[PetiteCloud] request for help: windows guest can't find disk on linux host under qemu

Michael Thoreson m.thoreson at c4labs.ca
Thu Mar 6 17:37:59 PST 2014


The disk image can still be raw but windows is going to need some sort 
of interface provided as to my knowledge there is no way to mount a raw 
image as a hard drive. The only other solution would be raw image --> 
ISCSI --> windows. Either way there is going to be something in the way.

Michael Thoreson,

On 06/03/2014 3:21 PM, Aryeh Friedman wrote:
> If that is true then it is a HUGE HUGE problem since we base our claim 
> of instance portability on everything being raw (except if it is /dev 
> for obvious reasons)  and ideas?
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 12:51 PM, Michael Thoreson 
> <m.thoreson at c4labs.ca <mailto:m.thoreson at c4labs.ca>> wrote:
>
>     This may help
>
>     http://superuser.com/questions/697141/how-can-i-get-hard-drive-to-work-for-qemu-virtualized-windows-home-server-2011/698751#698751
>
>     In summary it appears you have to specify IDE as the bus for
>     Windows Guests.
>
>
>     Michael Thoreson,
>
>
>     On 06/03/2014 3:37 AM, Aryeh Friedman wrote:
>
>         Any ideas on the above?
>
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