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RE: [Xen-users] Differences in performance between file and LVM based im

To: "Ligesh" <myself@xxxxxxxxxx>, xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Differences in performance between file and LVM based images.
From: "Petersson, Mats" <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:33:42 +0200
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ligesh
> Sent: 23 August 2006 09:50
> To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Xen-users] Differences in performance between file 
> and LVM based images.
> 
> 
>  Hello folks,
> 
>  How much is the performance penalty if you use a file 
> instead of an LVM? Has there been any benchmarks on this?

I haven't done any benchmarks, but I would like to point out that it
would depend VERY MUCH on exactly what the application running on top of
the VM is. 

--
Mats 
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>  Thanks.
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