Re: [Xen-devel] using domain0 file as root disk for domU

[Paul Larson <plars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins) wrote:

> I know I've seen this before but can't find it...
>
> Can someone provide a pointer to (or if simple,
> just a quick reply) how to use a domain0 file as
> a root disk for a domU?
>
> I am able to mount the file as a loopback device:
>
> mount -o loop,offset=512 -t ext2 /var/xen/sda /mnt
>
> But how do I specify it in xmdefconfig?  I tried:
>
> disk = [ 'phy:/mnt,hda1,w' ]
>
> disk = [ '/mnt,hda1,w' ]
>  
disk = [ 'file:/var/xen/sda,hda1,w' ]

Make sure you unmount it in dom0 first! :)

Thanks,
Paul Larson

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