Hi all, i''m new to virtualization, i''m interested to know if and how would be possible to use client devices on the virtual server OS. Basically i a netbook with sd card reader, i''d like to know if the server is able to see it an mount as it would be a local device. Any link to documentation about the topic is welcome, regards Sal _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 05:53:21PM +0100, Salvatore De Paolis wrote:> Hi all, > i''m new to virtualization, i''m interested to know if and how would be possible > to use client devices on the virtual server OS. > Basically i a netbook with sd card reader, i''d like to know if the server is > able to see it an mount as it would be a local device. Any link to > documentation about the topic is welcome, >Basicly you have two options: 1. Xen PCI passthrough 2. Xen USB passthrough (http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenUSBPassthrough) If the guest is HVM (=Windows), then you need to have Intel VT-d (IOMMU) support in the motherboard chipset for the PCI passthrough to work. If the guest is Linux PV (paravirtualized), then you don''t need VT-d or anything special for the PCI passthrough. -- Pasi _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
It''s not really clear exactly what you''re asking. I assume that you''re setup is that you have a physical server (ServerA) running a domU (domain A), and you''re using the NetBook to talk to domain A over the network via a protocol like RDP, ICA, etc. You want to be able to see your local drives, devices, etc., from the NetBook on the O/S you''re connecting to in domain A? If yes, then this is not a Xen question at all - this is a question of whether the protocol you''re using to connect supports remote device connectivity. RDP supports some types of devices - serial ports, disks, parallel ports, printers, etc. I don''t know much about ICA. X does not support remote device connectivity, and SSH is going to be limited in the type of connectivity it supports, as well, or at least is going to take some more advanced configuration to get working properly. Perhaps you can be a little more specific about your configuration, and what exactly you''re trying to accomplish? -Nick>>> On 2010/03/19 at 10:53, Salvatore De Paolis <iwkse@gmx.com> wrote: > Hi all, > i''m new to virtualization, i''m interested to know if and how would be > possible > to use client devices on the virtual server OS. > Basically i a netbook with sd card reader, i''d like to know if the server is > able to see it an mount as it would be a local device. Any link to > documentation about the topic is welcome, > > regards > Sal-------- This e-mail may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient. If this email is not intended for you, or you are not responsible for the delivery of this message to the intended recipient, please note that this message may contain SEAKR Engineering (SEAKR) Privileged/Proprietary Information. In such a case, you are strictly prohibited from downloading, photocopying, distributing or otherwise using this message, its contents or attachments in any way. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this e-mail and delete the message from your mailbox. Information contained in this message that does not relate to the business of SEAKR is neither endorsed by nor attributable to SEAKR. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Salvatore De Paolis
2010-Mar-19 22:45 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Client device and virtualization
On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:35:49 -0600 "Nick Couchman" <Nick.Couchman@seakr.com> wrote:> It''s not really clear exactly what you''re asking. I assume that you''re setup > is that you have a physical server (ServerA) running a domU (domain A), and > you''re using the NetBook to talk to domain A over the network via a protocol > like RDP, ICA, etc. You want to be able to see your local drives, devices, > etc., from the NetBook on the O/S you''re connecting to in domain A? If yes, > then this is not a Xen question at all - this is a question of whether the > protocol you''re using to connect supports remote device connectivity. RDP > supports some types of devices - serial ports, disks, parallel ports, > printers, etc. I don''t know much about ICA. X does not support remote > device connectivity, and SSH is going to be limited in the type of > connectivity it supports, as well, or at least is going to take some more > advanced configuration to get working properly. > > Perhaps you can be a little more specific about your configuration, and what > exactly you''re trying to accomplish?Yeah, i think i didn''t explain it well. I thought it wasn''t possible to do this because i don''t know of such a possibility with ssh or X. A clear example would make it even more clear: I have some netbooks where they have hardware login using pamusb, some with SD cards and some with USB sticks. I was curious to know if there''s a way to let the host server to probe the guest devices (SD and USB) so that the authentication can be possible. AFAIK this is not possible, i was just asking for other opinions to know if there''s still a way for achieving this. best regards Sal _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users