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Re: [Xen-users] Manage tape on guest win2k3

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Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Manage tape on guest win2k3
From: Rémi BERNIER <R.BERNIER@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 12:11:17 +0100
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Hi Thomas,

Yes good idea, i will try to hide the scsi-controller at boot and after add the controler to the domU.





Hi Remi,

Am Montag, den 01.02.2010, 11:23 +0100 schrieb Rémi BERNIER:
>
> Anyone have an idea to hide a scsi device from the dom0 ?
>


just as option - would it be possible to passthrough the whole
scsi-controller to domu?

This sould work, as long you dont need the scsi-card in dom0...

hth,

thomas


>
> Hi Everybody,
>
> I have a problem with my magnetic tape drive, I control the tape with
> BackupExec on my guest win2k3.
> BackupExec see it right my tape drive but for him the tape is in
>  use...
> I think it's my dom0 use it, because i can pilot the tape drive with
> the command "mt" on dom0...
>
> So for me i need to hide the tape to boot ... but this line in grub
> have no impact :
> module         /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.8-xen-amd64 root=/dev/sda1 ro
> console=tty0 scsiback.permissive scsiback.hide=(6:0:6:0)
>
> If you have an idea on this subject, I listen you !!
>
> Thanks for your answer in advance.
>
> Rémi
>
> Conf:
> Debian lenny, kernel 2.6.18-8x86_64-xen, xen 3.4.2
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