lmkastrong.blogg.se - Windows 12 r2

After starting your VM launch the noVNC console.

Now your ready to start the VM, just follow the Windows installer.

Load the Virtio Drivers ISO in the new virtual CDROM drive.

For the VirtIO drivers, upload the driver ISO (use the stable VirtIO ISO, download it from here) to your storage, create a new CDROM drive (use "Add -> CD/DVD drive" in the hardware tab) with Bus "IDE" and number 0.

Configure your memory settings as needed, continue and set "VirtIO (paravirtualized)" as network device, finish your VM creation.

Set "Write back" as cache option for best performance (the "No cache" default is safer, but slower) and tick "Discard" to optimally use disk space (TRIM).

For your virtual hard disk select "SCSI" as bus with "VirtIO SCSI" as controller.

Continue and mount your Windows Server 2012 ISO in the CDROM drive

Create a new VM, select "Microsoft Windows 8.x/2012/2012r2" as Guest OS and enable the "Qemu Agent" in the System tab.To obtain a good level of performance, we will install the Windows VirtIO Drivers during the Windows installation.

This is a set of best practices to follow when installing a Windows Server 2012(R2) guest on a Proxmox VE server 6.x.