virtualization in pcBSD9-qemu,libvirtd etc..

[kifto]

Hi everybody

Im a bit confused about the different virtualization options in pcBSD/freeBSD, Id like to know if there are any sites, guides or tutorials related to qemu/freeBSD, libvirtd/freeBSD, virt-manager/freeBSD etc...most of what Ive found is related to linux, not to freeBSD/pcBSD.

For example, to use the pbi for the virt-manager, should I install qemu as well? or that pbi includes everything I need to run and create virtual machines?

Ive got a few questions like that, but I dont know where I can get information related to those topics (the use of qemu,libvirtd etc in freeBSD)

Thanks

[kmoore134]

Do you mean as a guest or host? As a guest you can download our
pre-build VBox/Vmware images. As a host I'm using VirtualBox here from
the AppCafe, no real setup needed, just install and go

[kifto]

I mean as a host. Ive used too virtualbox in pcBSD, but in the 8.x series, I still haven't seen the pbi at the appcafe for the pcbsd9 i386 x32 release, that's one of the reasons why I'm trying to test qemu with BSD as a host. I should have asked before for the virtualbox pbi.I dont see it at the appcafe...where can i find it?(I prefer not to use the ports)

[kmoore134]

Looks like the virtualbox PBI was failing to build.. I'm looking into it
now, and hope to have it in the AppCafe in the next few days.

[kifto]

Thanks very much for your help, I'm not in a hurry, so in that case I'll wait for that virtualbox pbi.

[kmoore134]

It should be in the AppCafe later today, but you can grab it here:

ftp://ftp.pcbsd.org/pub/pbioutgoing/i386/9/emulators/virtualbox-ose/

Just install it with "pbi_add" as root, and you'll be good

[kifto]

I just wanted to thank you (I mean you, Mr Moore, and the rest of the community & profesionals behind pcBSD) for all these resources you give us for free, and how well it works this particular virtualbox.pbi


Thanks(again)for your help