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As I understand it, Oxide is going to have deep software integration into their hardware. So the expectation isn't that the servers in this rack will be runnin

As I understand it, Oxide is going to have deep software integration into their hardware. So the expectation isn't that the servers in this rack will be running Windows or a generic Linux distribution. In case anyone from Oxide is here, is my understanding correct? And if so, will there be a way to run a smaller version of an Oxide system, say for testing or development, without purchasing an entire rack at a time? Anyway, glad to finally get a glimpse of what Oxide has to offer. Looking forward to seeing a lot more.

2trill2spill 5y ago
My understanding is you will use a API to provision virtual machines on top of the Oxide hypervisor/software stack, which is bhyve running on Illumos. So you can still just run your favorite Linux distro or windows or a BSD if you want[1]. [1]: https://soundcloud.com/user-760920229/why-your-servers-suck-and-how-oxide-computer-plans-to-make-this-better https://soundcloud.com/user-760920229/why-your-servers-suck-...
- SSLy 5y ago
  bhyve? what happened to the KVM port?
  - 2trill2spill 5y ago
    Apparently bhyve will be replacing KVM going forward, this article has a list of reasons[1]. [1]: https://omnios.org/info/bhyve https://omnios.org/info/bhyve
jhickok 5y ago
Agreed, I would love to hear more about the management plane. I'm glad it's API-driven, but I still have some questions about things like which hypervisor they are using. If it's a custom software stack, might be nice to get a miniature dev-kit!
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- kaliszad 5y ago
  They will use Illumos with Bhyve, @bcantrill said it in a podcast just a few months ago. I have linked it somewhere in my comments (look at my profile).
  - Timothycquinn 5y ago
    Is that Illumos or SmartOS or are those considered interchangeable these days?
    - kaliszad 5y ago
      Illumos is the project that multiple distributions build on from what I understand. In a way, it could be likened to GNU/ Linux as Illumos probably contains not only the kernel but other tools and libraries as well. There is e.g. omniosce.org, perhaps Nexenta and Joyent/ Samsung SmartOS.

2trill2spill 5y ago

My understanding is you will use a API to provision virtual machines on top of the Oxide hypervisor/software stack, which is bhyve running on Illumos. So you can still just run your favorite Linux distro or windows or a BSD if you want[1]. [1]: https://soundcloud.com/user-760920229/why-your-servers-suck-and-how-oxide-computer-plans-to-make-this-better https://soundcloud.com/user-760920229/why-your-servers-suck-...

SSLy 5y ago
bhyve? what happened to the KVM port?
- 2trill2spill 5y ago
  Apparently bhyve will be replacing KVM going forward, this article has a list of reasons[1]. [1]: https://omnios.org/info/bhyve https://omnios.org/info/bhyve

jhickok 5y ago

Agreed, I would love to hear more about the management plane. I'm glad it's API-driven, but I still have some questions about things like which hypervisor they are using. If it's a custom software stack, might be nice to get a miniature dev-kit!

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kaliszad 5y ago
They will use Illumos with Bhyve, @bcantrill said it in a podcast just a few months ago. I have linked it somewhere in my comments (look at my profile).
- Timothycquinn 5y ago
  Is that Illumos or SmartOS or are those considered interchangeable these days?
  - kaliszad 5y ago
    Illumos is the project that multiple distributions build on from what I understand. In a way, it could be likened to GNU/ Linux as Illumos probably contains not only the kernel but other tools and libraries as well. There is e.g. omniosce.org, perhaps Nexenta and Joyent/ Samsung SmartOS.