User assigned network interface queues

A method, comprising:

• receiving a user request to launch a virtual machine, wherein the request includes a queue allocation defining how many queues should be on each of two or more interfaces associated with the virtual machine, wherein a number of the queues differs between the two or more interfaces based upon the user request, which specifies the number of queues on each of the two or more interfaces;
• and
• launching the virtual machine on a server computer with the queues allocated to the two or more interfaces in accordance with the user request, wherein the launching of the virtual machine is controlled by an instance manager that retrieves metadata from a registration record associated with the virtual machine, wherein the metadata defines an available number of queues in a queue pool and wherein the instance manager directs a hypervisor to launch the virtual machine on the server computer and instructs the hypervisor on allocation of the queues to the two or more interfaces in accordance with the user request.

One or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause a computing system to perform a method comprising:

• receiving a request to launch a virtual machine, wherein the request includes at least two parameters used to customize a number of queues on at least first and second interfaces linked to the virtual machine, wherein a first of the two parameters in the request assigns a first number of queues to the first interface and the second of the two parameters in the request assigns a second number of queues to the second interface, and wherein the first number of queues differs from the second number of queues;
• and
• launching the virtual machine in association with the first interface and the second interface with the number of queues on the first and second interfaces matching the first and second parameters in the request, wherein the launching of the virtual machine is controlled by an instance manager that retrieves metadata that defines an available number of queues in a queue pool and wherein the instance manager directs a hypervisor to launch the virtual machine with the queues allocated to the first and second interfaces in accordance with the request.