diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0a097336930..a6ce6ccb117 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5891,7 +5891,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "omicron-workspace-hack",
  "oximeter 0.1.0",
  "rand 0.8.5",
- "serde",
  "slog",
  "slog-async",
  "slog-term",
diff --git a/oximeter/instruments/Cargo.toml b/oximeter/instruments/Cargo.toml
index 6199f6bfd18..3d3596d4585 100644
--- a/oximeter/instruments/Cargo.toml
+++ b/oximeter/instruments/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ chrono.workspace = true
 dropshot.workspace = true
 futures.workspace = true
 http = { workspace = true, optional = true }
-kstat-rs = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 oximeter.workspace = true
-serde = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 slog.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true
 thiserror.workspace = true
@@ -21,9 +19,12 @@ omicron-workspace-hack.workspace = true
 [features]
 default = ["http-instruments", "kstat"]
 http-instruments = ["http"]
-kstat = ["kstat-rs", "serde"]
+kstat = ["kstat-rs"]
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 rand.workspace = true
 slog-async.workspace = true
 slog-term.workspace = true
+
+[target.'cfg(target_os = "illumos")'.dependencies]
+kstat-rs = { workspace = true, optional = true }
diff --git a/oximeter/instruments/src/lib.rs b/oximeter/instruments/src/lib.rs
index 0b18798683c..d003e717395 100644
--- a/oximeter/instruments/src/lib.rs
+++ b/oximeter/instruments/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "http-instruments")]
 pub mod http;
 
-#[cfg(feature = "kstat")]
+#[cfg(all(feature = "kstat", target_os = "illumos"))]
 pub mod kstat;
diff --git a/sled-agent/src/metrics.rs b/sled-agent/src/metrics.rs
index 2cb95bc3f29..0b28ccd645f 100644
--- a/sled-agent/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/sled-agent/src/metrics.rs
@@ -6,17 +6,24 @@
 
 use oximeter::types::MetricsError;
 use oximeter::types::ProducerRegistry;
-use oximeter_instruments::kstat::link;
-use oximeter_instruments::kstat::CollectionDetails;
-use oximeter_instruments::kstat::Error as KstatError;
-use oximeter_instruments::kstat::KstatSampler;
-use oximeter_instruments::kstat::TargetId;
 use sled_hardware::Baseboard;
 use slog::Logger;
-use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
+cfg_if::cfg_if! {
+    if #[cfg(target_os = "illumos")] {
+        use oximeter_instruments::kstat::link;
+        use oximeter_instruments::kstat::CollectionDetails;
+        use oximeter_instruments::kstat::Error as KstatError;
+        use oximeter_instruments::kstat::KstatSampler;
+        use oximeter_instruments::kstat::TargetId;
+        use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+    } else {
+        use anyhow::anyhow;
+    }
+}
+
 /// The interval on which we ask `oximeter` to poll us for metric data.
 pub(crate) const METRIC_COLLECTION_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30);
 
@@ -26,9 +33,14 @@ pub(crate) const LINK_SAMPLE_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
 /// An error during sled-agent metric production.
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 pub enum Error {
+    #[cfg(target_os = "illumos")]
     #[error("Kstat-based metric failure")]
     Kstat(#[source] KstatError),
 
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "illumos"))]
+    #[error("Kstat-based metric failure")]
+    Kstat(#[source] anyhow::Error),
+
     #[error("Failed to insert metric producer into registry")]
     Registry(#[source] MetricsError),
 
