Re: [Xen-users] Adding Devices to a running DomU

["Serge Dubrouski" <sergeyfd@xxxxxxxxx>]

Looks like it doesn't work for HVM domains though. xm block-add runs
withouth error and xm block-list shows new device attache, but WinXP
DomU doesn't see it.

On 7/12/06, Jose Betancourt <jbetancourt@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thank you very, very much.  Exactly what I needed.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Jose Betancourt
>
> >>> On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 11:03 AM, in message
> <44B50F5F.5000404@xxxxxxxx>,
> Andrej Radonic <andrej.radonic@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>  What is the right sequence of steps to add new devices to a
> running
> >> DomU?
> >>
> >> For example: Make the CD/DVD unit on a physical machine
> visible/usable
> >> by a DomU or adding a new physical device (hdX/sdX) for future use
> as a
> >> file system?
> >>
> >> I would like to be able to do it without shutting down the DomU, if
> >> possible.
> >
> > Jose,
> >
> > yes, this is possible without interrupting domU.
> >
> > Do it like this:
> >
> > xm block- attach <DomId> <BackDev> <FrontDev> <Mode>
> >
> > Example:
> >
> > xm block- attach 7 file:/home/xen/knoppix.iso hdc rw
> >
> > Export /home/xen/knoppix.iso as hdc and read- write into domain 7.
> >
> > Check with xm block- list 7
> >
> > Detach with
> >
> > xm block- detach 7 <BlockDeviceID>
> >
> > You get BlockDeviceID with xm block- list <domid>
> >
> > BTW: you can do this also with network- interfaces
> > => network- attach
> > => network- list
> > => network- detach
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Andrej
>
>
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