Re: [Xen-users] Mounting domU filesystem on Dom0. (xm mount)

[Siim Vahtre <siim_@xxxxxxxx>]

> I have raised this thing many times in myriad different ways, and to me, 
> Xen still seem to lack the ability to access the domUs in a proper 
> manner so as to allow mass management of the domUs, and one of the 
> important things here is backup. If you have to manage 1000 domUs across 
> 50-60 machines, then it would be essential to be able to take backup of 
> the entire system.
Why not use LVM snapshots? I use snapshot feature to backup domU's from 
dom0 and I am very satisfied.
> This actually can be achieved even on normal Xen system, by running an 
> nfs daemon and exporting the '/' to the dom0, which can then be mounted 
> and backedup, like any live system.
And why not use it?

You can also use shared filesystems like GFS or OCFS2.


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