Re: [Qemu-devel] [EXTERNAL] Re: how to dynamically add a block device using qmp?

[Ken Chiang]

I also tried to add a virt io device to the frontend but still no disc in the 
VM.  Am I missing anything else?


{"QMP": {"version": {"qemu": {"micro": 0, "minor": 0, "major": 2}, "package": " 
(Debian 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.2)"}, "capabilities": []}}
{"execute":"qmp_capabilities"}
{"return": {}}
{ "execute": "blockdev-add",
   "arguments": { "options" : {
        "id": "tc1",
        "driver": "qcow2",
        "file": { "driver": "file",
            "filename": "test.qc2" } } } }

{"return": {}}
    { "execute": "device_add", "arguments": {
        "driver": "virtio-blk-pci", "id": "vda", "drive": "tc1"  } }
{"return": {}}

Thanks!

Ken



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> Markus,
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> Nevermind my previous question, I see now that you add a scsi bus prior to 
> adding the scsi disk.  
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> However, I did this and qmp returned {[]} in both cases and I am still not 
> seeing the disk in the vm.
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> here's the qmp session:
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> {"execute":"qmp_capabilities"}
> {"return": {}}
> { "execute": "blockdev-add",                                                    
>    "arguments": { "options" : {                                                 
>         "id": "tc1",                                                            
>         "driver": "qcow2",                                                      
>         "file": { "driver": "file",                                             
>             "filename": "/home/kchiang/kvmimages/xpsp2_b-02222012.qc2" } } } } 
> {"return": {}}
>     { "execute": "device_add", "arguments": {
>         "driver": "virtio-scsi-pci", "id": "vs-hba" } }
> {"return": {}}
>     { "execute": "device_add", "arguments": {
>         "driver": "scsi-disk", "id": "sdb", "drive": "tc1",
>         "bus": "vs-hba.0"  } }
> {"return": {}}
> { "execute": "query-block" }
> {"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "ide0-hd0", "locked": false, 
> "removable": false, "inserted": {"iops_rd": 0, "image": {"virtual-size": 
> 5999951872, "filename": "kvmimages/vts-6g-u12-inetsim.image", "format": "raw", 
> "actual-size": 5999955968, "dirty-flag": false}, "iops_wr": 0, "ro": false, 
> "backing_file_depth": 0, "drv": "raw", "iops": 0, "bps_wr": 0, "encrypted": 
> false, "bps": 0, "bps_rd": 0, "file": "kvmimages/vts-6g-u12-inetsim.image", 
> "encryption_key_missing": false}, "type": "unknown"}, {"io-status": "ok", 
> "device": "ide1-cd0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, 
> "type": "unknown"}, {"device": "floppy0", "locked": false, "removable": true, 
> "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"device": "sd0", "locked": false, 
> "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"io-status": "ok", 
> "device": "tc1", "locked": false, "removable": false, "inserted": {"iops_rd": 
> 0, "image": {"virtual-size": 5368709120, "filename": 
> "/home/kchiang/kvmimages/xpsp2_b-02222012.qc2", "cluster-size": 65536, 
> "format": "qcow2", "actual-size": 1550454784, "format-specific": {"type": 
> "qcow2", "data": {"compat": "0.10"}}, "dirty-flag": false}, "iops_wr": 0, "ro": 
> false, "backing_file_depth": 0, "drv": "qcow2", "iops": 0, "bps_wr": 0, 
> "encrypted": false, "bps": 0, "bps_rd": 0, "file": 
> "/home/kchiang/kvmimages/xpsp2_b-02222012.qc2", "encryption_key_missing": 
> false}, "type": "unknown"}]}
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> am I missing anything else?
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> I've also tried rebooting the VM and running rescan-scsi-bus to no avail.
>
> Ken
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> On Sat, Oct 11, 2014 at 10:58:59AM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> > Ken Chiang <address@hidden> writes:
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> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I am trying to add a block device dynamically using qmp and are having
> > > some issues.
> > >
> > > After successfully adding the block device using "blockdev-add" and
> > > verifying that it has been added using "query-block", I am unable to
> > > see the block device in the VM under /dev/sdXX
> > 
> > Block devices consist of a frontend (a.k.a. device model) and a backend.
> > You added only a backend.  To add the frontend, use device_add.
> > 
> > > I am using ubuntu14.04LTS: qmp version: 
> > > {"QMP": {"version": {"qemu": {"micro": 0, "minor": 0, "major": 2}, 
> > > "package": " (Debian 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.2)"}, "capabilities": []}}
> > >
> > > Here's what I am doing:
> > > 1.  /usr/bin/kvm-spice -hda kvmimages/ubuntu.image -m 768 -usbdevice tablet 
> > > -vnc :5 -qmp tcp:localhost:4444,server,nowait
> > >
> > > 2.  telnet localhost 4444
> > >
> > > 3.  In the telnet session run:
> > > {"execute":"qmp_capabilities"}
> > > {"return": {}}
> > > { "execute": "blockdev-add",
> > >    "arguments": { "options" : {
> > >         "id": "disk1",
> > >         "driver": "qcow2",
> > >     "file": { "driver": "file",
> > >             "filename": "testvm.qc2" } } } }
> > > {"return": {}}
> > >
> > > { "execute": "query-block" }
> > >
> > > 4. query-block returns the device "disk1", but when I check the vm:
> > >    # vncviewer :5
> > >    
> > > there are no new devices.
> > 
> > For a virtio-blk disk, try:
> > 
> >     { "execute": "device_add", "arguments": {
> >         "driver": "virtio-blk-pci", "id": "vda", "drive": "disk1"  } }
> > 
> > For a SCSI disk, try:
> > 
> >     { "execute": "device_add", "arguments": {
> >         "driver": "virtio-scsi-pci", "id": "vs-hba" } }
> >     { "execute": "device_add", "arguments": {
> >         "driver": "scsi-disk", "id": "sda", "drive": "disk1",
> >         "bus": "vs-hba.0"  } }
> > 
> > [...]
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> -- 
> Ken Chiang
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> Sandia National Labs - CA
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