Re: [Xen-users] UnionFS and initramfs

["Henning Sprang" <henning_sprang@xxxxxx>]

On 11/3/06, Otter <OtterzStuff@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Greetings,

I would like to use unionfs for my Virtual Machines, and I would like to
use initramfs instead of an initrd. But I am not sure how to accomplish
this. I have read over the HOWTO section for Copy of Write, but haven't
really found the solution I want. I do not know much about initramfs or
initrd for that matter, but I do know initramfs is suppose to replace
the initrd so I would like to use it. Ultimately what I want is to have
a read only partition on LVM2 that contains the virtual machine image,
and this would be readonly. Then I would have another partition that
would be read write.

Just configure two disks in the VM config file. They are available as partitions inside the domU then. Then, I guess the definition how they should be used to achieve you goal is some config in the initrd, right?

I am familiar with unionfs, but not too much with
Xen, so if any can provide assistance please do!

Your question is very generic, and multiple questions at once.
Better describe different problems in different mail (or, forgive me if I don't know enough abput initramfs and unionfs to understand they belong together).

 What did you try already, and what were your problems? What is "the solution you want" you didn't find in the HOWTO's?

Henning

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