1) Get storage UUID:
[root@xenserver1 ~]# xe sr-list uuid ( RO) : 4e98e18e-1215-4fdb-baec-924bbef2a67e name-label ( RW): Remote ISO Library on: /mnt/iso_import name-description ( RW): host ( RO): xenserver1 type ( RO): iso content-type ( RO): iso uuid ( RO) : f30a1ead-37f2-0e3c-9583-073c176fc111 name-label ( RW): Removable storage name-description ( RW): host ( RO): xenserver1 type ( RO): udev content-type ( RO): disk uuid ( RO) : 419c98d3-1d98-3049-c579-439c31b33fd4 name-label ( RW): XenServer Tools name-description ( RW): XenServer Tools ISOs host ( RO): xenserver1 type ( RO): iso content-type ( RO): iso uuid ( RO) : a9329bfa-e13e-2edd-8414-5920f03f27e5 name-label ( RW): ISOS name-description ( RW): host ( RO): xenserver1 type ( RO): iso content-type ( RO): iso uuid ( RO) : cb128245-3dcb-9de6-319d-681cede9553f name-label ( RW): DVD drives name-description ( RW): Physical DVD drives host ( RO): xenserver1 type ( RO): udev content-type ( RO): iso uuid ( RO) : f6375e1e-0ab7-b11c-e9dd-677da4436e15 name-label ( RW): Local storage name-description ( RW): host ( RO): xenserver1 type ( RO): lvm content-type ( RO): user
[root@xenserver1 ~]# xe vdi-create name-label="zfs1" sr-uuid=f6375e1e-0ab7-b11c-e9dd-677da4436e15 type=user sm-config:type=raw virtual-size=10GiB 34a899b3-b3dd-4531-aee9-1fafb57517ca [root@xenserver1 ~]# xe vdi-create name-label="zfs2" sr-uuid=f6375e1e-0ab7-b11c-e9dd-677da4436e15 type=user sm-config:type=raw virtual-size=10GiB 20c384f6-0504-4c7f-a3cf-08d28c6c0dc6 [root@xenserver1 ~]# xe vdi-list name-label=zfs1 uuid ( RO) : 34a899b3-b3dd-4531-aee9-1fafb57517ca name-label ( RW): zfs1 name-description ( RW): sr-uuid ( RO): f6375e1e-0ab7-b11c-e9dd-677da4436e15 virtual-size ( RO): 10737418240 sharable ( RO): false read-only ( RO): false [root@xenserver1 ~]# xe vdi-list name-label=zfs2 uuid ( RO) : 20c384f6-0504-4c7f-a3cf-08d28c6c0dc6 name-label ( RW): zfs2 name-description ( RW): sr-uuid ( RO): f6375e1e-0ab7-b11c-e9dd-677da4436e15 virtual-size ( RO): 10737418240 sharable ( RO): false read-only ( RO): false
[root@xenserver1 ~]# xe vm-list uuid ( RO) : 68ce65a4-01ec-4a23-9016-011aa20e59cf name-label ( RW): Control domain on host: xenserver1 power-state ( RO): running uuid ( RO) : 66a6fcc2-b5b9-1eb9-cd26-c26d8df1e204 name-label ( RW): Hadoop-master power-state ( RO): running uuid ( RO) : a79bc6f8-54d7-a562-ba14-4f50db2efc9b name-label ( RW): FreeBSD 9.2 power-state ( RO): running uuid ( RO) : 8ac1c052-8448-6d9b-0a55-6e91e5be406c name-label ( RW): FreeBSD10 power-state ( RO): halted uuid ( RO) : 03070e1e-2b04-5e4b-87f9-5db7d69131bb name-label ( RW): Hadoop-slave2 power-state ( RO): running uuid ( RO) : d122b3bf-e914-83b0-5761-1430f205fa9c name-label ( RW): Hadoop-slave1 power-state ( RO): running
4) Get allowed numbers for VBD devices:
[root@xenserver1 ~]# xe vm-param-get uuid=a79bc6f8-54d7-a562-ba14-4f50db2efc9b param-name=allowed-VBD-devices 1; 2
[root@xenserver1 ~]# xe vbd-create device=1 vm-uuid=a79bc6f8-54d7-a562-ba14-4f50db2efc9b vdi-uuid=34a899b3-b3dd-4531-aee9-1fafb57517ca bootable=false mode=RW type=Disk f43711c3-be1e-a869-8888-408d94a70656 [root@xenserver1 ~]# xe vbd-create device=2 vm-uuid=a79bc6f8-54d7-a562-ba14-4f50db2efc9b vdi-uuid=20c384f6-0504-4c7f-a3cf-08d28c6c0dc6 bootable=false mode=RW type=Disk 5dcf7ad9-f4ec-b3e3-ea0c-8edd0d35d53d
[root@xenserver1 ~]# xe vbd-plug uuid=f43711c3-be1e-a869-8888-408d94a70656
shamrock@tanatos:~ % dmesg | grep xbd xbd0: 30720MBat device/vbd/768 on xenbusb_front0 xbd0: attaching as ada0 xbd1: 10240MB at device/vbd/5632 on xenbusb_front0 xbd1: attaching as ada2 xbd2: 10240MB at device/vbd/832 on xenbusb_front0 xbd2: attaching as ada1
[root@xenserver1 ~]# xe vbd-list vm-name-label=FreeBSD\ 9.2 uuid ( RO) : 5dcf7ad9-f4ec-b3e3-ea0c-8edd0d35d53d vm-uuid ( RO): a79bc6f8-54d7-a562-ba14-4f50db2efc9b vm-name-label ( RO): FreeBSD 9.2 vdi-uuid ( RO): 20c384f6-0504-4c7f-a3cf-08d28c6c0dc6 empty ( RO): false device ( RO): hdc uuid ( RO) : f43711c3-be1e-a869-8888-408d94a70656 vm-uuid ( RO): a79bc6f8-54d7-a562-ba14-4f50db2efc9b vm-name-label ( RO): FreeBSD 9.2 vdi-uuid ( RO): 34a899b3-b3dd-4531-aee9-1fafb57517ca empty ( RO): false device ( RO): hdb uuid ( RO) : 17d014d8-0d28-76e9-b6dc-f8944a0c0244 vm-uuid ( RO): a79bc6f8-54d7-a562-ba14-4f50db2efc9b vm-name-label ( RO): FreeBSD 9.2 vdi-uuid ( RO): a74f372f-2fcd-4121-a241-bd1e960a069c empty ( RO): false device ( RO): hda