diff --git a/src/PSProxmoxVE.Core/Models/Vms/OvfMetadata.cs b/src/PSProxmoxVE.Core/Models/Vms/OvfMetadata.cs
index cded707..b9f8364 100644
--- a/src/PSProxmoxVE.Core/Models/Vms/OvfMetadata.cs
+++ b/src/PSProxmoxVE.Core/Models/Vms/OvfMetadata.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ namespace PSProxmoxVE.Core.Models.Vms
 
         /// <summary>The connection name (e.g. "VM Network", "bridged").</summary>
         public string ConnectionName { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+        /// <summary>The OVF ResourceSubType (e.g. "E1000", "vmxnet3", "VirtualE1000e").</summary>
+        public string ResourceSubType { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -227,10 +230,12 @@ namespace PSProxmoxVE.Core.Models.Vms
                                 ?? item.SelectSingleNode("rasd:Caption", nsm)?.InnerText
                                 ?? "Network adapter";
                             var connection = item.SelectSingleNode("rasd:Connection", nsm)?.InnerText ?? string.Empty;
+                            var nicSubType = item.SelectSingleNode("rasd:ResourceSubType", nsm)?.InnerText ?? string.Empty;
                             metadata.NetworkAdapters.Add(new OvfNetworkAdapter
                             {
                                 AdapterName = adapterName,
-                                ConnectionName = connection
+                                ConnectionName = connection,
+                                ResourceSubType = nicSubType
                             });
                             break;
                     }
@@ -323,6 +328,33 @@ namespace PSProxmoxVE.Core.Models.Vms
             return (int)value;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Maps an OVF ResourceSubType for a NIC to a PVE network model string.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string MapNicModel(string resourceSubType)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(resourceSubType))
+                return "virtio";
+
+            var lower = resourceSubType.ToLowerInvariant();
+
+            if (lower.Contains("vmxnet3"))
+                return "vmxnet3";
+            if (lower.Contains("e1000e") || lower.Contains("virtuale1000e"))
+                return "e1000e";
+            if (lower.Contains("e1000") || lower.Contains("virtuale1000"))
+                return "e1000";
+            if (lower.Contains("vmxnet2") || lower.Contains("vmxnet"))
+                return "vmxnet3"; // PVE doesn't support vmxnet2, use vmxnet3
+            if (lower.Contains("pcnet"))
+                return "e1000"; // pcnet not supported on PVE, fallback to e1000
+            if (lower.Contains("virtio"))
+                return "virtio";
+
+            // Unknown model — default to e1000 (widely compatible, no driver install needed)
+            return "e1000";
+        }
+
         private static string MapOsType(string osDescription)
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(osDescription))
diff --git a/src/PSProxmoxVE/Cmdlets/Vms/ImportPveOvaCmdlet.cs b/src/PSProxmoxVE/Cmdlets/Vms/ImportPveOvaCmdlet.cs
index 694d95b..506e77f 100644
--- a/src/PSProxmoxVE/Cmdlets/Vms/ImportPveOvaCmdlet.cs
+++ b/src/PSProxmoxVE/Cmdlets/Vms/ImportPveOvaCmdlet.cs
@@ -223,20 +223,30 @@ namespace PSProxmoxVE.Cmdlets.Vms
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(metadata.OsTypeHint) && metadata.OsTypeHint != "other")
                 vmConfig["ostype"] = metadata.OsTypeHint;
 
-            // Add disk import-from parameters
+            // Add disk import-from parameters (use scsi bus like PVE UI)
+            string? firstDisk = null;
             for (int i = 0; i < metadata.Disks.Count; i++)
             {
                 var disk = metadata.Disks[i];
-                var diskSlot = $"{disk.BusType}{i}";
+                var diskSlot = $"scsi{i}";
                 var importFrom = $"{Storage}:import/{fileName}/{disk.FileName}";
                 vmConfig[diskSlot] = $"{TargetStorage}:0,import-from={importFrom}";
+                firstDisk ??= diskSlot;
                 WriteVerbose($"  Disk {diskSlot}: import-from={importFrom} -> {TargetStorage}");
             }
 
-            // Add network adapters
+            // Set boot order to the first disk
+            if (firstDisk != null)
+                vmConfig["boot"] = $"order={firstDisk}";
+
+            // Set sockets (PVE default)
+            vmConfig["sockets"] = 1;
+
+            // Add network adapters with model from OVF
             for (int i = 0; i < metadata.NetworkAdapters.Count; i++)
             {
-                vmConfig[$"net{i}"] = "virtio,bridge=vmbr0";
+                var nicModel = OvfMetadata.MapNicModel(metadata.NetworkAdapters[i].ResourceSubType);
+                vmConfig[$"net{i}"] = $"{nicModel},bridge=vmbr0";
             }
 
             var createTask = vmService.CreateVm(session, Node, vmConfig);
diff --git a/tests/PSProxmoxVE.Tests/Integration/Integration.Tests.ps1 b/tests/PSProxmoxVE.Tests/Integration/Integration.Tests.ps1
index a933470..8be1073 100644
--- a/tests/PSProxmoxVE.Tests/Integration/Integration.Tests.ps1
+++ b/tests/PSProxmoxVE.Tests/Integration/Integration.Tests.ps1
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ Describe 'Integration Tests' -Tag 'Integration' {
             $metadata.Disks.Count | Should -BeGreaterThan 0
         }
 
-        It 'Should import OVA as a VM (Import-PveOva)' {
+        It 'Should import OVA as a VM with correct metadata (Import-PveOva)' {
             if (Skip-IfNoTarget) { return }
             if (-not $script:OvaPath -or -not (Test-Path $script:OvaPath)) {
                 Set-ItResult -Skipped -Because 'PVETEST_OVA_PATH not set or file not found'
@@ -1228,9 +1228,18 @@ Describe 'Integration Tests' -Tag 'Integration' {
             $vm | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
             $script:CreatedVmIds.Add($vm.VmId)
 
-            # Verify the VM exists
+            # Verify VM exists with correct name
             $found = Get-PveVm -Node $script:Node -Name 'pester-ova-vm' | Select-Object -First 1
             $found | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
+            $found.Name | Should -Be 'pester-ova-vm'
+
+            # Verify config matches OVF metadata
+            $config = Get-PveVmConfig -Node $script:Node -VmId $vm.VmId
+            $config.Memory | Should -BeGreaterThan 0
+            $config.Cores | Should -BeGreaterThan 0
+            $config.OsType | Should -Be 'l26'
+            $config.Scsi0 | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty -Because 'disk should be imported to scsi0'
+            $config.Net0 | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty -Because 'network adapter should be configured'
         }
 
         It 'Should start the OVA-imported VM' {