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Add steps to create a Bhyve image #74

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Expand Up @@ -198,6 +198,21 @@ The process of creating a KVM image looks like this:
You can now import the image locally via imgadm or transfer it to an
image server.

### Creating a Custom Bhyve Image

The process of creating a Bhyve image looks like this:

1. Create and customize a Bhyve instance as you wish
2. Purge and ready the instance
3. Halt the VM: `vmadm stop <UUID>`
4. Make sure there is enough room for a snapshot:
`vmadm update <UUID> flexible_disk_size=<double the size of the disk>`
5. Snapshot the disk0 ZVol: `zfs snapshot zones/<UUID>/disk0@image`
6. Dump & Compress the dataset: `zfs send zones/<UUID>/disk0@image | gzip > image_name.zvol.gz`

You can now import the image locally via imgadm or transfer it to an
image server.

### Importing Images Locally

Typically images are downloaded from an image server, however they can
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