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When installing the UTM, you must select a LAN NIC.

insert the “WAN NIC” via PCI Passthroughīe sure if it is the right PCIe slot and NIC.

I recommend virtio for NIC device model, because according to my own experience it offers the best data throughput.

activate the bridge mode for the “LAN NIC”.

activate auto start while booting of the hypervisor.

We have been busy and now have a fully installed Ubuntu and Virt Manager and are starting to configure the virtual UTM. With PCI Passthrough, all traffic goes directly to the virtual firewall and cannot escape from a virtual switch and has no logical contact with the hypervisor (the Ubuntu server). Why do I use PCI Passthrough? It is safer.

you need a pcie slot for the NIC where the PCIe lanes are not shared with the chipset or other components.

and the last NIC via PCI Passthrough exclusive for the UTM WAN interface (you can’t use a dual NIC for this).

the second NIC in bridge mode for the VMs.I use the Mainboard NIC for the Server management.A Ubuntu System (with a GUI, it’s easier ) ).The following link deals with the basic configuration of virt manager under ubuntu: In this article I assume that Ubuntu and virt manager are installed. Today I will tell you how I configured my home server for a virtual Sophos UTM.Īll configurations in ubuntu can also be used for a virtual Sophos XG.