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The next objects to be configured are TOY, ROM and EEPROM containers (their presence depends on the VAX/PDP11 model). It is always recommended to enable them. If a container file of the given name does not exist, CHARON VM will create it. It is recommended to specify the path for each file so that time and console parameters will be kept whatever the current directory is when starting the guest.

TOY means "Time of Year"; its container records time, date and some console parameters while CHARON VM is not running. To enable, uncomment the following line:

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• Mapping to the file representing a physical disk of the VAX/PDP11 system (disk image).

  • "<file-name>.vdisk"
    These files can be created from scratch with "MkDisk" utility. Data and OS disks backups are transferred from the original system via tapes or network and restored into these container files.

    Mapping may also include the full path (recommended), for example: "C:\My disks\my_boot_disk.vdisk" 

    Example:

    set DUA container[0]="my_bootable_disk.vdisk"

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    Warning
    Using compressed folders to store virtual disks and tapes is not supported

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• Mapping to physical disk.

  • "\\.\PhysicalDrive<N>"
    Be careful not to destroy all the information from the disk dedicated to CHARON VM by mistake. These disks must not be formatted by the host OS.  
    
    Example:
    

    set DUA container[1]="\\.\PhysicalDrive1"

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• Mapping to physical disk by its WWID.
  
  • "\\.\PhysicalDrive(DevID = <XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX>)"
    Be careful not to destroy all the information from the disk dedicated to CHARON VM by mistake. These disks must not be formatted by the host OS.
    

    DevID addresses the target physical disk by its WWID (hexadecimal 128-bit identifier assigned to the disk drive by its manufacturer/originator).

    Example:

    Div class small set DUA container[2]="\\.\PhysicalDrive(DevID= 6008-05F3-0005-2950-BF8E-0B86-A0C7-0001)"

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• Mapping to iSCSI disks.

  • "\\.\PhysicalDrive(iScsiTarget = <iSCSI target>, LUN = <LUN number>)"
    iScsiTarget addresses the disk by its iSCSI target name. LUN specifies LUN on connected iSCSI disk.

    Example:

    Div class small set DUA container[3]="\\.\PhysicalDrive(iScsiTarget= iqn.2008-04:iscsi.charon-target-test1, LUN= 1)"

     

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• Mapping to CD-ROM device.

  • "\\.\CdRom<N>"

    Example:

    set DUA container[4]="\\.\CdRom0"

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• Mapping to an ISO file for reading distribution CD-ROM image.

  • "<file-name>.iso"

    Mapping may also include the full path (recommended), for example: "C:\My disks\vms_distributive.iso"

    Example:
    

    set DUA container[5]="vms_distributive.iso"

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• Mapping to Floppy drive. 
  

  • "\\.\A:"

    Example:
    

    set DUA container[6]="\\.\A:"

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•  Mapping to some other type of drive, for example magneto-optical drive.  

  • "\\.\<N>:"

    Example:
    

    set DUA container[6]="\\.\H:"

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SCSI controller NCR53C94

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