Hi,
Is there a comparison/benefit and benckmark among kvm hd type (qow2,vmdk,raw,etc) and for network card type?
Thanks
Is there a comparison/benefit and benckmark among kvm hd type (qow2,vmdk,raw,etc) and for network card type?
Thanks
KVM: Disk and NetWork Type Card
- Thread starter BiagioParuolo
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I'm interested in the same. Lately I've been running:
- Win2008/Win7: Using RAW for HD and Virtio for Network
- Ubuntu Server: Using qcow2 for HD and e1000 for Network
It's been running well. Perhaps my VMs can be further optimized. I'd be interested in any ideas/suggestions.
- Win2008/Win7: Using RAW for HD and Virtio for Network
- Ubuntu Server: Using qcow2 for HD and e1000 for Network
It's been running well. Perhaps my VMs can be further optimized. I'd be interested in any ideas/suggestions.
Hi,
i perfer:
allways raw for HD (local and of course inside lvm).
e1000 for win-network
virtio-net for linux-network
virtio-io for win/linux guest (mostly - sometimes ide)
Udo
most stable: use ide for block and e1000 for the network. if you assign more than one cpu I recommend to use the 2.6.35 Kernel branch. using the latest virtio is an option but not always better.
And use raw or even better, directly block devices (or LVM).
always virtio. driver are included in all modern Linux Kernels.
And use raw or even better, directly block devices (or LVM).