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** Create a 8GB primary disk, Virtio (scsi, qcow2) | ** Create a 8GB primary disk, Virtio (scsi, qcow2) | ||
** Add pfSense-LiveCD-2.2-RELEASE-amd64.iso ISO as an optical drive | ** Add pfSense-LiveCD-2.2-RELEASE-amd64.iso ISO as an optical drive | ||
** Options, '''use tablet for pointers''' (you don't have to use mouse to manage it, if disabled reduces interrupts) | ** Options, '''use tablet for pointers: No''' (you don't have to use mouse to manage it, if disabled reduces interrupts) | ||
==Network Virtio consideration== | ==Network Virtio consideration== | ||
In the guest network interfaces names are like 'vtnetX' | In the guest network interfaces names are like 'vtnetX' | ||
'''IMPORTANT:''' Enter the web GUI and go in System > Advanced > Networking and flag '''Disable hardware checksum offload'''. If you don't do it layer3 traffic from lan to wan will not work, or will be really slow (but traffic to/from the firewall will work fine). | '''IMPORTANT:''' Enter the web GUI and go in System > Advanced > Networking and flag '''Disable hardware checksum offload'''. If you don't do it layer3 traffic from lan to wan will not work, or will be really slow (but traffic to/from the firewall will work fine). | ||
Revision as of 14:14, 3 March 2015
Tweaks and tips for better performance with pfSense >= 2.2 on Proxmox >= 3.4.
- Note: This has been tested with pfSense 2.2 and Proxmox 3.4 (qemu 2.1)
Create VM
- Download the pfSense 2.2 amd64 "Live CD with installer" ISO .gz (from here), extract (gunzip) and transfer the ISO to your Proxmox server.
- Create a new VM:
- CPU: dual-socket or dual-core
- IMPORTANT: cpu type 'default kvm64' works, but if pfSense does not boot try 'qemu64' instead.
- RAM: 512 MB (minimum)
- Network: 2 or more Virtio (bridged)
- Create a 8GB primary disk, Virtio (scsi, qcow2)
- Add pfSense-LiveCD-2.2-RELEASE-amd64.iso ISO as an optical drive
- Options, use tablet for pointers: No (you don't have to use mouse to manage it, if disabled reduces interrupts)
- CPU: dual-socket or dual-core
Network Virtio consideration
In the guest network interfaces names are like 'vtnetX'
IMPORTANT: Enter the web GUI and go in System > Advanced > Networking and flag Disable hardware checksum offload. If you don't do it layer3 traffic from lan to wan will not work, or will be really slow (but traffic to/from the firewall will work fine).