Installation guide

Chapter 11. KVM Para-virtualized Drivers

d. Finish

Press Finish to complete the installation.

5. Reboot

Reboot the guest to complete the driver installation.

Change an existing device to use the para-virtualized drivers (Section 11.3, “Using KVM para-

virtualized drivers for existing devices”) or install a new device using the para-virtualized drivers

(Section 11.4, “Using KVM para-virtualized drivers for new devices”).

11.2.2. Installing drivers during the Windows installation

This procedure covers installing the para-virtualized drivers during a Windows installation.

This method allows a Windows guest to use the para-virtualized (virtio) drivers for the default

storage device.

1. Install the virtio-win package:

# yum install virtio-win

Creating guests

Create the guest, as normal, without starting the guest. Follow one of the procedures below.