Thanks, I'll try to run as little Windows as possible. :) -- Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!
Nux! www.nux.ro ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrija Panic" <andrija.pa...@gmail.com> > To: "users" <us...@cloudstack.apache.org> > Cc: "dev" <dev@cloudstack.apache.org> > Sent: Wednesday, 10 April, 2019 12:11:13 > Subject: Re: Windows on KVM - Windows profile with PV drivers vs Other PV? > No problem - just don't run (busy) Windows Server 2008 R2 or older without > Hyper-V Enlightenments - Simon found that bringing a bit of performance > benefits were important (and of course it is), but for me (in my previous > job role), I found more important things being the stability brought for > Windows Server 2008 R2 (lot's of those) - which was doing crazy amount of > BSOD on busy servers. > > Anyhow, good thing to have. > > On Wed, 10 Apr 2019 at 11:57, Nux! <n...@li.nux.ro> wrote: > >> Thanks, good to know (though I am on 4.11 lts)! >> >> -- >> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! >> >> Nux! >> www.nux.ro >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Simon Weller" <swel...@ena.com.INVALID> >> > To: "dev" <dev@cloudstack.apache.org> >> > Cc: "users" <us...@cloudstack.apache.org> >> > Sent: Tuesday, 9 April, 2019 15:34:35 >> > Subject: Re: Windows on KVM - Windows profile with PV drivers vs Other >> PV? >> >> > 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 >> > > > -- > > Andrija Panić