@@ -45,11 +57,15 @@ pub enum Error {
 // pattern, but until we have more statistics, it's not clear whether that's
 // worth it right now.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+// NOTE: The ID fields aren't used on non-illumos systems, rather than changing
+// the name of fields that are not yet used.
+#[cfg_attr(not(target_os = "illumos"), allow(dead_code))]
 pub struct MetricsManager {
     sled_id: Uuid,
     rack_id: Uuid,
     baseboard: Baseboard,
     _log: Logger,
+    #[cfg(target_os = "illumos")]
     kstat_sampler: KstatSampler,
     // TODO-scalability: We may want to generalize this to store any kind of
     // tracked target, and use a naming scheme that allows us pick out which
@@ -60,6 +76,7 @@ pub struct MetricsManager {
     // for disks or memory. If we wanted to guarantee uniqueness, we could
     // namespace them internally, e.g., `"datalink:{link_name}"` would be the
     // real key.
+    #[cfg(target_os = "illumos")]
     tracked_links: BTreeMap<String, TargetId>,
     registry: ProducerRegistry,
 }
@@ -75,18 +92,26 @@ impl MetricsManager {
         baseboard: Baseboard,
         log: Logger,
     ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-        let kstat_sampler = KstatSampler::new(&log).map_err(Error::Kstat)?;
         let registry = ProducerRegistry::with_id(sled_id);
-        registry
-            .register_producer(kstat_sampler.clone())
-            .map_err(Error::Registry)?;
+
+        cfg_if::cfg_if! {
+            if #[cfg(target_os = "illumos")] {
+                let kstat_sampler = KstatSampler::new(&log).map_err(Error::Kstat)?;
+                registry
+                    .register_producer(kstat_sampler.clone())
+                    .map_err(Error::Registry)?;
+                let tracked_links = BTreeMap::new();
+            }
+        }
         Ok(Self {
             sled_id,
             rack_id,
             baseboard,
             _log: log,
+            #[cfg(target_os = "illumos")]
             kstat_sampler,
-            tracked_links: BTreeMap::new(),
+            #[cfg(target_os = "illumos")]
+            tracked_links,
             registry,
         })
     }
@@ -95,7 +120,10 @@ impl MetricsManager {
     pub fn registry(&self) -> &ProducerRegistry {
         &self.registry
     }
+}
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "illumos")]
+impl MetricsManager {
     /// Track metrics for a physical datalink.
     pub async fn track_physical_link(
         &mut self,
@@ -106,7 +134,7 @@ impl MetricsManager {
             rack_id: self.rack_id,
             sled_id: self.sled_id,
             serial: self.serial_number(),
-            hostname: hostname().await?,
+            hostname: Self::hostname().await?,
             link_name: link_name.as_ref().to_string(),
         };
         let details = CollectionDetails::never(interval);
@@ -165,13 +193,53 @@ impl MetricsManager {
             Baseboard::Pc { identifier, .. } => identifier.clone(),
         }
     }
+
+    async fn hostname() -> Result<String, Error> {
+        tokio::process::Command::new("hostname")
+            .env_clear()
+            .output()
+            .await
+            .map(|out| String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout).trim().to_string())
+            .map_err(Error::Hostname)
+    }
 }
 
-async fn hostname() -> Result<String, Error> {
-    tokio::process::Command::new("hostname")
-        .env_clear()
-        .output()
-        .await
-        .map(|out| String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout).trim().to_string())
-        .map_err(Error::Hostname)
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "illumos"))]
+impl MetricsManager {
+    /// Track metrics for a physical datalink.
+    pub async fn track_physical_link(
+        &mut self,
+        _link_name: impl AsRef<str>,
+        _interval: Duration,
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        Err(Error::Kstat(anyhow!(
+            "kstat metrics are not supported on this platform"
+        )))
+    }
+
+    /// Stop tracking metrics for a datalink.
+    ///
+    /// This works for both physical and virtual links.
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub async fn stop_tracking_link(
+        &mut self,
+        _link_name: impl AsRef<str>,
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        Err(Error::Kstat(anyhow!(
+            "kstat metrics are not supported on this platform"
+        )))
+    }
+
+    /// Track metrics for a virtual datalink.
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub async fn track_virtual_link(
+        &self,
+        _link_name: impl AsRef<str>,
+        _hostname: impl AsRef<str>,
+        _interval: Duration,
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        Err(Error::Kstat(anyhow!(
+            "kstat metrics are not supported on this platform"
+        )))
+    }
 }
diff --git a/smf/sled-agent/non-gimlet/config-rss.toml b/smf/sled-agent/non-gimlet/config-rss.toml
index cdde2fddfeb..fea3cfa5d8b 100644
--- a/smf/sled-agent/non-gimlet/config-rss.toml
+++ b/smf/sled-agent/non-gimlet/config-rss.toml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ bgp = []
 # You can configure multiple uplinks by repeating the following stanza
 [[rack_network_config.ports]]
 # Routes associated with this port.
-routes = [{nexthop = "192.168.1.1", destination = "0.0.0.0/0"}]
+routes = [{nexthop = "192.168.1.199", destination = "0.0.0.0/0"}]
 # Addresses associated with this port.
 addresses = ["192.168.1.30/32"]
 # Name of the uplink port.  This should always be "qsfp0" when using softnpu.
diff --git a/smf/sled-agent/non-gimlet/config.toml b/smf/sled-agent/non-gimlet/config.toml
index 3c4df9d45c1..b4cb7e6cffc 100644
--- a/smf/sled-agent/non-gimlet/config.toml
+++ b/smf/sled-agent/non-gimlet/config.toml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ switch_zone_maghemite_links = ["tfportrear0_0"]
 data_links = ["net0", "net1"]
 
 [log]
-level = "debug"
+level = "info"
 mode = "file"
 path = "/dev/stdout"
 if_exists = "append"