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| − | + | == Migrate to virtio == | |
| − | + | Replace: | |
| − | + | :<target dev='hda' bus='ide'/> | |
| + | :<address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='1'/> | ||
| + | New options: | ||
: <code><target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/></code> | : <code><target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/></code> | ||
Revision as of 07:35, 31 October 2020
Virtio[1] is the main platform for IO virtualization in KVM
Example Virtual Machine using virtio:
virt-install --autostart --check all=on --name YOUR_VM_MACHINE --memory VM_MEMORY --vcpus VM_CPUs --os-variant ubuntu18.04 --cdrom VM_INSTALLATION_MEDIA --disk /path/libvirt/VM_STORAGE_POOL_NAME/YOUR_VM_MACHINE.qcow2 --noautoconsole --wait TIME_TO_WAIT --network type=direct,source=eno111,source_mode=bridge,model=virtio
Migrate to virtio
Replace:
- <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
- <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='1'/>
New options:
<target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
Related terms
Activities
- Install virtio-win
- Change an existing interface to virtio: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/virtualization_deployment_and_administration_guide/sect-kvm_para_virtualized_virtio_drivers-using_kvm_virtio_drivers_for_nic_devices
See also
- Virtio, Install virtio-win
- KVM networking, virsh net, MacVTap, Macvtap logs, virtio,
trustGuestRxFilters - KVM, Installation, QEMU,
virsh,virtinst,libguestfs-tools, libvirt, qemu, Red Hat Virtualization (RHV), MacVTap, Virtio, oVirt, KVM services, KVM networking, KVM graphics, CPU, KVM on ARM
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