bhyve Is it possible to run OpenBSD virtualization (vm) within bhyve?

Let me see if I got you straight:
1. On a FreeBSD host, you have a bhyve VM with OpenBSD running.
2. Within that VM (within OpenBSD) you're trying to run yet another VM.

I don't know if bhyve can handle 2-layered virtualization like that. I think VirtualBox can. In any case, you'd have to go into the BIOS of the physical metal (the one where you have FreeBSD installed), and enable VT-x paging or something like that (Check documentation!).

2-layered virtualization has been historically VERY difficult to pull off.

BTW, based on the documentation you linked to, it looks like you need to set bhyve's processor to something else. [Your command returning nothing] tells me that your current setup cannot run yet another VM inside.
 
I think you can run bhyve host under a vmware host.
Or a bhyve host under a Linux KVM host.
I found no references to other forms of nested virtualisation.
 
astyle said:
Let me see if I got you straight:
1. On a FreeBSD host, you have a bhyve VM with OpenBSD running.
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Yes.

[BGCOLOR=rgb(246, 246, 246)]2. Within that VM (within OpenBSD) you're trying to run yet another VM.[/BGCOLOR]
Yes. Specifically, OpenBSD’s [built-in] vm: https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq16.html
astyle said:
BTW, based on the documentation you linked to, it looks like you need to set bhyve's processor to something else. [Your command returning nothing] tells me that your current setup cannot run yet another VM inside.
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How do I set bhyve’s processor to something else, so I can run OpenBSD’s vm?
 
@OP: I would strongly suggest reading the FreeBSD handbook to educate yourself about what bhyve options you can play with, and then search the Internet. Yeah, this does sound a lot like the same old tired 'RTFM', but that's how we help around here... Give the man a fish...
 
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