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Use the following emulated device types to map real peripherals to the emulated SCSI devices:

Type of mapping	Description
virtual_scsi_disk	For disk image containers and physical disks
virtual_scsi_tape	For tape image containers
virtual_scsi_cdrom	For host CD-ROM and *.iso images
physical_scsi_device	For physical tapes and other SCSI devices connected to a host

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Load a mapping device with the "load" command. Specify the name of the device instance, the emulated SCSI bus to connect the device to and the SCSI identifier of the CHARON-VAX device.

scsi_bus

Parameter	scsi_bus
Type	Identifier
Value	Name of the emulated SCSI disk controller: "pka" or "pkb"

scsi_id

Parameter	scsi_id
Type	Numeric
Value	A value between 0 and 7. This is the ID number of the emulated SCSI device. The SCSI adapter is preloaded with address 7. If required, set it to another value in the range of 0-7 from the VAX console.

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The "virtual_scsi_disk" mapping has the following parameters:

container

Parameter

container[N]

N=0…7

Type

Text String

Value

A string containing the device name to map to the emulator.

Disk images
- [<path-name>"/"]<file-name>[".vdisk"]
  Format: A string containing the full path to a disk container.
  If only the name of the disk container is specified, CHARON-VAX will look for the container in the folder CHARON is running from.
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Local fixed disks (IDE, SCSI, SATA)

"/dev/sd<L>" where "L" is letter
"/dev/disk/by-id/..." - addressing by the disk ID, for example "/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST1000DM003-9YN162_S1D01QJ4"
"/dev/disk/by-label/..." - addressing by the disk label, for example "/dev/disk/by-label/MyStorage"

"/dev/disk/by-uuid/..." - addressing by the disk UUID, for example "/dev/disk/by-uuid/0e808a2f-cdd3-4944-a245-f729ffd73882"

Note
Since "/dev/sd<L>" addressing is not persistent, so it is strongly recommended to use "/dev/disk/by-id/wwn-*" syntax instead to refer the disk by its WWID - especially in the enviroments utilizing FC and SAN storages.

It is also possible to use not a whole disk, but previously created partitions on it. In this case the syntax is the following: "/dev/sd<L><N>" where N is the number of partition to be used.
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Multipath disks
- "/dev/dm-<X>",
- "/dev/mapper/mpath<X>",
- "/dev/mapper/disk<X>" where X is 0,1,2...
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Floppy drives
- "/dev/fd<X>" where X is 0,1,2...

This parameter is initially not set, thus creating NO storage elements on the controller

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media_type

Parameter

media_type[N]

N=0…7

Type

Text String

Value

Overrides the PRODUCT ID in the default SCSI INQUIRY data.

Valid values may contain uppercase letters, integers and spaces. The length of the string cannot exceed 16 characters.

If not specified, synthetic SCSI INQUIRY data is returned containing a PRODUCT ID selected based on the disk size.

Initially left unspecified.

geometry

Parameter

geometry[N]

N=0…7

Type

Text String

Value

This formatted string value specifies the explicit geometry of the disk storage element

The string format is <X>”/”<Y>[“/”<Z>] where:

"X" is the number of sectors per track;
"Y" is the number of tracks per cylinder;
"Z" (optional) is the number of cylinders on the unit. If omitted, Z is calculated based on X, Y and the total number of sectors on the unit that reflects the size of the disk storage element;

If this parameter is not set, CHARON-VAX will configure the geometry based on the most probable disk type.

use_io_file_buffering

Parameter

use_io_file_buffering[N]

N=0…7

Type

Boolean

Value

Enables use of the host OS I/O buffering.

Initially set to “false” (buffering disabled).

removable

Parameter

removable[N]

N=0…7

Type

Boolean

Value

Enables the logical unit to appear as a removable SCSI disk drive.

Initially set to “false” (fixed, non-removable).

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"virtual_scsi_tape" has the following parameters:

container

Parameter

container[N]

N=0…7

Type

Text String

Value

A string containing the full path to a tape container. If the specified tape image does not exist, CHARON-VAX creates it.

If only the name of the tape container is specified, CHARON-VAX will look for the container in the folder CHARON is running from.

Warning

If the "CHARON Guest Utilities for OpenVMS" (CHARONCP) package is used there is a possibility not to specify the exact tape container on CHARON start since it can be specified later using the package.

In this case the syntax is:

load virtual_scsi_tape/chscsi pka_0 scsi_bus=pka scsi_id=0set pka_0 container[0] =".vtape"

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media_type

Parameter

media_type[N]

N=0…7

Type

Text String

Value

Overrides PRODUCT ID in the default SCSI INQUIRY data.

Valid values may contain uppercase letters, integers and spaces. Length of this string cannot exceed 16 characters.

