From 976b79c0e74627b04ebbf0ae3ae2b027f013e738 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: p-bo Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2025 09:34:38 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] virtuals: update/add plugin install and fix checksum offloading instructions (#756) * virtuals: update/add plugin installation and fix checksum offloading instructions * Update virtuals.rst --- source/manual/virtuals.rst | 13 +++++++++---- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/manual/virtuals.rst b/source/manual/virtuals.rst index 90761b51..29789a36 100644 --- a/source/manual/virtuals.rst +++ b/source/manual/virtuals.rst @@ -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 -------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------- -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 `__. Traffic Shaper does not work on VMware