Add another disk to KVM

[johnyb]

Tried using the following (as found in this forum) but cannot see any new disks. Just want to add another partition (d to an existing KVM.
Thanks



qemu-img create -f qcow2 winxp-hdb.qcow2 2G
nano /etc/qemu-server/XYZ.conf (to edit config file)
hdb: /var/lib/vz/images/winxp-hdb.qcow2 (add this line)

 

[andrewg]

There is an option in the Web GUI to add a disk, haven't tested it though. Click on the machine entry in the Virtual Machines list, click on the Hardware Tab, click the red down arrow next to the title Hardware device list for VM, and choose Add a Hard Disk...

 

[johnyb]

There is an option in the Web GUI to add a disk, haven't tested it though. Click on the machine entry in the Virtual Machines list, click on the Hardware Tab, click the red down arrow next to the title Hardware device list for VM, and choose Add a Hard Disk...

Strange, I tried this yesterday however only had the option to delete disk.

 

[johnyb]

Strange, I tried this yesterday however only had the option to delete disk.

Sorry my mistake, doh!! thanks for the steer..

 

[andrewg]

Yeah the UI is a little confusing there in my humble opinion.
Perhaps it would be a good idea to make that arrow bigger or change the icon to something more obviously showing it is a dropdown menu. It tooke me a while before I stumbled upon that menu myself.

 

[dietmar]

Perhaps it would be a good idea to make that arrow bigger or change the icon to something more obviously showing it is a dropdown menu.

Please send me an example.

- Dietmar

 

[andrewg]

Hmm, a plus sign might be more appropriate, but I think I just figured out the best thing to do. When you mouse over one of the items on that same page (hard drives, cdroms, Ethernet devices) it highlights the whole line yellow, giving you a visual indication that there are options there. Perhaps do the same thing with the Hardware devices list line.
I'm not sure that the icon is the problem, it is just not visually apparent that there is even an option there unless you notice the mouse icon change indicating it is a button. A better icon might help, but ideally you want it apparent there are options there even for people not looking for them.