[libvirt] [PATCH 1/2] docs: Update vbox driver documentation.

Dawid Zamirski dzamirski at datto.com
Tue Nov 7 21:36:47 UTC 2017


* libvirt no longer supports vbox <= 3.x
* update XML definition sample to show how to attach disks to VBOX's SAS
  controller and how to change IDE controller model.
* update XML to show how to create RDP display with autoport.
---
 docs/drvvbox.html.in | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/drvvbox.html.in b/docs/drvvbox.html.in
index 63f166b24..a56f5db11 100644
--- a/docs/drvvbox.html.in
+++ b/docs/drvvbox.html.in
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <h1>VirtualBox hypervisor driver</h1>
         <p>
         The libvirt VirtualBox driver can manage any VirtualBox version
-        from version 2.2 onwards.
+        from version 4.0 onwards.
     </p>
 
     <h2><a id="project">Project Links</a></h2>
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@ vbox+ssh://user@example.com/session  (remote access, SSH tunnelled)
   </features>
 
   <devices>
+    <!--Set IDE controller model to PIIX4 (default PIIX3)-->
+    <controller type='ide' model='piix4'/>
+
+    <controller type='scsi' index='0'/>
+
+    <!--VirtualBox SAS Controller-->
+    <controller type='scsi' index='1' model='lsisas1068'/>
+
     <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
       <source file='/home/user/Downloads/slax-6.0.9.iso'/>
       <target dev='hdc'/>
@@ -79,6 +87,19 @@ vbox+ssh://user@example.com/session  (remote access, SSH tunnelled)
       <target dev='hdd'/>
     </disk>
 
+    <!--Attach to the SCSI controller (index=0, default)-->
+    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
+      <source file='/home/user/tmp/vbox2.vdi'/>
+      <target dev='sda' bus='scsi'/>
+    </disk>
+
+    <!--Attach to the SAS controller (index=1)-->
+    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
+      <source file='/home/user/tmp/vbox3.vdi'/>
+      <target dev='sda' bus='scsi'/>
+      <address type='drive' controller='1' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
+    </disk>
+
     <disk type='file' device='floppy'>
       <source file='/home/user/tmp/WIN98C.IMG'/>
       <target dev='fda'/>
@@ -101,6 +122,11 @@ vbox+ssh://user@example.com/session  (remote access, SSH tunnelled)
       <mac address='56:16:3e:5d:c7:9e'/>
       <model type='82540eM'/>
     </interface>
+    
+    <graphics type='desktop'/>
+
+    <!--Activate the VRDE server with a port in 3389-3689 range-->
+    <graphics type='rdp' autoport='yes' multiUser='yes'/>
 
     <sound model='sb16'/>
 
-- 
2.14.2




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