Novell Doc: Virtualization: Configuration Options and Settings

1.22 Virtual Disks

Virtual disks can be based on the following types of physical devices and files. Each type includes an example statement.

A physical disk device, such as a DVD, that is accessible as a device to the host.
```
phy:/dev/cdrom
```
A file that contains a disk image accessible from the file system of the host. Disk images can be encoded as raw, QEMU, or VMware.
```
file:/mnt/disks/sles10sp1.iso 
```
tap:aio:/mnt/disks/sles10sp1.iso specifies a raw disk that mi
```
tap:qcow:/mnt/disks/sles10sp1.iso.qcow
```
```
tap:vmdk:/mnt/disks/sles10sp1.iso.vmdk
```
A remote storage device specified using the Internet SCSI (iSCSI) protocol.
```
iscsi:iqn.2001-04.com.acme@0ac47ee2-216e-452a-a341-a12624cd0225
```
A remote storage device specified using a Fibre Channel (NPIV) protocol.
```
npiv:210400e08b80c40f
```