Frequently Asked Question

Emulated storage controllers have very poor I/O performance.
iNODE-1.9.2 supports the paravirtual storage controller which provides a remarkably higher I/O performance. Follow the steps below to change the storage controller from emulated to paravirtual.

Make sure the VM is not running and right-click to open it's settings.




Set the Guest Operating System to version Other 2.6.x / 3.x.x Linux (64-bit)




Change the SCSI Controller Type from whatever it is to VMware Paravirtual






Press OK, boot iNODE-1.9.2 installation media and choose operation Repair iNODE




Select the storage device




Proceed to operation by selecting YES




At the end of the operation the storage driver should be set to vmw_pvscsi




Abort setup, detach the installation media from the VM and boot it again




You can confirm that iNODE is running on the paravirtual controller by accessing the administrative interface to locate the PCI Devices table in Monitoring :: System :: System Status.
There you should see the PVSCSI SCSI Controller.



For any questions don't hesitate to call the iNODE helpdesk service.