RE: [Xen-users] how to make usb drive work with domU ?

["Petersson, Mats" <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx>]

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> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] how to make usb drive work with domU ?
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> Hi thanks for the reply..
> How can i export the phy. drive to guest. 
> Can you pls provide me with exact command and steps..

xm block-attach <domain> <backdev> <frontdev> <mode>

For example:
xm block-attach my-domain phy:/dev/sdb1 hdb r

Of course, you can also add it to the config file if you wish to do this
statically - in which case you just use the disk= statement to add the
block-device. 

--
Mats
> Thanks
> 
> Mark Williamson wrote:
> > 
> >> Hia..
> >> If i am not wrong, in past someone told me that USB Drive 
> can be accessed
> >> in virtual machine by configuring it.
> >> So could any one just let me know how to get hold of this issue....
> > 
> > In the special case of a USB drive, plug it into dom0 and 
> export the phy: 
> > device corresponding to it into the guest.  Look up what 
> device your USB 
> > drive is in dom0 (e.g. look in the dmesg output), then use 
> that as the
> > phy: 
> > device to export.  In the guest it'll appear as a normal 
> hard drive.  
> > *however* the guest won't know it's a USB drive, so you 
> need to unmount it 
> > (or equivalent) to make sure the data is flushed before you 
> remove the USB 
> > stick (and then you should probably xm block-remove before 
> you unplug the 
> > stick).
> > 
> > The other posters in this thread have been talking about 
> dedicating a host
> > USB 
> > port to guest control: that can be done in principle, but 
> support seems to
> > be 
> > buggy at the moment.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Mark
> > 
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> And no pedals!
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