In this topic:

In this section:

• Guest OS's
• How to create a Virtual Machine in SmartOS
• How to create a zone ( OS virtualized machine ) in SmartOS
• How to create a KVM VM ( Hypervisor virtualized machine ) in SmartOS
• Managing Datasets
• Managing NICs
• SmartOS KVM Screencast Demo
• Working with Packages

Why Diskless Booting is Good

This video explains why and how Joyent's SmartOS boots from a USB thumb drive.

This video was originally made for Joyent's SmartDataCenter product. References to things such as "headnode", "computenode", or authentication against APIs do not apply.

SmartOS Basics

• Finding Your Way Around a SmartMachine - This document from the Joyent cloud wiki is helpful to Linux users approaching SmartOS for the first time.
• The Joyent Linux-to-SmartOS Cheat Sheet
• Commands that Work Differently (from Linux) in SmartOS
• SmartOS Setup
• SmartOS Guest Provisioning
• SmartOS for the Uninitiated - Zone Creation

KVM

• Migrating from VirtualBox to KVM on ZFS

PXE

• Serving SmartOS from your PXE server

SmartOS Blogs

Several community members are blogging regularly and usefully about SmartOS:

• OpusMagnus
• SmartCore
• and the original SmartOS blog, which is usually news and links

Adding Stuff to SmartOS

• Working with Packages
• Installing Chef on Joyent’s SmartOS
• Installing Software on a SmartMachine
• Converting Virtual Appliance Packages for Fun and Profit