[ovirt-users] Attaching a physical DVD drive

[Maor Lipchuk]

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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 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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