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Re: [Xen-users] Network based storage - NBD/AoE/iSCSI other?

To: "Ian P. Christian" <pookey@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Network based storage - NBD/AoE/iSCSI other?
From: Luke Crawford <lsc@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 11:07:06 -0700 (PDT)
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On Sat, 30 Sep 2006, Ian P. Christian wrote:
I'm currently investigating setting up few Xen servers.  I've noticed
that currently live migration of Xen's require you to use a network
based storage system.

So, I've looked at a few of the options, and they all strike me as
reasonably 'new' to linux, so I'm not sure how stable these options are.

If "stable and tested" are the first priorities, I believe NFS has been in use longer than I have been alive. It's not fast, and you may hit locking issues, but it is extremely simple, and if you need help, any UNIX guy that has been around for more than a couple years should be able to help you out.

As I said in a previous post, jumbo frames make a huge difference when it comes to NFS performance; It's still not fast, but it is stable and tested.


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