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** Network: Intel e1000 (bridged) or Virtio | ** Network: Intel e1000 (bridged) or Virtio | ||
** Create a 32GB primary disk (scsi, qcow2) or Virtio | ** Create a 32GB primary disk (scsi, qcow2) or Virtio | ||
** Add FreeBSD 9. | ** Add FreeBSD 9.3-RELEASE-amd64 DVD ISO as an optical drive (scsi). | ||
==Install FreeBSD== | ==Install FreeBSD== | ||
* Power on the VM. | * Power on the VM. | ||
* It should boot to the FreeBSD 9. | * It should boot to the FreeBSD 9.3-RELEASE-amd64 DVD ISO. | ||
* System Components: Add "src". | * System Components: Add "src". | ||
* Disks: Guided, use entire disk. | * Disks: Guided, use entire disk. | ||
* Network: Use ipv4 only (unless you also use ipv6). | * Network: Use ipv4 only (unless you also use ipv6). | ||
* Services: Add ntpd. | * Services: Add ntpd. | ||
* This should leave you with FreeBSD 9. | * This should leave you with FreeBSD 9.3-RELEASE installed on the 32GB primary drive. | ||
* Shut down the VM after installation. | * Shut down the VM after installation. | ||
* Remove the ISO from the VM's optical drive (set to empty). | * Remove the ISO from the VM's optical drive (set to empty). | ||
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==First Boot== | ==First Boot== | ||
* Power on the VM and log in. | * Power on the VM and log in. | ||
If you have | If you have choosen to use VirtIO devices you can check their existence with dmesg: | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
dmesg | egrep '(vtnet|vtblk)' | dmesg | egrep '(vtnet|vtblk)' | ||
Revision as of 17:42, 25 January 2016
Tweaks and tips for better performance with FreeBSD on KVM.
- Note: This has been tested with FreeBSD 9.3 RELEASE (and patch levels). Some steps have been removed as they have been deprecated in newer FreeBSD versions.
Create VM
- Download the FreeBSD 9.3-RELEASE-amd64 DVD ISO (from here) and transfer it to your VM server.
- Create a new VM:
- CPU: dual-socket or dual-core
- IMPORTANT: As of current PVE releases, you may need to set your CPU to qemu64 rather than kvm64 for FreeBSD to be able to boot.
- RAM: 2GB (minimum)
- Network: Intel e1000 (bridged) or Virtio
- Create a 32GB primary disk (scsi, qcow2) or Virtio
- Add FreeBSD 9.3-RELEASE-amd64 DVD ISO as an optical drive (scsi).
- CPU: dual-socket or dual-core
Install FreeBSD
- Power on the VM.
- It should boot to the FreeBSD 9.3-RELEASE-amd64 DVD ISO.
- System Components: Add "src".
- Disks: Guided, use entire disk.
- Network: Use ipv4 only (unless you also use ipv6).
- Services: Add ntpd.
- This should leave you with FreeBSD 9.3-RELEASE installed on the 32GB primary drive.
- Shut down the VM after installation.
- Remove the ISO from the VM's optical drive (set to empty).
- Verify the VM's boot order is set to the primary hard disk first.
First Boot
- Power on the VM and log in.
If you have choosen to use VirtIO devices you can check their existence with dmesg:
dmesg | egrep '(vtnet|vtblk)' vtblk0: <VirtIO Block Adapter> on virtio_pci1 vtblk0: 16384MB (33554432 512 byte sectors) vtnet0: <VirtIO Networking Adapter> on virtio_pci2 vtnet0: Ethernet address: b2:ae:f1:97:36:52
- Set the time:
ntpdate -s pool.ntp.org
- Update the system:
freebsd-update fetch freebsd-update install
- Reboot