Installation guide

PCI devices can be added to guest virtual machines using the graphical vi rt-manag er tool. The
following procedure adds a Gigabit Ethernet controller to a guest virtual machine.
Pro ced u re 12.4 . Assig n in g a PCI device t o a g u est virt u al mach in e u sin g virt - man ag er
1. O p en t h e h ard ware set t in g s
Open the guest virtual machine and click the Ad d Hard ware button to add a new device to
the virtual machine.
Fig u re 12.1. T h e virt u al machin e hard ware inf o rmat io n win d o w
2. Select a PC I d evice
Select PCI Ho st Device from the Hard ware list on the left.
Select an unused PCI device. Note that selecting PCI devices presently in use on the host
causes errors. In this example, a spare 82576 network device is used. Click Fi ni sh to
complete setup.
⁠Chapt er 1 2 . PCI device assignment
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