OLVM: How to change or disable the PCI slot used by VirtIO RNG for Virtual Machine (VM) and re-assign it for other device (Doc ID 2954719.1)

Last updated on JUNE 19, 2023

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.9 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [5.4.17] and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Linux x86-64

Goal

This document will guide the user on how the change or disable the PCI slot used by VirtIO RNG for Virtual Machine (VM) and re-assign it to other device.

NOTE: VirtIO RNG is a paravirtualized device that is exposed as a hardware RNG device to the guest. On the host side, it can be wired up to one of several sources of entropy, including a real hardware RNG device as well as the host's /dev/random if hardware support doesn't exist.

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OLVM: How to change or disable the PCI slot used by VirtIO RNG for Virtual Machine (VM) and re-assign it for other device (Doc ID 2954719.1)

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