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Re: [Xen-users] Virtualization of Fibre Channel?

To: Mark Hargrove <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Virtualization of Fibre Channel?
From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 09:34:31 +0200
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On Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 10:47:57PM -0700, Mark Hargrove wrote:
> In principle, will Xen handle virtualization of Fibre Channel HBA's?  Say I
> have a physical server with a single FC HBA installed.  If I create two
> domains, will XEN virtualize the HBA so that both of the domains can talk to
> the FC fabric?
>  

Basicly, dom0 will see the FC luns as SCSI disks, and then you can export
(the SCSI disks) further to domU's.

-- Pasi Kärkkäinen
       
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