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Re: [Xen-users] Using multiple logical volumes for partitions in domUs

To: Ulrich Windl <ulrich.windl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Using multiple logical volumes for partitions in domUs
From: sebastien.emeriau@xxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:22:36 +0100
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hi,

is it normal that you don't have comma after each physical declaration block ?

seb

> > Below is how I would like it to function and have seen many configs with
> the
> > same, however the below config does not work:
> >
> > disk = [ 'phy:/dev/VolGroup1/boot,hda1,w',
> > 'phy:/dev/VolGroup1/swap,hda2,w'
> > 'phy:/dev/VolGroup1/root,hda3,w'
> > 'phy:/dev/VolGroup1/data,hda4,w'
> > 'file:/home/mike/Desktop/CentOS-4.4-x86_64-binDVD.iso,hdc:cdrom,r' ]
> >
> >      If I specify the disk for the guest domain as disk = [
> > 'phy:/dev/VolGroup1/boot,hda,w,...... ] and remove the other phy: listings,
> > then the guest domain boots and finds a hard drive.  However, since I am
> > using logical volumes, my goal is to have the boot, swap, root, etc...
> > partitions on their own logical volumes.  Therefore, I can resize the
> > volumes and the volume's partition when needed.  Exporting just one volume
> > as the entire disk for the guest domain and then having the guest OS create
> > the boot, swap, and root partitions within the volume defeats the purpose
> of
> > being able to expand for future needs.
> >      Am I totally missing something here?  I am using Xen 3.0.4 community
> > edition on an x86_64 Dell server. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Mike Lee
> >
>
>
>
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