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RE: [Xen-users] Hotplugging SCSI device to Windows 2k3 GOS

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Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Hotplugging SCSI device to Windows 2k3 GOS
From: "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:50:26 +1000
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Thread-topic: [Xen-users] Hotplugging SCSI device to Windows 2k3 GOS
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to do a scsi hotplug to a Windows GOS using the xm
scsi-attach
> command.
> 
> This is my configuration
> RHEL 5.2 DOM0 with Xen 3.3
> 32 bit Windows 2k3 GOS with WindowsXenPV-0.9.4 installed. boot.ini has
/gplpv
> added
> 
> I have a SATA harddisk which I am tryng to hotplug to win GOS. The
output of
> lsscsi is as below
> #lsscsi
> [0:0:0:0]    disk    ATA      ST380013AS             3.18  /dev/sda
> [1:0:0:0]    disk    ATA      WDC WD2500YS-01M 02.0  /dev/sdb
> 
> and I am using the below command to attach /dev/sdb to GOS
> # xm list
> Name                                        ID   Mem VCPUs      State
> Time(s)
> Domain-0                                    0   512     8
r-----
> 3381.5
> Windows2003                               5   256     1         -b----
35.7
> 
> #xm scsi-attach Windows2003 1:0:0:0 1:0:0:0
> #
> 
> As soon as I run the above command, I see a pop up coming in Win2k3
GOS
> indicating that a xen vscsi device is hotplugged. But when I go to the
Device
> Manager in Windows and look at this device, it appears with an Yellow
bang and
> the driver tab indicates error Code 10 (reinstall driver).
> 
> I tried this multiple times, but always end up at the same state. Have
anyone
> tried something similar ? Do you know what might going wrong here ?
> 

It should work, it certainly used to. Can you please run DebugView from
sysinternals.com on your windows machine, turn on kernel logging, then
try the hotplug? That should capture some debug logging. Email it to me
and I'll have a look.

Thanks

James

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