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How to change the Disk driver to Virtio or IDE in SolusVM?

Sreenivasa Reddy G
Sreenivasa Reddy G
Founder & CEO
2017-02-11T10:16:121 min read
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Hi there,

You can change the Disk Driver to Virtio or IDE before installing the operating system but should you change this after installing the OS, it will show an error that the disk is not found or a similar error. Only change this before Installing/Reinstalling the OS.

1. Login to your SolusVM Control Panel.
2. If you have multiple Cheap server (or)  VPS Server , select the appropriate one.

SolusVM Control Panel.

3. Scroll down, and under the “settings” tab, you can find the “Disk Driver” option. Select the appropriate Disk Driver from the Drop-Down Menu.

4. Reboot your Cheap Server (or) VPS Server and you will be able to install/reinstall your OS which will use your selected disk driver.

SolusVM Control Panel.

Topics

disk driver changeSolusVMVirtio
Sreenivasa Reddy G
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Sreenivasa Reddy G

Founder & CEO15+ years

Sreenivasa Reddy is the Founder and CEO of Medha Cloud, recognized as "Startup of the Year 2024" by The CEO Magazine. With over 15 years of experience in cloud infrastructure and IT services, he leads the company's vision to deliver enterprise-grade cloud solutions to businesses worldwide.

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