HPVM guest doesn't see DVD to boot

[bigdaddy68]

Hi

I properly created a VMguest with HPVM 4.1 according to the manuals on my rx2800.

However, I can't seem to see the DVD drive from the HPVM guest so I can load 11iv2 onto my guest from the DVD...

from hpvmstat -P hpvm1 output:
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[Storage Interface Details]
Guest Physical
Device Adaptor Bus Dev Ftn Tgt Lun Storage Device
======= ========== === === === === === ========= =========================
disk scsi 0 1 0 0 0 disk /dev/rdisk/disk5
dvd scsi 0 1 0 1 0 disk /dev/rdisk/disk9

disk5 is my boot disk and I can see that..

Here is my hpvmdevmgmt record for disk9 ( its the last entry at EOF ):

/dev/rdisk/disk9:CONFIG=gdev,EXIST=YES,DEVTYPE=DISK,SHARE=NO:hpvm1:HPVM_WWID_DEV_13_5
HPVM MANAGEMENT_DB EOF

There is a DVD in the drive on my host (its the 11iv2 Disk 1 of 2) and I can properly mount it and see the contents via:

mount -r -F cdfs /dev/disk/disk9 /cdrom

but whether i mount it on HOST or leave it unmounted I still cannot see it from EFI on HPVM to boot from it

here is output from map -r and reconnect -r

Shell> reconnect -r
ReconnectController(0,0,0) : Status = Success

Shell> map -r
Device mapping table
blk0 : Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(1|0)/Scsi(Pun0,Lun0)

Shell>

the EFI shell 'devices' and 'devtree' dont show the DVD device either

I would like to load off the DVD drive and need some help

Thanks
bigdaddy68

[Kenan Erdey]

Hi,

did you try IN command from VM menu in MP ?

[Emil Velez]

it cannot be mounted on the VM host if you want the guest to use it.

WOuld have to see the hpvmmodify command that added the CDROM to figure out why the VM cannot see it. You did add it to the VM ?

[micronet800]

Hi,

Did you managed to resolve this issue. I have exactly the same problem?

Thanks

[dpmaster]

Dear Kenan Erdey,

what does IN command mean under vMP> VM> ?

Today I face this problem, but after I change the DVD device from dvd:scsi::disk:/dev/rdsk/c1t0d0 to dvd:avio_stor::disk:/dev/rdsk/c1t0d0, the DVD drive can be found in the EFI shell.

I have checked in the VM 4.30 admin guide, the dvd:scsi::disk:/dev/rdsk/c1t0d0 is supported.

[Todd Whitcher]

I had the exact same issue, setting to avio_stor solved the issue..thank you.