12.2. Assigning a PCI Device with virt-manager

Procedure 12.4. Assigning a PCI device to a guest virtual machine using virt-manager

1. Open the hardware settings

   Open the guest virtual machine and click the Add Hardware button to add a new device to the virtual machine.
   

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   Figure 12.1. The virtual machine hardware information window

2. Select a PCI device

   Select PCI Host Device from the Hardware list on the left.
   Select an unused PCI device. Note that selecting PCI devices presently in use on the host causes errors. In this example, a spare 82576 network device is used. Click Finish to complete setup.
   

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   Figure 12.2. The Add new virtual hardware wizard

3. Add the new device

   The setup is complete and the guest virtual machine now has direct access to the PCI device.
   

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   Figure 12.3. The virtual machine hardware information window