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qm(1)
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NAME
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Qemu/KVM Virtual Machines
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General Settings
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General settings of a VM include
* the *Node* : the physical server on which the VM will run
OS Settings
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When creating a VM, setting the proper Operating System(OS) allows {pve} to
optimize some low level parameters. For instance Windows OS expect the BIOS
clock to use the local time, while Unix based OS expect the BIOS clock to have
the Virtio SCSI controller, is an older type of paravirtualized controller
which has been superseded in features by the Virtio SCSI Controller.
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On each controller you attach a number of emulated hard disks, which are backed
by a file or a block device residing in the configured storage. The choice of
a storage type will determine the format of the hard disk image. Storages which