• Secure Mobile Access on KVM 12.4
• Introducing SMA 8200v for KVM
  • Installation File / Supported Platforms
    • KVM/QEMU
    • Hardware-Assisted Full Virtualization
    • Paravirtualization
  • Creating a MySonicWall Account
• Installing SMA 8200v on KVM
  • Preparing the Linux Server System
  • Obtaining the SMA 8200v Image
  • Installing the SMA 8200v on Red Hat / Ubuntu-KVM/QEMU
• Licensing and Registering Your SMA Appliance
  • Registering the SMA Appliance
  • Verifying the Installation
• Using the Virtual Console
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Paravirtualization

In hardware-assisted full virtualization, guest operating systems issue calls directly to the hardware. In paravirtualization, guest operating systems communicate with the hypervisor (KVM/QEMU) with an API (Virtio). This API defines paravirtual devices including Ethernet cards, disk I/O subsytems, and VGA interfaces with SPICE drivers.

For an overview of VirtIO, see https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~412/lectures/Virtio_2015-10-14.pdf.