Ensure that VirtIO is displayed in the Interface drop-down box, and type 127 in the Size dialog box (for a dynamically expanding virtual hard drive that uses up to 127 GB of storage). For a Linux server without a graphical desktop (e.g., Ubuntu Server), specify 1024 to give your VM 1GB (1024 MB) of memory.
How to Create a Linux Server VM Using UTM
In short, UTM allows you to run ARM-based Linux VMs very fast on the M1 platform for free. However, if you run an ARM version of Linux in UTM, QEMU will run it directly on the M1 at near native speed.īetter yet, the VirtIO storage bus used by QEMU and the Linux kernel can access the underlying storage in the Mac at near native speed. If you run an Intel version of Linux in UTM, QEMU will translate the Intel instructions to run on the M1, and there will be a noticeable performance cost. UTM leverages the native hypervisor framework in macOS alongside the open source quick emulator (QEMU) framework that is used for virtualizing operating systems on Linux.
Instead of buying an expensive Parallels or VMWare Fusion license to run a VM of Linux (slowly) on the M1, you can use the free Universal Turing Machine (UTM) app.
Luckily, the most common VM that an IT systems administrator or developer will install is Linux, and ARM versions of Linux have been common for well over a decade now. And while it’s possible to run virtual machines of both Windows and Linux operating systems made for the Intel platform on the M1, the performance cost of translating Intel instructions to ARM is high (even with the optimizations Apple has within their M1 CPU). One of the biggest worries that IT pros have regarding Apple’s new ARM-based M1 platform is the ability to run virtual machines (VMs) of other operating systems using hypervisor software.
The DVD Image (ISO) Installer is used to create a DVD version used to install on virtual machines or systems with a DVD drive.Whether you're learning the Linux operating system, using Linux to manage your server fleet in the cloud, performing a cybersecurity penetration test using Linux tools or testing the web apps you’ve created on a Linux server, you can do it at near-native speed without costly software on an M1-based Mac system. The entire hard drive will be overwritten, dual booting with another OS is not supported. This is the preferred means of running pfSense software. The USB memstick image is meant to be written to a USB flash drive before use and includes an installer that installs pfSense software to the hard drive on your system.
If you purchased a Netgate product, refer to the product manual for your appliance to see which reinstall image you need.
The Netgate ADI image only supports a serial installation from memstick and does not come with VGA option.
The amd64 architecture (which works even on Intel 64-bit CPUs) can address more memory and may have other performance advantages, but requires a compatible CPU. If you have a 64-bit capable CPU, use the amd64 version. You can determine the files needed for your install by reading the rest of this page for guidance.