|   | 
      | 
  
  
      | 
      | 
  
 
     | 
    | 
  
  
     | 
    | 
  
  
    |   | 
      | 
  
  
    | 
         
xen-devel
Re: [Xen-devel] Question about OCFS1/2
 
So I can create and mount a snapshot on the host OS of a LVM partition
that is being mounted RW by the guest OS (naturalyl the guest sees
them as /dev/hda* to minimize my confusion)?  Theres no data integrity
issues there?
On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 22:37:33 -0000, Ian Pratt <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Just curious, what version of LVM are you using where snapshots are,
> > uhm, reliable :-).
> 
> LVM snapshots work OK providing you a) use them as read-only backups,
> and b) make sure you allocate them enough disk space such that there's
> no danger of the snapshot filling.
> 
> I wouldn't recommend using them to do CoW guest file systems, at least
> in a production environemnt.
> 
> Ian
>
-------------------------------------------------------
SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide
Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users.
Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now.
http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click
_______________________________________________
Xen-devel mailing list
Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xen-devel
 
 |   
 
 | 
    | 
  
  
    |   | 
    |