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AdSchellevis committed Feb 22, 2024
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.. image:: images/disableoffloading.png

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VMware ESXi
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VMware offers full instructions for installing FreeBSD, these can be found
`here <https://partnerweb.vmware.com/GOSIG/FreeBSD_13x.html>`__.

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While other network setups may work fine, the VMXNET 3 is the recommended one according to VMware's Compatibility Guide.

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Xen
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To install the Xen tools just goto :menuselection:`System --> Firmware --> Plugins` and install
**os-xen** by clicking on the **+** sign next to it.

.. image:: images/os-xen.png

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HyperV
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HyperV Generation 1 and 2 are supported out of the box, no additional drivers
or tools are needed.

* Secure Boot setting must be un-ticked in the Hardware > Security section for the VM.

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KVM
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**i440FX chipset**
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generation of KVM virtio devices.
Note that this was a relatively recent addition to FreeBSD, so it may not be as well tested as the i440 support.

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Others
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OPNsense can be installed on all virtual machines that support FreeBSD (such as Bhyve, VirtualBox).

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Hosted
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For hosted installations where you can't install using the DVD ISO an alternative
approach is available in the form of **opnsense-bootstrap**.

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opnsense bootstrap is available for our
`github source repository <https://github.com/opnsense/update/tree/master/bootstrap>`__

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Amazon AWS EC2 Cloud
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File copy failed during installation
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This issue is most likely caused by low memory setting. Make sure your virtual
OPNsense installation has a minimum of 1 GB of RAM.


Disk Errors on VMware
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This issue can be caused by a defective drive. Changing the drive mode to IDE has
been reported to help for certain ESXi versions.


NAT issues on XenServer
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This issue has been reported to be solved by disabling checksum offloading on both
OPNsense domU and Vifs.


Traffic Shaper does not work on VMware
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If you are using vmxnet3 drivers try to switch to E1000.

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