Configuring Windows template on KVM and Nutanix Acropolis hypervisors
- Windows virtual machine running on KVM and Nutanix Acropolis hypervisors requires a VirtIO driver installed in the guest. Stable virtio-win iso can be found here: Windows Virtio Drivers .
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Once downloaded, attach it to the virtual machine and install missing drivers:
- Red Hat VirtIO Ethernet Adapter
- VirtIO Balloon Driver
- Red Hat VirtIO SCSI pass-through controller
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Install required software.
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Join template to domain if required. It is not a requirement, since all guests will be joined to domain after template deployment in any case.
- Install RAS Guest Agent.
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