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Comment: explicit naming (DK device)

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StepConfiguration file entry
1Load the SCSI device.load deviceload DKXnnn
2Link device with disk container file.deviceDKXnnn.image="/path/to/disk-container-file"

The parameter  device encodes name DKXnnn encodes the device type and the device path of the emulated SCSI device presented to the guest operating system:When loading a SCSI disk, the parameter device has the format DDXnnn. 

A disk device name has the following components:

  • DD: value DK; Value DK at the beginning of the device name: specifies that device type is disk.
  • X: value consists of an uppercase letter encoding the device path. Please refer to Emulated Model Hardware Configuration Details for system specific device path information.
    Example (rp4000):
    A = device path 0/0/1/0
    B = device path 0/0/1/1
    C = device path 0/0/2/0
    D = device path 0/0/2/1
  • nnn: value encodes the SCSI device connected to the SCSI controller.
    Formula: (SCSI target ID*100)+LUN

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