Apr 29, 2017

LTO tape drive installation in VM - windows 2012

Setup LTO tape drive on a VM 6.5 guest having windows 2012 OS.

HBA241 adaptor was in place.

1. In VM host settings - Manager hardware - smart HBA H241 - toggle passthrough.
2. This will allow it to be directly connected in VM.
3. Then in VM guest settings add hardware - PCI device. It shall show HBA241 device. 
4. Memory reservation is to be set equal to full memory allocated to that particular VM.
5. Start VM guest OS and one can see storage adapter in device manager.


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