[Openstack] why we need virtio driver for windows instance

Dimitri Maziuk dmaziuk at bmrb.wisc.edu
Sun Dec 29 18:34:41 UTC 2013


On 12/29/2013 12:31 AM, Peter Cheung wrote:
> Hi all
>     Why we need virtio driver for running windows instance? if using
> KVM, i don't need to have it.

I'm sure there's a way in nova to configure the instance to have realtek 
nic and ide storage instead of the default virtio. Personally I found 
that installing virtio drivers is easier, YMMV.

Dima





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