RE: [Xen-users] XEN 3.4.1|HVM|physical disk access

[Tait Clarridge <Tait.Clarridge@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Hello folks,
> 
> i do not get access to a physical disk with xen. I would like to install
> windows xp as hvm to the physical partition /dev/sdb1.
> 
> I partioned the disk with cfdisk. Filesystem type is Linux (83). In my
> eyes the filesystem using hvm is insignificant(?).
> 
> 
> I tried the following configurations; probably a lot more than this.
> #disk = [ 'phy:hda1,hda1,r' ] (comment from xmexample.hvm form /ect/xen)
> 
> disk = [ 'phy:/dev/sdb1,sda,w' ]
> disk = [ 'phy:/dev/sdb1,hda,w' ]
> disk = [ 'phy:/dev/sdb1,ioemu:hda,w' ]
> disk = [ 'phy:/dev/sdb1,ioemu:sda,w' ]
> 
> The installation of windows comes up but the windows kernel does not
> found any hard disk. I tried debian lenny and have gotten the same
> effect so that i suppose there is something wrong with my configuration,
> yet i do not see the point.
> 
> I have compiled the newest xen-distribution from www.xen.org.
> 
> Has anybody an idea?
> 
> Thanks a lot,
> Carsten

If your disks are SATA I am assuming that perhaps your windows installation 
media doesn't have SATA drivers slipstreamed in. 

Question to all: Does XEN always try to use IDE? Or if the physical disk is 
SATA does it present the disk as a SATA drive?

I am unsure because I tend to use disk image files so we can migrate domUs 
between servers easier.

Tait

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