Using ISO Image with VirtIO for VM Setup ​

1. Download the Image ​

Before installation, you need to download the image file via local(pve) --> ISO images --> Download from URL

For the download link (URL:), you can use files from: https://github.com/ILLKX/Windows-VirtIO

Enter win.iso as the File Name:

Click Download. After downloading is complete, you can see the file size of win.iso on the current page, confirming it's in ISO format.

2. Setting Up the Template ​

Click Create VM in the top right corner of the page.

In the General window, select mypool for Resource Pool:, enter win for Name, then click Next.

In the OS window, select win.iso for ISO image. For Guest OS, select Microsoft Windows as the Type and choose the appropriate Version for your ISO. For example, if you downloaded Windows 2022, select 11/2022, then click Next.

In the System window, select VirtIO-GPU for Graphic card, q35 for Machine, VirtIO SCSI for SCSI Controller, and Default (SeaBIOS) for BIOS, then click Next.

In the Disk window, select Write Back for Cache, enter your desired disk size in Disk size (GiB) (generally not less than 20), and choose the storage location in Storage. In this example, only the system disk local is available, so local is selected. Then click Next.

In the CPU window, enter the number of cores needed in Cores, then click Next.

In the Memory window, enter the desired memory size in Memory (MiB), then click Next.

In the Network window, select vmbr1 for Bridge, VirtIO (paravirtualized) for Model, uncheck Firewall, then click Next.

In the Confirm window, click Finish.

3. Graphical Installation Configuration ​

Click on the template you've set up on the left, click Start in the upper right corner to start the virtual machine, then click Console to enter the VNC interface and wait for the operating system to boot.

In the VNC, click Next, then Install now, then I don't have a product key, check Accept license, click Next, and then select Custom installation.

If the image comes with VirtIO drivers, you should be able to see the available system storage disk and its size. Select it and click Next.

Wait for the system to install. It may restart automatically several times and could take more than 10 minutes.

After installation is complete, you'll be asked to set a password during first login.

Once setup is complete, there's a pop-up box on the left side of the NOVNC page. Click the first button, then follow the login prompt by pressing Ctrl+Alt+last button to enter the login page.

4. Network Initialization ​

Since the PVE is set up with a static network through this project, you need to manually modify the bound IP address after logging in, rather than using DHCP.

Right-click in the bottom right corner of the desktop and select Open Network and Internet settings. In the settings page that appears, click Change adapter options.

In the Network Connections, select Ethernet and click Change settings of this connection.

In the popup window, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties.

In the new dialog box, select Use the following IP address and enter: IP address(I): 172.16.1.xxx (replace xxx with your desired IP, I used 100 for convenience as my vmid is 100) Subnet mask(U): 255.255.255.0 Default gateway(D): 172.16.1.1

Then select Use the following DNS server addresses and enter:

8.8.8.8
144.144.144.144

Click OK in the bottom right corner, and make sure Validate settings upon exit is NOT checked.

Click OK and Yes for any other dialog boxes, and your virtual machine will now have network connectivity.