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The Create Virtual Storage option is also available in the Tools menu of the Charon-SSP Manager. The functions provided are identical to the functions provided via the Virtual Machine Settings window shown above.
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Creating a New Virtual Disk Container File
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Before the disk can be used by the Solaris guest system, it must be added to the system configuration and formatted by the Solaris guest according to the customer specific requirements.
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Creating a New Virtual Tape Container File
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Should the devices not exist after adding a virtual tape drive, boot the emulated SPARC guest system with the -r (reconfigure) parameter. Example: boot disk0 -r.
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Adding or Editing a Virtual SCSI Device
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Charon-SSP does not place any restrictions on the bus and SCSI target ID used for emulated SCSI devices, e.g., a virtual CD-ROM. However,
If you encounter the problem that the CD-ROM is not found when trying to boot from it, verify its expected location in the OBP environment ( |
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The following table lists the fields in the Add/Edit SCSI Device configuration window and describes their use.
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SCSI bus | Specify either the Primary SCSI Bus or the External SCSI Bus. Please note: Charon-SSP/4M has only one SCSI bus. | ||||||||||
SCSI ID | SCSI device target ID:
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LUN ID | SCSI device LUN ID. A SCSI device is identified by a combination of bus, target ID (SCSI ID), and LUN ID. This parameter must be configured to match the storage device configuration. Valid IDs are 0 through 7. Default value is 0.
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Removable | Default: OFF. If enabled, the emulator will start even if the device/file does not exist on the host. | ||||||||||
SCSI device type | Drop-down list of configurable device types. Available device types:
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SCSI device path | Click on the path button to specify the location of the virtual SCSI device. This will open a file browser. To sort the file browser display by name, click on the corresponding heading. Select an appropriate device or file using the file browser, or type the correct name in the file name field. Note: if you manually enter a device name instead of selecting a device from the file browser window, make sure that the file/device exists (relative to the path of the opened file browser) or is set to removable. The list below shows sample device paths for each SCSI device type option:
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Physical Disk Parameters on Charon-SSP
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If the virtual SCSI storage device is attached to a container file, the file itself is not removed with the configuration.
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