Hi all, I was able to successfully install Windows 2003 Server guest on Xen (pretty painlessly, I might add) and while the CDROM was working during the installation, it now is not. I have logged in an patched Windows successfully and all appears to be right except the CDROM. On the physical server, the device is actually a DVD ROM but it worked during installation so I don''t think that was the problem. In Windows'' compmgmt.msc and in the "My Computer" utility, I see a CDROM but no media in the CDROM. I have to restart the domU to get the CD ROM to detect the CD. Is there an easier way to have a Windows domU detect the CD in the CDROM? _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
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2011-May-26 23:13 UTC
RE: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 server CDROM and XEN
I would suggest setting up an ISO file archive in Xen of the CDROMs that you frequently need to access within your domU. Once you have a lot of VMs running, it will be more convenient for you than trying to share a single physical drive. -----Original Message----- From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com [mailto:xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of Joel Witherspoon Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 3:50 PM To: xen-users@lists.xensource.com Subject: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 server CDROM and XEN Hi all, I was able to successfully install Windows 2003 Server guest on Xen (pretty painlessly, I might add) and while the CDROM was working during the installation, it now is not. I have logged in an patched Windows successfully and all appears to be right except the CDROM. On the physical server, the device is actually a DVD ROM but it worked during installation so I don''t think that was the problem. In Windows'' compmgmt.msc and in the "My Computer" utility, I see a CDROM but no media in the CDROM. I have to restart the domU to get the CD ROM to detect the CD. Is there an easier way to have a Windows domU detect the CD in the CDROM? _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 3:49 AM, Joel Witherspoon <joel.witherspoon@gmail.com> wrote:> Hi all, > > I was able to successfully install Windows 2003 Server guest on Xen (pretty > painlessly, I might add) and while the CDROM was working during the > installation, it now is not. I have logged in an patched Windows > successfully and all appears to be right except the CDROM. On the physical > server, the device is actually a DVD ROM but it worked during installation > so I don''t think that was the problem. > > In Windows'' compmgmt.msc and in the "My Computer" utility, I see a CDROM but > no media in the CDROM. I have to restart the domU to get the CD ROM to > detect the CD. > > Is there an easier way to have a Windows domU detect the CD in the CDROM?IIRC it depends on your xen version, and whether or not you have PV drivers installed. In some cases you need to use qemu monitor (press ctrl-alt-2 when connected to domU''s console using vnc). Personally I prefer to simply install daemontools (http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/downloads) or similar and mount the ISO on domU. It''s easier that way. -- Fajar _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users