[ovirt-users] Attaching a physical DVD drive

[Martin Polednik]

On 23/08/16 16:57 +0300, Yaniv Kaul wrote:
>On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 4:50 PM, Maor Lipchuk <mlipchuk at redhat.com> wrote:
>
>> -
>> On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 4:32 PM, Niksa Baldun <niksa.baldun at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Maor,
>>>
>>> thanks for the reply. So, to be clear, it is not possible to install from
>>> physical DVD drive?
>>>
>>
>> Indeed
>>
>
>I suspect you could do a host pass-through to the host DVD drive, but I
>don't think it makes sense.
>Y.

It is possible, but we don't have the logic to set boot order of host
devices. It is therefore possible with a hook or by being lucky enough
to have guest firmware probe the correct device.

>>
>>
>>> I have to copy it to hard drive and include it in storage domain?
>>>
>>
>> Using the ISO Storage Domain is one way to solve this.
>> You might also use glance or image uploader, but you still won't get away
>> from the copy operation
>>
>>
>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Nikša
>>>
>>> On 23 August 2016 at 15:24, Maor Lipchuk <mlipchuk at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Niksa,
>>>>
>>>> If you can make the DVD to be used as an ISO file and use it as part of
>>>> an ISO Storage Domain and boot your VM from it
>>>>
>>>> Edit the Virtual Machine -> go to "boot options" -> mark "Attach CD" and
>>>> pick the ISO you want to use when booting the VM.
>>>>
>>>> See http://www.ovirt.org/documentation/quickstart/quickstart
>>>> -guide/#Attach_an_ISO_domain for more details
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Maor
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 4:09 PM, Niksa Baldun <niksa.baldun at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> sorry if this is a stupid question, but how do I install OS in a VM
>>>>> from a physical DVD inserted in drive on host? Google tells me nothing.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Nikša
>>>>>
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