From 1c2293bd2378042b1b47ee0c3c28a361c5a3a494 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: cieska <41318524+cieska@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2024 07:20:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] A minor addition for Hyper-V section in virtuals.rst (#539) --- source/manual/virtuals.rst | 34 ++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/manual/virtuals.rst b/source/manual/virtuals.rst index b7c624e3..ea74135f 100644 --- a/source/manual/virtuals.rst +++ b/source/manual/virtuals.rst @@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ For optimum performance and compatibility, these guides are given: ------------------ +------ VMware ESXi ------------ +------ VMware offers full instructions for installing FreeBSD, these can be found `here `__. @@ -33,26 +34,26 @@ To install the VMware tools just goto :menuselection:`System --> Firmware --> Pl .. Note:: While other network setups may work fine, the VMXNET 3 is the recommended one according to VMware's Compatibility Guide. - - ------------------- +------ Xen ---- +------ To install the Xen tools just goto :menuselection:`System --> Firmware --> Plugins` and install **os-xen** by clicking on the **+** sign next to it. .. image:: images/os-xen.png ------------------- - +------ HyperV ------ HyperV Generation 1 and 2 are supported out of the box, no additional drivers or tools are needed. +* Secure Boot setting must be un-ticked in the Hardware > Security section for the VM. + +------ KVM ---- +------ **i440FX chipset** OPNsense on KVM works with virtio disks and network devices (confirmed on QEMU 5.0). @@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ As of 22.1.x, OPNsense is based on FreeBSD 13.0, which includes support for the generation of KVM virtio devices. Note that this was a relatively recent addition to FreeBSD, so it may not be as well tested as the i440 support. +------ Others ------ OPNsense can be installed on all virtual machines that support FreeBSD (such as Bhyve, VirtualBox). @@ -119,32 +121,28 @@ Common Issues Some common issues have been reported for different virtual environments. You can find known solutions to these problems below. -If you problem is not listed always try the General tips as mentioned in the +If your problem is not listed always try the General tips mentioned in the article first. ------------------- File copy failed during installation ------------------------------------- +------------ This issue is most likely caused by low memory setting. Make sure your virtual OPNsense installation has a minimum of 1 GB of RAM. ------------------- Disk Errors on VMware ------------------------ -This issue can be caused by a defective drive. Changing drive mode to IDE has +------------ +This issue can be caused by a defective drive. Changing the drive mode to IDE has been reported to help for certain ESXi versions. ------------------- NAT issues on XenServer ------------------------ +------------ This issue has been reported to be solved by disabling checksum offloading on both OPNsense domU and Vifs. ------------------- Traffic Shaper does not work on VMware --------------------------------------- +------------ If you are using vmxnet3 drivers try to switch to E1000.