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virtuals: update/add plugin install and fix checksum offloading instructions (#756)

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* virtuals: update/add plugin installation and fix checksum offloading instructions

* Update virtuals.rst
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@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ To install the VMware tools just goto :menuselection:`System --> Firmware --> Pl
Xen
--------------------
To install the Xen tools just goto :menuselection:`System --> Firmware --> Plugins` and install
To install the Xen tools just go to :menuselection:`System --> Firmware --> Plugins` (tick **Show (Tier 3) community plugins**) and install
**os-xen** by clicking on the **+** sign next to it.
.. image:: images/os-xen.png
@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ or tools are needed.
KVM
------
To install the QEMU quest agent just go to :menuselection:`System --> Firmware --> Plugins` (tick **Show (Tier 3) community plugins**) and install
**os-qemu-guest-agent** by clicking on the **+** sign next to it.
**i440FX chipset**
OPNsense on KVM works with virtio disks and network devices (confirmed on QEMU 5.0).
@ -66,6 +69,9 @@ Others
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OPNsense can be installed on all virtual machines that support FreeBSD (such as Bhyve, VirtualBox).
Note: to install the VirtualBox guest additions just go to :menuselection:`System --> Firmware --> Plugins` (tick **Show (Tier 3) community plugins**) and install
**os-virtualbox** by clicking on the **+** sign next to it.
Hosted
--------------------
@ -134,10 +140,9 @@ This issue can be caused by a defective drive. Changing the drive mode to IDE ha
been reported to help for certain ESXi versions.
NAT issues on XenServer
NAT / performance issues on XenServer/XCP-NG
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This issue has been reported to be solved by disabling checksum offloading on both
OPNsense domU and Vifs.
This issue has been reported to be solved by disabling TX checksum offloading on Vifs (only there, not also in OPNsense DomU) - for details see this `documentation <https://docs.xcp-ng.org/guides/pfsense/#3-disable-tx-checksum-offload>`__.
Traffic Shaper does not work on VMware