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Re: [Xen-users] streaming server on a virtual machine.

To: Mike Wright <mike.wright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] streaming server on a virtual machine.
From: Grant McWilliams <grantmasterflash@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:12:08 -0700
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On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 8:52 AM, Mike Wright <mike.wright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Brian Krusic wrote:
Ah, this leads me to my next ?

Do VMs need exclusive access to disk or can I have a common space on the dom0 with multiple domUs accessing it via phy mechanism?

Hi Brian,

Yes.  Dom0 uses LVM and passes through LVs to the paravirts.  All domUs share a single /usr partition that is mounted read only.

   'phy:vg0/usr,hda2,r'

There has never been a problem that I've noticed and I have been doing this since 3.0.2-2.  (you can tell by the "hda" disk name :)

Mike Wright


The key words here are "read only".  Do not allow any domUs to write to the same LV.

Grant McWilliams
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