Bhyve, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 36 relations: Advanced Host Controller Interface, Brussels, BSD licenses, C (programming language), Docker (software), DragonFly BSD, Extensible Host Controller Interface, FOSDEM, Framebuffer, FreeBSD, Hypervisor, Illumos, Input/output, Intel High Definition Audio, Linux, MacOS, MidnightBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, OpenIndiana, Operating system, Peripheral, QEMU, Resource management (computing), SmartOS, System resource, TrueNAS, UEFI, USB, Virtual appliance, Virtual machine, Virtual Network Computing, Windows NT, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, X86-64.

2. Free virtualization software
3. FreeBSD

Advanced Host Controller Interface

The Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is a technical standard defined by Intel that specifies the register-level interface of Serial ATA (SATA) host controllers in a non-implementation-specific manner in its motherboard chipsets.

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Brussels

Brussels (Bruxelles,; Brussel), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium.

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BSD licenses

BSD licenses are a family of permissive free software licenses, imposing minimal restrictions on the use and distribution of covered software.

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C (programming language)

C (pronounced – like the letter c) is a general-purpose programming language.

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Docker (software)

Docker is a set of platform as a service (PaaS) products that use OS-level virtualization to deliver software in packages called containers. Bhyve and Docker (software) are free virtualization software.

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DragonFly BSD

DragonFly BSD is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system forked from FreeBSD 4.8. Bhyve and DragonFly BSD are software using the BSD license.

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Extensible Host Controller Interface

The eXtensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) is a technical specification that provides a detailed framework for the functioning of a computer's host controller for Universal Serial Bus (USB).

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FOSDEM

Free and Open source Software Developers' European Meeting (FOSDEM) is a non-commercial, volunteer-organized European event centered on free and open-source software development.

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Framebuffer

A framebuffer (frame buffer, or sometimes framestore) is a portion of random-access memory (RAM) containing a bitmap that drives a video display.

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FreeBSD

FreeBSD is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system descended from the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). Bhyve and FreeBSD are software using the BSD license.

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Hypervisor

A hypervisor, also known as a virtual machine monitor (VMM) or virtualizer, is a type of computer software, firmware or hardware that creates and runs virtual machines.

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Illumos

Illumos (stylized as illumos) is a partly free and open-source Unix operating system. Bhyve and illumos are free software programmed in C.

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Input/output

In computing, input/output (I/O, i/o, or informally io or IO) is the communication between an information processing system, such as a computer, and the outside world, such as another computer system, peripherals, or a human operator.

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Intel High Definition Audio

Intel High Definition Audio (IHDA) (also called HD Audio or development codename Azalia) is a specification for the audio sub-system of personal computers.

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Linux

Linux is both an open-source Unix-like kernel and a generic name for a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Bhyve and Linux are free software programmed in C.

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MacOS

macOS, originally Mac OS X, previously shortened as OS X, is an operating system developed and marketed by Apple since 2001.

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MidnightBSD

MidnightBSD is a free Unix, desktop-oriented operating system originally forked from FreeBSD 6.1, and periodically updated with code and drivers from later FreeBSD releases. Bhyve and MidnightBSD are FreeBSD.

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NetBSD

NetBSD is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system based on the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). Bhyve and NetBSD are software using the BSD license.

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OpenBSD

OpenBSD is a security-focused, free and open-source, Unix-like operating system based on the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). Bhyve and OpenBSD are free software programmed in C and software using the BSD license.

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OpenIndiana

OpenIndiana is a free and open-source illumos distribution descended from UNIX System V Release 4 via the OpenSolaris operating system.

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Operating system

An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.

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Peripheral

A peripheral device, or simply peripheral, is an auxiliary hardware device that a computer uses to transfer information externally.

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QEMU

QEMU (Quick Emulator) is a free and open-source emulator. Bhyve and QEMU are free virtualization software.

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Resource management (computing)

In computer programming, resource management refers to techniques for managing resources (components with limited availability).

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SmartOS

SmartOS is a free and open-source SVR4 hypervisor based on the UNIX operating system that combines OpenSolaris technology with bhyve and KVM virtualization. Bhyve and SmartOS are free software programmed in C.

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System resource

In computing, a system resource, or simply resource, is any physical or virtual component of limited availability that is accessible to a computer.

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TrueNAS

TrueNAS is the branding for a family of network-attached storage (NAS) products produced by iXsystems. Bhyve and TrueNAS are FreeBSD and software using the BSD license.

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UEFI

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI, or as an acronym) is a specification that defines the architecture of the platform firmware used for booting the computer hardware and its interface for interaction with the operating system.

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USB

Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an industry standard that allows data exchange and delivery of power between many types of electronics.

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Virtual appliance

A virtual appliance is a pre-configured virtual machine image, ready to run on a hypervisor; virtual appliances are a subset of the broader class of software appliances.

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Virtual machine

In computing, a virtual machine (VM) is the virtualization or emulation of a computer system.

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Virtual Network Computing

Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a graphical desktop-sharing system that uses the Remote Frame Buffer protocol (RFB) to remotely control another computer.

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Windows NT

Windows NT is a proprietary graphical operating system produced by Microsoft as part of its Windows product line, the first version of which, Windows NT 3.1, was released on July 27, 1993.

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Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008, codenamed "Longhorn Server", is the eighth release of the Windows Server operating system produced by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of the operating systems.

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Windows Vista

Windows Vista is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft.

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X86-64

x86-64 (also known as x64, x86_64, AMD64, and Intel 64) is a 64-bit version of the x86 instruction set, first announced in 1999.

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See also

Free virtualization software

• Bhyve
• Chroot
• Cooperative Linux
• Docker (software)
• EmbeddedXEN
• Firecracker (software)
• Free Java implementations
• FreeBSD jail
• GNOME Boxes
• Kernel-based Virtual Machine
• LXC
• Lguest
• Libguestfs
• Libvirt
• Linux-VServer
• Marionnet
• OpenJDK
• OpenVNet
• OpenVZ
• Proxmox Virtual Environment
• QEMU
• ScummVM
• User-mode Linux
• Virt-manager
• VirtualBox
• Vkernel
• XCP-ng
• Xen
• XtratuM
• ZeroVM

FreeBSD

• ALTQ
• Bhyve
• Busdma
• Common Address Redundancy Protocol
• DesktopBSD
• Dirhash
• FreeBSD
• FreeBSD Core Team
• FreeBSD Documentation License
• FreeBSD Foundation
• FreeBSD Ports
• FreeBSD jail
• FreeBSD version history
• FreeSBIE
• GBDE
• GEOM
• Geli (software)
• Geom raid5
• GhostBSD
• Highly Available STorage
• Hw.sensors
• Junos OS
• Kqueue
• Kylin (operating system)
• List of products based on FreeBSD
• List of router firmware projects
• Loadable kernel module
• M0n0wall
• MidnightBSD
• Moused
• NextBSD
• OPNsense
• OpenServer
• PfSense
• Pfsync
• PicoBSD
• Portsnap
• Soft updates
• Sysctl
• Systat (BSD)
• TrueNAS
• TrueOS
• Vinum volume manager
• Walnut Creek CDROM
• XigmaNAS

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhyve