Lucian, Windows PV also enables the KVM HyperV Enlightenment features for Windows guests on 4.12.
https://www.lfasiallc.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Use-Hyper-V-Enlightenments-to-Increase-KVM-VM-Performance_Density_Chao-Peng.pdf You can also change the disk controller when creating a template - [cid:1f21ed36-1c9c-401a-bbf2-34bc7b4ce61a] -Si ________________________________ From: Nux! <n...@li.nux.ro> Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 8:53 AM To: dev Cc: users Subject: Re: Windows on KVM - Windows profile with PV drivers vs Other PV? Ok, turns out there's a "Windows PV" profile that sorts out my problem. Didn't see that initially. -- Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! Nux! www.nux.ro ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nux!" <n...@li.nux.ro> > To: "dev" <dev@cloudstack.apache.org> > Cc: "users" <us...@cloudstack.apache.org> > Sent: Tuesday, 9 April, 2019 14:26:40 > Subject: Windows on KVM - Windows profile with PV drivers vs Other PV? > Hi, > > I'm trying to add some Windows templates to my test cloud and by using the > "Windows Server 2016" I end up with Intel 1000 NICs instead of virtio ones; > this is a bit suboptimal. > > When I add the template initially I can see I can specify a type of storage - > virtio-scsi is what I need, however I can't do the same for the network > devices. > > What does the community recommend here? Any way to force virtio devices on the > Windows Server profile or should I go for "Other PV" profiles for Windows > guests? > > -- > Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! > > Nux! > www.nux.ro
