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Expand Up @@ -175,6 +175,18 @@ To create an Instance from a Template:
specified at the Instance or Template level. For an existing Instance its settings can be updated while it is in
stopped state by admin.

**KVM**

Instances running on the KVM hypervisor with UEFI Secure Boot have disk controllers automatically enforced:
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Instances running on the KVM hypervisor with UEFI Secure Boot have disk controllers automatically enforced:
Instances running on the KVM hypervisor with UEFI Secure Boot have the following disk controllers automatically enforced:


- Windows OS instances use SATA
- Non-Windows OS instances use VirtIO

Starting with 4.20.3 and later, this behavior can be overridden by setting the following template or instance detail:

``skip.force.disk.controller = true``

When set, disk controller enforcement is skipped and the controllers defined by template/instance details are used.
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When set, disk controller enforcement is skipped and the controllers defined by template/instance details are used.
When set to true, the disk controller enforcement is skipped and the controllers defined by template/instance details are used.

need to mention which detail takes priority?

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@sureshanaparti ,@shwstppr - based on the test results so far, instance-level detail takes priority over template-level (standard CloudStack behavior). We can add: 'If set on both template and instance, the instance setting takes precedence.'"


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