<s>
bhyve	B-Application
(	O
pronounced	O
"	O
bee	O
hive	O
"	O
,	O
formerly	O
written	O
as	O
BHyVe	B-Application
for	O
"	O
BSD	O
hypervisor	B-Operating_System
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
type-2	O
hypervisor	B-Operating_System
initially	O
written	O
for	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
illumos	B-Application
based	O
distributions	O
including	O
SmartOS	O
,	O
OpenIndiana	B-Application
,	O
and	O
OmniOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
bhyve	B-Application
to	O
macOS	B-Application
called	O
xhyve	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
bhyve	B-Application
supports	O
the	O
virtualization	O
of	O
several	O
guest	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
,	O
including	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
9+	O
,	O
OpenBSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
NetBSD	B-Device
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
illumos	B-Application
,	O
DragonFly	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
(	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
later	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
and	O
later	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
bhyve	B-Application
also	O
supports	O
UEFI	B-Architecture
installations	O
and	O
VirtIO	B-Application
emulated	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
virtual	O
machines	O
require	O
VirtIO	B-Application
drivers	O
for	O
a	O
stable	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Current	O
development	O
efforts	O
aim	O
at	O
widening	O
support	O
for	O
other	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
for	O
the	O
x86-64	B-Device
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
peripherals	O
relies	O
on	O
basic	O
and	O
VirtIO	B-Application
drivers	O
and	O
supports	O
:	O
eXtensible	O
Host	O
Controller	O
Interface	O
(	O
xHCI	O
)	O
USB	B-Protocol
controllers	O
,	O
NVM	O
Express	O
(	O
NVMe	O
)	O
controllers	O
,	O
High	O
Definition	O
Audio	O
Controllers	O
,	O
raw	O
framebuffer	O
device	O
attached	O
to	O
VNC	B-Protocol
server	I-Protocol
(	O
Video	O
Output	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
AHCI/PCI	O
Passthrough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
bhyve	B-Application
performs	O
about	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
its	O
competitors	O
with	O
lack	O
of	O
memory	O
ballooning	O
and	O
accelerated	O
graphics	O
interface	O
,	O
but	O
bhyve	B-Application
has	O
a	O
more	O
modern	O
codebase	O
and	O
uses	O
less	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
the	O
resource	O
management	O
is	O
more	O
efficient	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
is	O
also	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
exemplary	O
I/O	O
speeds	O
;	O
running	O
bhyve	B-Application
from	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
has	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
advantages	O
for	O
time-critical	O
virtual	O
appliances	O
by	O
reducing	O
I/O	O
time	O
,	O
especially	O
on	O
disk	O
and	O
network	O
related	O
loads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Docker	O
on	O
macOS	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
bhyve	B-Application
derivative	O
called	O
HyperKit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
derived	O
from	O
xhyve	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
bhyve	B-Application
to	O
macOS	B-Application
's	O
Hypervisor	B-Operating_System
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iohyve	O
on	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
command	O
line	O
utility	O
to	O
create	O
,	O
store	O
,	O
manage	O
,	O
and	O
launch	O
bhyve	B-Application
guests	O
utilizing	O
built	O
in	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
vm-bhyve	O
on	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
shell	O
based	O
,	O
minimal	O
dependency	O
bhyve	B-Application
manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BVCP	O
on	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
lightweight	O
,	O
native	O
,	O
full	O
featured	O
web	O
interface	O
for	O
managing	O
virtual	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FreeNAS	B-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
uses	O
bhyve	B-Application
alongside	O
its	O
file	O
sharing	O
services	O
to	O
provide	O
hosting	O
for	O
VMs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ClonOS	O
,	O
a	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
based	O
distribution	O
for	O
virtual	O
hosting	O
platform	O
and	O
appliance	O
,	O
primarily	O
uses	O
bhyve	B-Application
and	O
has	O
a	O
web-based	O
management	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MyBee	O
,	O
a	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
based	O
distribution	O
for	O
managing	O
cloud	O
VMs	O
(	O
bhyve	B-Application
)	O
through	O
a	O
simplified	O
API	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SmartOS	O
,	O
an	O
Illumos	B-Application
based	O
distribution	O
for	O
managing	O
cloud	O
VMs	O
(	O
bhyve	B-Application
,	O
solaris	O
zones	O
)	O
through	O
a	O
simplified	O
API	O
.	O
</s>
