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  • Monday, August 06, 2012 1:45 AM
     
     
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    I have a hyper-v server running whs 2011 on a server that does NOT have a dvd drive.  Is there anyway to get a USB or e-Sata dvd drive to be accessible via hyper-v?  Thanks a lot
     

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  • Monday, August 06, 2012 9:19 AM
     
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    I have a hyper-v server running whs 2011 on a server that does NOT have a dvd drive.  Is there anyway to get a USB or e-Sata dvd drive to be accessible via hyper-v?  Thanks a lot

    Configure pass-thru access if you can (works for non-removable disks not sure about USB burners). Or install iSCSI target capable of sharing physical hardware (StarWind can do it for example free of charge, MS target cannot) directly on box with physical hardware attached and use iSCSI initiator from inside a guest VM to map your device as iSCSI. As a nice "side effect" you'll be able to share hardware over IP network and not only inside sindle hypervisor box.

    Hope this helped :)

    -nismo

     
  • Monday, August 06, 2012 10:12 AM
     
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    BTW, just found another application. It's commercial but whetever...

    Let me know if it had worked for you as it does USB directly (so guess any device will work and not only storage like in case with iSCSI):

    http://www.incentivespro.com/hyper-v-usb.html

    -nismo

     
  • Monday, August 06, 2012 11:53 AM
     
     
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    USB - Shared by software and you'll need a helper in your VM. Check out http://www.eltima.com/products/usb-over-ethernet/

    Best regards

    Joachim Nässlander

    MVP Cluster
    Member of Microsoft Extended Experts Team (MEET)
    Blog: http://www.nullsession.com

     
  • Monday, August 06, 2012 4:13 PM
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    Hi,

    Have you ever consider using an ISO file?

     

     
  • Monday, August 06, 2012 8:09 PM
     
     
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    USB - Shared by software and you'll need a helper in your VM. Check out http://www.eltima.com/products/usb-over-ethernet/

    Best regards

    Joachim Nässlander

    MVP Cluster
    Member of Microsoft Extended Experts Team (MEET)
    Blog: http://www.nullsession.com

    Good one. Lack of free version and agent inside a VM kills however...

    -nismo

     
  • Monday, August 06, 2012 8:10 PM
     
     
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    Hi,

    Have you ever consider using an ISO file?

     

    Works like a charm! Up to the point when you'll try to actually burn something...

    -nismo

     
  • Monday, August 06, 2012 8:12 PM
     
     
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    The reason I am wanting the dvd is because I have WHS setup where when a dvd movie is inserted into a drive it is automatically copied to the WHS server than the dvd is ejected.  I am trying to make it user friendly.
     
  • Tuesday, August 07, 2012 3:10 AM
     
     
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    I have a hyper-v server running whs 2011 on a server that does NOT have a dvd drive.  Is there anyway to get a USB or e-Sata dvd drive to be accessible via hyper-v?  Thanks a lot

    Configure pass-thru access if you can (works for non-removable disks not sure about USB burners). Or install iSCSI target capable of sharing physical hardware (StarWind can do it for example free of charge, MS target cannot) directly on box with physical hardware attached and use iSCSI initiator from inside a guest VM to map your device as iSCSI. As a nice "side effect" you'll be able to share hardware over IP network and not only inside sindle hypervisor box.

    Hope this helped :)

    -nismo


    Lost me on this one... Got a few more details on how to set this up with starwind? I would prefer to use my esata dvd drive.
     
  • Tuesday, August 07, 2012 12:56 PM
     
     
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    I have a hyper-v server running whs 2011 on a server that does NOT have a dvd drive.  Is there anyway to get a USB or e-Sata dvd drive to be accessible via hyper-v?  Thanks a lot

    Configure pass-thru access if you can (works for non-removable disks not sure about USB burners). Or install iSCSI target capable of sharing physical hardware (StarWind can do it for example free of charge, MS target cannot) directly on box with physical hardware attached and use iSCSI initiator from inside a guest VM to map your device as iSCSI. As a nice "side effect" you'll be able to share hardware over IP network and not only inside sindle hypervisor box.

