https://github.com/fluffynuts/vhd-mounter

Simple win32 service to mount VHD images
https://github.com/fluffynuts/vhd-mounter

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Simple win32 service to mount VHD images

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/fluffynuts/vhd-mounter
• Owner: fluffynuts
• License: other
• Created: 2018-02-19T08:53:16.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-03-09T12:07:05.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-12T07:07:32.963Z (3 months ago)
• Language: C#
• Size: 10.7 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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# VHDMounter

## What

A very simple VHD mounting service for windows.

## Why

My specific usage is for MySql on a GPT partition (which MySql, at time of writing, does not approve of, but I have little option here since it's a bootcamp partition on a mac). Turns out you can get MySql working fine on a mounted VHD -- which I have. This service just makes usage of the VHD simpler.

## Usage

1. Build binaries & copy wherever you please

2. Create an ini file in the folder where the app resides, called "vhdmounter.ini"

3. Add one section per disk you'd like to mount -- the name is only useful for you, but you do need to specify the `path` setting, which is a fully-qualified path to the vhd you'd like to mount.

4. Run: `vhdmounter.exe -i` to install

5. Optionaly make other services depend on the mounter

    - check their dependencies first with `sc qc {service}`

    - update their dependencies with `sc config {service} depend= vhdmounter/{original dep1}/{original dep2}`

    - note that `sc config` overwrites the existing dependency list, so you *must* configure the original dependencies into that list, if there are any. Also note the space after `depend=` and not before the `=`. More here: [https://serverfault.com/questions/24821/how-to-add-dependency-on-a-windows-service-after-the-service-is-installed#228326](https://serverfault.com/questions/24821/how-to-add-dependency-on-a-windows-service-after-the-service-is-installed#228326)

6. `net start vhdmounter` should mount your disk(s). Alternatively, if you have any service dependencies set up (5 above), then `net start {your service}` should mount disks and start your service.