[ovirt-users] Attaching a physical DVD drive

[Yaniv Kaul]

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.


>
>
>> 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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