    Hope this helped :)

    -nismo


    Lost me on this one... Got a few more details on how to set this up with starwind? I would prefer to use my esata dvd drive.

    Sure. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to share your burner with StarWind:

    http://www.starwindsoftware.com/nero-burning-rom-with-networked-cddvd-drive

    Stick with the first part (you actually need to run StarWind where your eSATA drive is attached) and use VM built-in iSCSI iniator to connect.

    That's pretty much all :)

    -nismo

     
  • Wednesday, August 08, 2012 12:33 AM
     
     
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    Those directions are not the same as the current software. I get to Add Device Wizard. Then I selected Optical Drive. Next option is Device type.  I have two choices

    Physical (Select this option to export any optical CD/DVD drive.)

    Virtual (Select this option to create and export a virtual optical drive.)

    I would think I would need to select Physical however it has a LOCK next to it and is marked as NOT licensed to use.

     
  • Wednesday, August 08, 2012 12:38 AM
     
     
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    Those directions are not the same as the current software. I get to Add Device Wizard. Then I selected Optical Drive. Next option is Device type.  I have two choices

    Physical (Select this option to export any optical CD/DVD drive.)

    Virtual (Select this option to create and export a virtual optical drive.)

    I would think I would need to select Physical however it has a LOCK next to it and is marked as NOT licensed to use.

    You need physical (and it should be licensed of course). Please spawn a thread on StarWind forum for this ticket or we'll be get banned from here :)

    -nismo

     
  • Wednesday, August 08, 2012 12:40 AM
     
     
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    So you do NOT have a free solution?

    Your original post...

    StarWind can do it for example free of charge

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  • Wednesday, August 08, 2012 7:53 AM
     
     
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    So you do NOT have a free solution?

    Your original post...

    StarWind can do it for example free of charge

    We do. I just don't know what license type you've applied and why option should be working is locked with licenese key you've used. 

    -nismo

     
  • Thursday, August 09, 2012 1:55 AM
     
     
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    Ok setup a username there. However selected wrong birth date.... Can you fix?  User is HEVNBND
    • Edited by hevnbnd Thursday, August 09, 2012 1:55 AM
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  • Thursday, August 09, 2012 8:05 AM
     
     
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    Ok setup a username there. However selected wrong birth date.... Can you fix?  User is HEVNBND

    Well, the birth date form is absent during the registration, and you are welcomed to change it after the registration by yourself. 

    Since I dont see your account name among the users I`m assuming that you need to register first 

     
  • Thursday, August 09, 2012 1:25 PM
     
     
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    Will you be able to email me for I to could send you the license that will allow to achieve your plan?
     
  • Thursday, August 09, 2012 2:15 PM
     
     
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    Sure can what is your email? FYI Here is the message i got when I signed up.

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  • Thursday, August 09, 2012 3:36 PM
     
     
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    Great! My email is av@starwindsoftware.com

    I`ll ask my colleagues to activate your email as soon as I`ll get the latter form you.

    Thanks!

     
  • Thursday, August 09, 2012 5:37 PM
     
     
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    Thanks got the key. I will give it a try this evening. email is above.
     
  • Thursday, August 09, 2012 9:16 PM
     
     
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    Please keep us updated about your progress. Thanks!
     
  • Friday, August 10, 2012 4:27 AM
     
     
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    Ok, Had a little chance to play with this. How does this work?  I guess my question is what route does the data take to get off the dvd to the virtual machine? Is it any slower then having a drive physically hooked up to the virtual machine? Is there any way to speed up the data transfer?
     
  • Friday, August 10, 2012 7:01 AM
     
     
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    Ok, Had a little chance to play with this. How does this work?  I guess my question is what route does the data take to get off the dvd to the virtual machine? Is it any slower then having a drive physically hooked up to the virtual machine? Is there any way to speed up the data transfer?

    You cannot hook anything phisycally to your virtual machine as it's not physical machine.

    You should have pretty much the same trasnfer rate.

    -nismo

     
  • Wednesday, January 16, 2013 3:13 AM
     
     
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    Just an update to an OLD thread. VR38DETT solution WORKED. It is the ONLY way I have found to make an external drive work inside a HyperV virtual machine. Thanks again!