Use a real Windows hard-drive to boot off Qemu?
I'm looking for a Windows equivalent of Unixish:
qemu -hda /dev/sda
How does the Windows version of it look like, assuming the device I'd like to boot is under the drive letter E:? qemu -hda E: didn't work.
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asked Feb 26 '13 at 15:57
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I'm looking for a Windows equivalent of Unixish:
qemu -hda /dev/sda
How does the Windows version of it look like, assuming the device I'd like to boot is under the drive letter E:? qemu -hda E: didn't work.
qemu
asked Feb 26 '13 at 15:57
d33tahd33tah
662624
add a comment |
I'm looking for a Windows equivalent of Unixish:
qemu -hda /dev/sda
How does the Windows version of it look like, assuming the device I'd like to boot is under the drive letter E:? qemu -hda E: didn't work.
qemu
asked Feb 26 '13 at 15:57
d33tahd33tah
662624
I'm looking for a Windows equivalent of Unixish:
qemu -hda /dev/sda
How does the Windows version of it look like, assuming the device I'd like to boot is under the drive letter E:? qemu -hda E: didn't work.
qemu
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In our win_srv.xml config file:
<disk type='file' device='disk'>
<driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='none'/>
<source file='/dev/[hostname]/win_srv_vm_data'/>
<target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
</disk>
On the command line it ends up looking like:
/usr/bin/kvm ... -drive file=/dev/[hostname]/win_srv_vm_data,if=ide,index=2,format=raw,cache=none
The Windows VM picks this up as its E drive, but you could easily reconfigure the mapping in Windows to make it D or whatever you wanted.
I should also note we're using mapper and fakeRAID, so the way our drive is carved up and devices are laid out is pretty weird. the /dev/[hostname]/win_srv_vm_data should go to a raw partition, but it sounds like you already were anticipating that.
answered Feb 26 '13 at 16:45
peelmanpeelman
4,5201622
You're reffering to /usr/bin/kvm, but I'm talking about running Qemu under Windows. How does that relate?
– d33tah
Feb 26 '13 at 17:42
Ah, well your question wasn't very clear. It reads that you're looking to mount a raw disk from a Unix Host in a Windows VM. Or it reads any number of a dozen other ways, looking at it again. Perhaps you should clarify and you might get answers that better suit your needs.
– peelman
Feb 27 '13 at 16:12
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In our win_srv.xml config file:
<disk type='file' device='disk'>
<driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='none'/>
<source file='/dev/[hostname]/win_srv_vm_data'/>
<target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
</disk>
On the command line it ends up looking like:
/usr/bin/kvm ... -drive file=/dev/[hostname]/win_srv_vm_data,if=ide,index=2,format=raw,cache=none
The Windows VM picks this up as its E drive, but you could easily reconfigure the mapping in Windows to make it D or whatever you wanted.
I should also note we're using mapper and fakeRAID, so the way our drive is carved up and devices are laid out is pretty weird. the /dev/[hostname]/win_srv_vm_data should go to a raw partition, but it sounds like you already were anticipating that.
answered Feb 26 '13 at 16:45
peelmanpeelman
4,5201622
You're reffering to /usr/bin/kvm, but I'm talking about running Qemu under Windows. How does that relate?
– d33tah
Feb 26 '13 at 17:42
Ah, well your question wasn't very clear. It reads that you're looking to mount a raw disk from a Unix Host in a Windows VM. Or it reads any number of a dozen other ways, looking at it again. Perhaps you should clarify and you might get answers that better suit your needs.
– peelman
Feb 27 '13 at 16:12
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In our win_srv.xml config file:
<disk type='file' device='disk'>
<driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='none'/>
<source file='/dev/[hostname]/win_srv_vm_data'/>
<target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
</disk>
On the command line it ends up looking like:
/usr/bin/kvm ... -drive file=/dev/[hostname]/win_srv_vm_data,if=ide,index=2,format=raw,cache=none
The Windows VM picks this up as its E drive, but you could easily reconfigure the mapping in Windows to make it D or whatever you wanted.
