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Good question. We use our own hypervisor[0] that's not KVM/QEMU. We don't have nested virtualization today so we don't follow the KubeVirt model, though we are discussing what CRDs like OxideInstance would look like for those that want to operate solely in Kubernetes manifests. The core primitive on Oxide is the instance (virtual machine). We could support some container primitive, but that's a larger product direction discussion. Our host OS is Helios (Illumos) so there are details to iron out there regarding what abstractions we would build and expose to the users. Not impossible but not something we're currently pursuing either given that we have other immediate product asks. If you're at a scale where compute density, power efficiency, security, and rack-level API management matters then that's where Oxide makes sense for you. [0] htt

No, it's a VM, running a bhyve-based hypervisor, Propolis.[0] LX branded zones were/are great -- but for absolute fidelity one really needs VMs. [0] https://github.com/oxidecomputer/propolis

When we started the company, we knew it would be a three year build -- and indeed, our first product is in the final stages of development (i.e. EMC/safety certification). We have been very transparent about our progress along the way[0][1][2][3][4][5][6][7] -- and our software is essentially all open source, so you can follow along there as well.[8][9][10] If you are asking "does anyone want a rack-scale computer?" the (short) answer is: yes, they do. The on-prem market has been woefully underserved -- and there are plenty of folks who are sick of Dell/HPE/VMware/Cisco, to say nothing of those who are public cloud borne and wondering if they should perhaps own some of their own compute rather than rent it all. [0] https://oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/episodes/holistic-bo... [1] https://oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/episodes/the-oxid

Just to add some additional detail: the control plane (Omicron[0] -- named before the COVID variant!), the user-level portion of the hypervisor (Propolis[1]) and the storage subsystem (Crucible[2]) are all open source. And while our focus has been building them for our own product, we know that they are at least usable outside of Oxide![3][4] [0] https://github.com/oxidecomputer/omicron [1] https://github.com/oxidecomputer/propolis [2] https://github.com/oxidecomputer/crucible [3] https://artemis.sh/2022/03/14/propolis-oxide-at-home-pt1.htm... [4] https://artemis.sh/2022/06/14/oxide-crucible.html