Are you creating a new data disk to attach, or is it an existing data disk? If the data disk was previously attached to a VM on a different hypervisor, you won't be able to attach it to the new VM. Besides that, I'm not sure what else would cause this problem.
Best regards, Kirk On 03/28/2013 11:47 PM, Maurice Lawler wrote: > I under what you are saying, however, I have loaded Windows (well I > redeployed my Cloud Stack tonight) but last night, I had a Windows 2008 R2 > 64Bit Instance installed and going strong. I powered it down, because I > thought perhaps I would then be able to see the instance to add the volume > (data disk) however no luck. Online / Offline, I cannot attach a data disk to > windows; the only thing that I can attach it to is Linux instances I already > have on. > > I must admit, last night I was running CS 3.0.2 -- now i am running 4.0 -- I > will throw a Windows Instance online and see if this version allows me to do > what I want to do. > > =) > > On Mar 29, 2013, at 1:39 AM, Kirk Kosinski <kirkkosin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> If you are performing an ISO installation in CloudStack, you cannot add >> an extra data disk until after the VM is initially created. >> Template-based deployments allow you to deploy the VM with one data disk. >> >> If you have an existing VM, you can attach data disks to it. Here is a >> screen shot. >> >> http://i45.tinypic.com/2lt6d6p.png >> >> Best regards, >> Kirk >> >> On 03/28/2013 11:25 PM, Maurice Lawler wrote: >>> Hi there Kirk, >>> >>> Okay, when I load up Windows 2008 R2 on a small drive. Then add a new DATA >>> disk, I have no choice to add it to the Windows Instance, however; I can >>> add it to any and all Linux Flavors without issue. >>> >>> There has to be a step I am missing… ? >>> >>> - Maurice >>> On Mar 29, 2013, at 1:00 AM, Kirk Kosinski <kirkkosin...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, Maurice. When you add a data disk to a Windows VM for the first >>>> time, a new SCSI controller will be added to the VM and Windows will >>>> prompt for the driver. In the wizard, select the driver for the Windows >>>> version, and after it's installed you can use the newly added disk. >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> Kirk >>>> >>>> On 03/28/2013 04:10 PM, Maurice Lawler wrote: >>>>> Per: Sebastien. >>>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> I have obtained drivers for this to work via KVM, however; uncertain how >>>>> to complete this. The links I have reviewed: >>>>> >>>>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/kvm/files/kvm-guest-drivers-windows/2/ >>>>> >>>>> http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/WindowsGuestDrivers/Download_Drivers >>>>> >>>>> https://launchpad.net/kvm-guest-drivers-windows/+download >>>>> >>>>> Anyone have experience with this? >>>>> >>>>> - Maurice >>> >> >
