment to the >>> > ENVIRONMENT >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Phil Eaton >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Phil Eaton > -- Phil Eaton
