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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>"
      (warning) 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>)"
      (warning)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).

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      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.

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      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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Mapping ObjectDescription
virtual_scsi_disk

Mapping to a file representing VAX/PDP11 disk (disk image) on the host physical disk:

  • "<file-name>.vdisk"
    These files can be created from scratch with "MkDisk" utility. Data and OS disk 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"

    Warning

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


  • "\\.\PhysicalDrive<N>" - mapping to physical disk.
    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.

  • "\\.\PhysicalDrive(DevID =XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX)" - mapping to physical disk by its WWID.
    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).

  • "\\.\PhysicalDrive(iScsiTarget = <iSCSI target>, LUN = <LUN number>)" - mapping to iSCSI disks.
    iScsiTarget addresses the disk by its iSCSI target name.
    LUN specifies LUN on connected iSCSI disk.  
physical_scsi_deviceMapping to a host SCSI device:
  • "\\.\Tape<N>" - mapping to a SCSI tape drive known to Windows

  • "\\.\ScsiN:X:Y:Z" - name of some SCSI device unknown to Windows for direct mapping, for example, a SCSI disk or tape reader. The values of N, X, Y and Z can be collected using special utility "Host Device Check" included in the CHARON distributive - or manually by investigation of the devices connected to CHARON host in the "Device Manager" applet.

    ParameterDescription
    NA logical number assigned by host operating system (Microsoft Windows) to logical or host’s physical storage resource such as physical SCSI HBA
    XAn internal SCSI bus number (usually 0) on host’s physical SCSI HBA
    YA SCSI ID of physical SCSI target device attached to host’s physical SCSI HBA
    ZA logical unit number inside physical SCSI target device attached to host’s physical SCSI HBA
virtual_scsi_cdromMapping to a host CD-ROM (not only SCSI) or to ISO image:
  • "\\.\CdRom<N>" - name of host CD-ROM drive

  • "<file-name>.iso" - name of ISO image. It may contain the full path, for example: "C:\My disks\vms_distributive.iso"
virtual_scsi_tapeMapping to a file representing tape (tape image). It may contain a path, for example: "C:\My tapes\backup.vtape"
floppy_scsi_deviceMapping to a host floppy drive:
  • "\\.\A:" or "\\.\B:" - name of host CD-ROM drive. This parameter can be omitted.

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Warning

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

TQK50 controller

Example statements to configure TQK50 are shown below:

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