diff --git a/doc/tutorials/acrn_on_qemu.rst b/doc/tutorials/acrn_on_qemu.rst
index f16b84216..16199173d 100644
--- a/doc/tutorials/acrn_on_qemu.rst
+++ b/doc/tutorials/acrn_on_qemu.rst
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ configuration.
 
 This setup was tested with the following configuration:
 
-- ACRN hypervisor: ``v2.7`` tag
-- ACRN kernel: ``v2.7`` tag
+- ACRN hypervisor: ``v3.0`` tag
+- ACRN kernel: ``v3.0`` tag
 - QEMU emulator version: 4.2.1
 - Host OS: Ubuntu 20.04
 - Service VM/User VM OS: Ubuntu 20.04
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ Prepare Service VM (L1 Guest)
       --vcpus 4 \
       --virt-type kvm \
       --os-type linux \
-      --os-variant ubuntu18.04 \
+      --os-variant ubuntu20.04 \
       --graphics none \
       --clock offset=utc,tsc_present=yes,kvmclock_present=no \
       --qemu-commandline="-machine kernel-irqchip=split -cpu Denverton,+invtsc,+lm,+nx,+smep,+smap,+mtrr,+clflushopt,+vmx,+x2apic,+popcnt,-xsave,+sse,+rdrand,-vmx-apicv-vid,+vmx-apicv-xapic,+vmx-apicv-x2apic,+vmx-flexpriority,+tsc-deadline,+pdpe1gb -device intel-iommu,intremap=on,caching-mode=on,aw-bits=48" \
-      --location 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/bionic/main/installer-amd64/' \
+      --location 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/focal/main/installer-amd64/' \
       --extra-args "console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8"
 
 #. Walk through the installation steps as prompted. Here are a few things to note:
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ Prepare Service VM (L1 Guest)
       GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=""
       GRUB_GFXMODE=text
 
+#. Check the rootfs partition  with ``lsblk``, it is ``vda5`` in this example.
+
 #. The Service VM guest can also be launched again later using
    ``virsh start ServiceVM --console``. Make sure to use the domain name you
    used while creating the VM in case it is different than ``ServiceVM``.
@@ -136,19 +138,24 @@ Install ACRN Hypervisor
    .. important:: All the steps below are performed **inside** the Service VM
       guest that we built in the previous section.
 
-#. Install the ACRN build tools and dependencies following the :ref:`gsg`.
-
-#. Switch to the ACRN hypervisor ``v2.7`` tag.
+#. Install the ACRN build tools and dependencies following the :ref:`gsg`. Note
+   again that we're doing these steps within the Service VM and not on a development
+   system as described in the Getting Started Guide.
+#. Switch to the ACRN hypervisor ``v3.0`` tag.
 
    .. code-block:: none
 
       cd ~
       git clone https://github.com/projectacrn/acrn-hypervisor.git
       cd acrn-hypervisor
-      git checkout v2.7
+      git checkout v3.0
 
 #. Build ACRN for QEMU:
 
+   We're using the qemu board XML and shared scenario XML files
+   supplied from the repo (``misc/config_tools/data/qemu``) and not
+   generated by the board inspector or configurator tools.
+
    .. code-block:: none
 
       make BOARD=qemu SCENARIO=shared
@@ -168,9 +175,9 @@ Install ACRN Hypervisor
       sudo cp build/hypervisor/acrn.32.out /boot
 
 #. Clone and configure the Service VM kernel repository following the
-   instructions in the :ref:`gsg` and using the ``v2.7`` tag. The User VM (L2
+   instructions in the :ref:`gsg` and using the ``v3.0`` tag. The User VM (L2
    guest) uses the ``virtio-blk`` driver to mount the rootfs. This driver is
-   included in the default kernel configuration as of the ``v2.7`` tag.
+   included in the default kernel configuration as of the ``v3.0`` tag.
 
 #. Update GRUB to boot the ACRN hypervisor and load the Service VM kernel.
    Append the following configuration to the :file:`/etc/grub.d/40_custom`.
@@ -186,10 +193,14 @@ Install ACRN Hypervisor
          insmod ext2
 
          echo 'Loading ACRN hypervisor ...'
-         multiboot --quirk-modules-after-kernel /boot/acrn.32.out
-         module /boot/bzImage Linux_bzImage
+         multiboot --quirk-modules-after-kernel /boot/acrn.32.out  root=/dev/vda5
+         module /boot/vmlinuz-5.10.115-acrn-service-vm Linux_bzImage
       }
 
+   .. note::
+      If your rootfs partition isn't vda5, please change it to match with yours.
+      vmlinuz-5.10.115-acrn-service-vm is the kernel image of Service VM.
+
 #. Update GRUB:
 
    .. code-block:: none