virtio-rng

[Corey Boyle]

Is virtio-rng supported in Proxmox ?
If so, how do I turn it on?

 

[wolfgang]

Hi,
not on the Gui but you can activate it with args: in the config.

See
https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Manual:_vm.conf
and
http://wiki.qemu.org/Features-Done/VirtIORNG

 

[Corey Boyle]

Given the fact that it is not exposed in the GUI, does that mean it's not important for the majority of users? I'm running a Windows guest.

 

[fabian]

Options that are not exposed in the GUI are usually advanced features that can easily cause problems when configured wrongly, or options which are so rarely needed/used that cluttering the GUI for them is not worth it. The "args: " option allows passing (almost) arbitrary options to Qemu, and as such is limited to the root user (which is the only one which can edit the config file manually).

 

[fireon]

Now supported in the GUI.

 

[jtracy]

I could have sworn I saw this in the gui recently but I cannot seem to find the option any more. @fireon do you still have this option in the GUI?

 

[tom]

I could have sworn I saw this in the gui recently but I cannot seem to find the option any more. @fireon do you still have this option in the GUI?

You can add this via the VM Hardware "Add" button.

 

[Nimo]

is adding a virtio-rng still needed/useful with the changes made in linux kernel 5.18+?