I should also note we're using mapper and fakeRAID, so the way our drive is carved up and devices are laid out is pretty weird. the /dev/[hostname]/win_srv_vm_data should go to a raw partition, but it sounds like you already were anticipating that.
answered Feb 26 '13 at 16:45
peelmanpeelman
4,5201622
You're reffering to /usr/bin/kvm, but I'm talking about running Qemu under Windows. How does that relate?
– d33tah
Feb 26 '13 at 17:42
Ah, well your question wasn't very clear. It reads that you're looking to mount a raw disk from a Unix Host in a Windows VM. Or it reads any number of a dozen other ways, looking at it again. Perhaps you should clarify and you might get answers that better suit your needs.
– peelman
Feb 27 '13 at 16:12
add a comment |
In our win_srv.xml config file:
<disk type='file' device='disk'>
<driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='none'/>
<source file='/dev/[hostname]/win_srv_vm_data'/>
<target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
</disk>
On the command line it ends up looking like:
/usr/bin/kvm ... -drive file=/dev/[hostname]/win_srv_vm_data,if=ide,index=2,format=raw,cache=none
The Windows VM picks this up as its E drive, but you could easily reconfigure the mapping in Windows to make it D or whatever you wanted.
I should also note we're using mapper and fakeRAID, so the way our drive is carved up and devices are laid out is pretty weird. the /dev/[hostname]/win_srv_vm_data should go to a raw partition, but it sounds like you already were anticipating that.
answered Feb 26 '13 at 16:45
peelmanpeelman
4,5201622
In our win_srv.xml config file:
<disk type='file' device='disk'>
<driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='none'/>
<source file='/dev/[hostname]/win_srv_vm_data'/>
<target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
</disk>
On the command line it ends up looking like:
/usr/bin/kvm ... -drive file=/dev/[hostname]/win_srv_vm_data,if=ide,index=2,format=raw,cache=none
The Windows VM picks this up as its E drive, but you could easily reconfigure the mapping in Windows to make it D or whatever you wanted.
I should also note we're using mapper and fakeRAID, so the way our drive is carved up and devices are laid out is pretty weird. the /dev/[hostname]/win_srv_vm_data should go to a raw partition, but it sounds like you already were anticipating that.
answered Feb 26 '13 at 16:45
peelmanpeelman
4,5201622
answered Feb 26 '13 at 16:45
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answered Feb 26 '13 at 16:45
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answered Feb 26 '13 at 16:45
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You're reffering to /usr/bin/kvm, but I'm talking about running Qemu under Windows. How does that relate?
– d33tah
Feb 26 '13 at 17:42
Ah, well your question wasn't very clear. It reads that you're looking to mount a raw disk from a Unix Host in a Windows VM. Or it reads any number of a dozen other ways, looking at it again. Perhaps you should clarify and you might get answers that better suit your needs.
– peelman
Feb 27 '13 at 16:12
add a comment |
You're reffering to /usr/bin/kvm, but I'm talking about running Qemu under Windows. How does that relate?
– d33tah
Feb 26 '13 at 17:42
Ah, well your question wasn't very clear. It reads that you're looking to mount a raw disk from a Unix Host in a Windows VM. Or it reads any number of a dozen other ways, looking at it again. Perhaps you should clarify and you might get answers that better suit your needs.
– peelman
Feb 27 '13 at 16:12
You're reffering to /usr/bin/kvm, but I'm talking about running Qemu under Windows. How does that relate?
– d33tah
Feb 26 '13 at 17:42
You're reffering to /usr/bin/kvm, but I'm talking about running Qemu under Windows. How does that relate?
– d33tah
Feb 26 '13 at 17:42
Ah, well your question wasn't very clear. It reads that you're looking to mount a raw disk from a Unix Host in a Windows VM. Or it reads any number of a dozen other ways, looking at it again. Perhaps you should clarify and you might get answers that better suit your needs.
– peelman
Feb 27 '13 at 16:12
Ah, well your question wasn't very clear. It reads that you're looking to mount a raw disk from a Unix Host in a Windows VM. Or it reads any number of a dozen other ways, looking at it again. Perhaps you should clarify and you might get answers that better suit your needs.
– peelman
Feb 27 '13 at 16:12
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