I don't work in Windows much so I might just be doing it wrong. I tried to run drvload.exe each inf file. No luck. Is there a better way to install the drivers so Windows will pick up and change?
Dustin Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 26, 2016, at 9:04 AM, Simon Weller <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dustin, > > > So just to clarify here, if you install the virtIO drivers while in non PV > mode and then switching the template to Windows PV doesn't fix the problem? > > > - Si > > ________________________________ > From: Dustin Wright <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 9:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Slow Networking > > Users, > > I am facing a problem with one client running a VPC on my HVM-backed > CloudStack 4.5.2. The machines behind the VR get poor ping times and slow > transfers. I think the issue is the Intel network adapter driver... > Typically I setup Windows VM's with Windows PV as the OS type and add the > drivers in myself. That did not happen and now they have a production > environment running the generic Intel driver. > > Anyone know how to get a standard instance setup /w the additional drivers > so I can switch it over to Windows PV OS type? I think using the Red Hat > VirtIO drivers will help resolve the problem. > > Any suggestions for converting a Windows instance to Windows PV? If I just > switch the OS will not boot... > > Any known issues with the VPC VR and general slowness? I see between 50M ~ > 100M max throughput and really wild latency between 10ms -> 200ms across > the 1000mbits data center LAN. Would the default Intel driver explain some > of these troubles? > > Thanks in advance for any guidance you can provide, > > Dustin
