Is there a list anywhere showing which is the latest version of the vertio drivers for a given version of Windows? I have a couple of Windows Server 2012 VMs to optimise to finalize our migration off vSphere. The latest version is complaining that it does not support 2012, but without trying lots of versions at random, I have no idea what the last version was that did support 2012. Googling has turned up nothing. May I suggest this could be added as a table to the Proxmox documentation on VM migration, rather than a unhelpful comment that older versions of Windows might need an older version of the drivers?
Lastest vertio version for Windows Server 2012
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Here is the link where you get the latest virtio drivers: https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/latest-virtio/
The iso includes drivers for almost every windows version, desktop and server.
The iso includes drivers for almost every windows version, desktop and server.
Yes, but the point is the latest version doesn't support Windows Server 2012. So, without downloading a bunch of ISO's and checking them manually, there is no way to find out which is the last version of the virtio drivers that supports a given version of Windows.
That's what I had to do, though I took an educated guess, downloaded 0.1.240, which was the last release before support for Windows Server 2012 ended, and then checked with 0.1.248, which does not.
My suggestion is that there should be a table with this information in, so you don't have to work it all out. If you are migrating in from another virtualisation platform, this is just another hassle that doesn't need to be there.
That's what I had to do, though I took an educated guess, downloaded 0.1.240, which was the last release before support for Windows Server 2012 ended, and then checked with 0.1.248, which does not.
My suggestion is that there should be a table with this information in, so you don't have to work it all out. If you are migrating in from another virtualisation platform, this is just another hassle that doesn't need to be there.
PVE is based on open source from others. Please ask the maintainers of VirtIO-win to do this: https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/README.md
The Proxmox Wiki page named Windows 2012 guest best practices suggest 0.1.189 (or thereabout): https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Windows_2012_guest_best_practices
On the other hand, I pay money to Proxmox, and one would presume they want to make the transition from other virtualization solutions to Proxmox as seamless as possible. As someone making that transition, I am making a reasonable suggestion on how to smooth that transition.
No, it's not. If I have to raise a support ticket to find basic information, then that is an abject failure from the outset.
They provide virtualization hosts, but they do not support the operating systems or their drivers running on the virtual machines.
It's not surprising.
It's not surprising.
Was the information on the Wiki-page (about Windows 2012) helpful or should be still be looking for the right VirtIO-driver version for your Windows?