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An emulated NVMe controller beside a VirtIO SCSI path, with Proxmox unable to see the former

A Virtual NVMe Device in Proxmox β€” and the Three Things You Give Up

QEMU can emulate a real NVMe controller, so the guest uses its own in-box NVMe driver with no VirtIO media required. It is also unmigratable by design, invisible to Proxmox backups, and no faster than VirtIO SCSI. Here is how to add one and when it is worth it.

7th August 2026 Β· 10 min Β· 2025 words Β· Damien Dye