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

[Rémi BERNIER <R.BERNIER@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

James,

I have restore my guest win2k3 without
drivers, and after install your last GPLPV I have a new driver in Controller
SCSI and RAID: Xen SCSI Driver and I have a new Tape device with a yellow
exclamation point.
I must install the tape driver for win2k3
or not ?
If I don't install it, windows not detect
a Tape device...

Thanks in advance.

Rémi




>Hi James and thanks for your reply,

>Yes I use scsi passthrough, I have attach my tape with the command:
># xm scsi-attach 3 6:0:6:0 6:0:6:0 

>But after my guest win2k3 detected a new tape device (Quantum LTO 2)
and here I have install the driver for Windows... Maybe it's the problem
! 
>I try to change the driver with your driver gplpv xenscsi but Windows
don't want !!!! grrr 

>Rémi 





>I use scsi passthrough with my gplpv drivers regularly to give Windows
access to a physical tape drive. Is that what you are trying to do?

>James

> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xen-users-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rémi BERNIER
> Sent: Tuesday, 2 February 2010 19:33
> To: Nick Couchman
> Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Manage tape on guest win2k3
> 
> 
> Hi Nick and thanks for your reply,
> 
> I just test the removing st module, but when i want attach the scsi
tape, I
> have this error:
> 
> # xm scsi-attach 1 7:0:6:0 7:0:6:0
> Error: Writing vscsi-devs/dev-0/p-devname: None: argument 3 must be
string or
> read-only buffer, not None
> 
> and I have nothing in "xm scsi-list 1"
> 
> I thinks it's because now i haven't the /dev/st0:
> # lsscsi
> [7:0:6:0]    tape    CERTANCE ULTRIUM 2  
     1914  -
> 
> With st module:
> # lsscsi
> [7:0:6:0]    tape    CERTANCE ULTRIUM 2  
     1914  /dev/st0
> 
> If you have an other idea..
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> I will test to hide the scsi-controller at the boot.of my dom0:
> pciback.hide=(...)
> 
> Rémi
> 
> 
> 
> >Try removing the st module from dom0 (rmmod st).  This should
insure
> >that dom0 is not using the tape drive at all.
> 
> >-Nick
> 
> >>>> On 2010/02/01 at 01:04, Rémi BERNIER<R.BERNIER@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> 
> >> 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 (xenbits)
> 
> 
> 
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