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4. Remove the address tag inside the disk tags. This must be done for this procedure to work.

Libvirt will regenerate the address tag appropriately the next time the guest is started.

Please refer to the libvirt wiki: http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Virtio for more details on using Virtio.

11.4. Using KVM para-virtualized drivers for new devices

This procedure covers creating new devices using the KVM para-virtualized drivers with virt-

manager.

Alternatively, the virsh attach-disk or virsh attach-interface commands can be used to

attach devices using the para-virtualized drivers.

Install the drivers first

Ensure the drivers have been installed on the Windows guest before proceeding to install new

devices. If the drivers are unavailable the device will not be recognized and will not work.

Procedure 11.3. Starting the new device wizard

1. Open the virtualized guest by double clicking on the name of the guest in virt-manager.

2. Open the Information tab by pressing the i information button.

Figure 11.1. The information tab button

3. In the information tab, press the Add Hardware button.

4. In the Adding Virtual Hardware tab select Storage or Network for the type of device. The storage

and network device wizards are covered in procedures Procedure 11.4, “Adding a storage device

using the para-virtualized storage driver” and Procedure 11.5, “Adding a network device using the

para-virtualized network driver”

Procedure 11.4. Adding a storage device using the para-virtualized storage driver

1. Select hardware type

Select Storage as the Hardware type.