{"id":163393,"date":"2025-04-01T08:05:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T08:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/?p=163393"},"modified":"2025-04-01T08:26:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T08:26:20","slug":"incus-6-11-container-and-virtual-machine-manager-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/incus-6-11-container-and-virtual-machine-manager-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Incus 6.11 Container & Virtual Machine Manager Released"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Incus team has just announced the release of version 6.11 of its container & virtual machine manager, which includes a wide range of improvements. One of the most striking features is its initial support for\u00a0Linstor<\/a>, an open-source software designed to manage block storage devices for large Linux server clusters, as an alternative to the tried-and-true Ceph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the networking side, many probably don’t know that Incus (and LXC) have traditionally used the 00:16:3e MAC address range\u2014originally allocated by the Xen project. To avoid confusion and provide clearer identification, the project has obtained a new dedicated range, 10:66:6a, specifically intended for LXC and Incus instances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, Incus 6.11 introduces a new option to attach network interfaces through USB rather than the default VirtIO device. By setting io.bus=usb<\/code>, the network card is exposed to the VM as a generic USB device, which can be particularly helpful when dealing with legacy guest operating systems that lack certain drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Incus 6.10 Web Management UI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Similarly, disks can now be attached to VMs as USB mass storage devices, thanks to the same io.bus=usb<\/code> configuration. This is a handy feature for anyone needing to run VMs that automatically detect a USB drive upon insertion or for those who want the convenience of a standardized approach to removable storage within the guest OS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another noteworthy addition in Incus 6.11 is the ability to configure OCI containers\u2019 entry points, enabling more granular control of containerized applications. This is achieved through the following new configuration keys:<\/p>\n\n\n\n