Re: [libvirt] Mounting a raw DVD

Adam Mooz wrote: > Hello List, > > I'm attempting to pass a DVD drive of a headless server into a > virtual machine. So far I've managed to mount *something* into the > VM, but it's being registered as a blank DVD within the VM. When I > mount /dev/dvd into the bare-metal machine it registers normally as > the DVD. How do I pass physical drives into a VM and back out > using libvirt? > Command used: > #virsh attach-disk Montreal /dev/dvd hdc --mode readonly --driver > phy --type cdrom > Connecting to uri: qemu:///system > Disk attached successfully > > VM XML file: > > <domain type='kvm'> > <name>Montreal</name> > <uuid>0f79ba7f-27bf-16a0-5887-6cfa2b5569f1</uuid> > <memory>2097152</memory> > <currentMemory>2097152</currentMemory> > <vcpu>1</vcpu> > <os> > <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-0.11'>hvm</type> > <boot dev='hd'/> > </os> > <features> > <acpi/> > <apic/> > <pae/> > </features> > <clock offset='utc'/> > <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> > <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot> > <on_crash>restart</on_crash> > <devices> > <emulator>/usr/bin/kvm</emulator> > <disk type='file' device='cdrom'> > <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/> > <readonly/> > </disk> > <disk type='file' device='disk'> > <source file='(Mangled Purposely)'/> > <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/> > </disk> > <interface type='bridge'> > <mac address='(mangled purposly)/> <source bridge='br0'/> > <model type='virtio'/> > </interface> > <serial type='pty'> > <target port='0'/> > </serial> > <console type='pty'> > <target port='0'/> > </console> > <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/> > <graphics type='vnc' port='-1' autoport='yes' keymap='en-us'/> > <video> > <model type='cirrus' vram='9216' heads='1'/> > </video> > </devices> > </domain> > I haven't done this for a while but I believe you have to issue a 'detach' command afterwards. -Gerry -- Libvir-list mailing list Libvir-list(a)redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list