X-Git-Url: https://git.proxmox.com/?p=pve-docs.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=qm.adoc;h=b9b7ca160fb8bf9eada37ccd1377cca31bc0045b;hp=9904a342c1a41ff841cb72978855f62f96ac25d8;hb=0d427077473a6df1598d47dbe09d51054a5c4b2d;hpb=fad1e51a0801321848a64371a9be656d31554f7a diff --git a/qm.adoc b/qm.adoc index 9904a34..b9b7ca1 100644 --- a/qm.adoc +++ b/qm.adoc @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ could incur a performance slowdown, or putting your data at risk. General Settings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -[thumbnail="qm-general-settings.png"] +[thumbnail="gui-create-vm-general.png"] General settings of a VM include @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ General settings of a VM include OS Settings ~~~~~~~~~~~ -[thumbnail="qm-os-settings.png"] +[thumbnail="gui-create-vm-os.png"] 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 @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ containing the drivers during the installation. the Virtio SCSI controller, is an older type of paravirtualized controller which has been superseded in features by the Virtio SCSI Controller. -[thumbnail="qm-hard-disk.png"] +[thumbnail="gui-create-vm-hard-disk.png"] 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 @@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ Note that backups do not currently work with *IO Thread* enabled. CPU ~~~ +[thumbnail="gui-create-vm-cpu.png"] + A *CPU socket* is a physical slot on a PC motherboard where you can plug a CPU. This CPU can then contain one or many *cores*, which are independent processing units. Whether you have a single CPU socket with 4 cores, or two CPU @@ -267,9 +269,15 @@ For each VM you have the option to set a fixed size memory or asking {pve} to dynamically allocate memory based on the current RAM usage of the host. +.Fixed Memory Allocation +[thumbnail="gui-create-vm-memory-fixed.png"] + When choosing a *fixed size memory* {pve} will simply allocate what you specify to your VM. +.Automatic Memory Allocation +[thumbnail="gui-create-vm-memory-dynamic.png", float="left"] + // see autoballoon() in pvestatd.pm When choosing to *automatically allocate memory*, {pve} will make sure that the minimum amount you specified is always available to the VM, and if RAM usage on @@ -309,6 +317,8 @@ of RAM available to the host. Network Device ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +[thumbnail="gui-create-vm-network.png"] + Each VM can have many _Network interface controllers_ (NIC), of four different types: @@ -447,10 +457,14 @@ the following command: qm set -onboot 1 -In some case you want to be able to fine tune the boot order of your VMs, for -instance if one of your VM is providing firewalling or DHCP to other guest -systems. -For this you can use the following parameters: +.Start and Shutdown Order + +[thumbnail="gui-qemu-edit-start-order.png"] + +In some case you want to be able to fine tune the boot order of your +VMs, for instance if one of your VM is providing firewalling or DHCP +to other guest systems. For this you can use the following +parameters: * *Start/Shutdown order*: Defines the start order priority. E.g. set it to 1 if you want the VM to be the first to be started. (We use the reverse startup