By default the PRODUCT ID returned is "TLZ04"

geometry

Parameter

geometry[N]

N=0…7

Type

Text String

Value

Specifies the size of the tape image and (optionally) the size of the "early-warning" area at the end of the tape image.

Syntax:

"<image-size>[, <early-warning-zone-size>]"

where:

<image-size> is the tape size in MB
<early-warning-zone-size> is the size (in KB) of the space remaining on the tape when a warning to the OS is issued. If omitted, 64K is assumed.

Example:

load virtual_scsi_tape/chscsi pka_0

set pka_0 geometry[0] = 90

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"virtual_scsi_cdrom" has the following parameters:

container

Parameter

container[N]

N=0…7

Type

Text String

Value

A string containing the device name to map to the emulator.

ISO images
- [<path-name>"/"]<file-name>[".iso"]
  Format: A string containing the full path to an *.iso image.
  If only the name of the *.iso image is specified, CHARON-VAX will look for it in the folder CHARON is running from.
  .
CD-ROM or DVD drives
- "/dev/cdrom<X>" or
- "/dev/sr<X>" where X is 0,1,2...

This parameter is initially not set, thus creating NO storage elements on the controller

media_type

Parameter

media_type[N]

N=0…7

Type

Text String

Value

Overrides the PRODUCT ID in the default SCSI INQUIRY data.

Valid values may contain uppercase letters, integers and spaces. The length of the string cannot exceed 16 characters.

If not specified, synthetic SCSI INQUIRY data is returned containing a PRODUCT ID selected based on the disk size.

Initially left unspecified.

geometry

Parameter

geometry[N]

N=0…7

Type

Text String

Value

This formatted string value specifies the explicit geometry of the disk storage element

The string format is <X>”/”<Y>[“/”<Z>] where:

"X" is the number of sectors per track;
"Y" is the number of tracks per cylinder;
"Z" (optional) is the number of cylinders on the unit. If omitted, Z is calculated based on X, Y and the total number of sectors on the unit that reflects the size of the disk storage element;

If this parameter is not set, CHARON-VAX will configure the geometry based on the most probable disk type.

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use_io_file_buffering

Parameter

use_io_file_buffering[N]

N=0…7

Type

boolean

Value

Enables use of the host OS I/O buffering.

Initially set to “false” (buffering disabled).

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"physical_scsi_device" has the following parameters:

container

Parameter

container[N]

N=0…7

Type

Text String

Value

A string containing the device name to map to the emulator.

Physical tape drives and other SCSI devices connected to CHARON host including the tape changers
- "/dev/sg<X>", where X is 0, 1, …

media_type

Parameter

media_type[N]

N=0…7

Type

Text String

Value

Overrides the PRODUCT ID in the default SCSI INQUIRY data.

Valid values may contain uppercase letters, integers and spaces. The length of the string cannot exceed 16 characters.

If not specified, synthetic SCSI INQUIRY data is returned containing a PRODUCT ID selected based on the disk size.

Initially left unspecified.

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geometry

Parameter

geometry[N]

N=0…7

Type

Text String

Value

This formatted string value specifies the explicit geometry of the disk storage element

The string format is <X>”/”<Y>[“/”<Z>] where:

"X" is the number of sectors per track;
"Y" is the number of tracks per cylinder;
"Z" (optional) is the number of cylinders on the unit. If omitted, Z is calculated based on X, Y and the total number of sectors on the unit that reflects the size of the disk storage element;

If this parameter is not set, CHARON-VAX will configure the geometry based on the most probable disk type.

use_io_file_buffering

Parameter

use_io_file_buffering[N]

N=0…7

Type

boolean

Value

Enables use of the host OS I/O buffering.

Initially set to “false” (buffering disabled).

removable

Parameter

removable[N]

N=0…7

Type

boolean

Value

Enables the logical unit to appear as a removable SCSI disk drive.

Initially set to “false” (fixed, non-removable).

disconnect_timeout

Parameter

disconnect_timeout[N]

N=0…7

Type Numeric

Value

Sets logical unit disconnect timeout. This parameter helps if a connected SCSI device performs a given SCSI command for a very long time.

The default value depends on the type of the SCSI device attached. For example for a disk it is 10 seconds, for a tape - an hour. If the type of the device is not known the timeout is 1 hour.

Example with 48 days timeout:

set pka_0 disconnect_timeout[1] = 0x400000

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Versions Compared

Old Version 9

New Version 10

Key

scsi_bus

scsi_id

container

media_type

geometry

use_io_file_buffering

removable

container

media_type

geometry

container

media_type

geometry

use_io_file_buffering

container

media_type

geometry

use_io_file_buffering

removable

disconnect_timeout