WARNING - OLD ARCHIVES

This is an archived copy of the Xen.org mailing list, which we have preserved to ensure that existing links to archives are not broken. The live archive, which contains the latest emails, can be found at http://lists.xen.org/

Home

xen-users

[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [Xen-users] Use image storage vs block storage

from [Bart Coninckx]

[Permanent Link][Original]

To:	xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:	Re: [Xen-users] Use image storage vs block storage
From:	Bart Coninckx <bart.coninckx@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Thu, 8 Jul 2010 15:55:14 +0200
Cc:	Bruno Steven <aspenbr@xxxxxxxxx>
Delivery-date:	Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:07:04 -0700
Envelope-to:	www-data@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to:	<AANLkTimow3ZgFaEdU6FKM0lwUucAiVhmtRtYSng-pT6p@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
List-help:	<mailto:xen-users-request@lists.xensource.com?subject=help>
List-id:	Xen user discussion <xen-users.lists.xensource.com>
List-post:	<mailto:xen-users@lists.xensource.com>
List-subscribe:	<http://lists.xensource.com/mailman/listinfo/xen-users>, <mailto:xen-users-request@lists.xensource.com?subject=subscribe>
List-unsubscribe:	<http://lists.xensource.com/mailman/listinfo/xen-users>, <mailto:xen-users-request@lists.xensource.com?subject=unsubscribe>
References:	<AANLkTimow3ZgFaEdU6FKM0lwUucAiVhmtRtYSng-pT6p@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sender:	xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
User-agent:	KMail/1.12.4 (Linux/2.6.31.12-0.2-desktop; KDE/4.3.5; x86_64; ; )

On Thursday 08 July 2010 15:09:39 Bruno Steven wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have doubt about diference between use the image for storage virtual
> machine vs storage in blocks using lvm ,  what difference ? What have
> better performance?
> 


block devices are faster. I personally don't see the added value of image 
files: with "dd" you can create them anytime you wish.

B.

_______________________________________________
Xen-users mailing list
Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users

[More with this subject...]

<Prev in Thread]	Current Thread	[Next in Thread>
[Xen-users] Use image storage vs block storage, Bruno Steven Re: [Xen-users] Use image storage vs block storage, Bart Coninckx <= Re: [Xen-users] Use image storage vs block storage, Grant McWilliams Re: [Xen-users] Use image storage vs block storage, Mark Chaney

Previous by Date:	[Xen-users] XCP Management Tools Inquiry, Stephen Spector
Next by Date:	Re: [Xen-users] Windows 7 x64 + GPLPV: STOP 0x00000101, Nick Couchman
Previous by Thread:	[Xen-users] Use image storage vs block storage, Bruno Steven
Next by Thread:	Re: [Xen-users] Use image storage vs block storage, Grant McWilliams
Indexes:	[Date] [Thread] [Top] [All Lists]

This site is hosted by Citrix