Re: [Xen-users] iSCSI for storage

[Matthew Wild <M.Wild@xxxxxxxx>]

Jeff Williams wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> How are people using iSCSI for centralised storage for Xen DomU's? I can
> see quite a few options:
> 
> 1) Mount iSCSI LUN on Dom0 and store DomU disk images on it
> 2) Connect to the iSCSI LUN on Dom0 and use LVM to divide it up into
> partitions for DomU's
> 3) Make an iSCSI lun for each DomU and connect to them in Dom0 making
> the devices available to DomU's
> 4) Make an iSCSI lun for each DomU and get the DomU's to connect on boot
> (somhow)
> 
> I'm leaning towards 1 or 2 just for ease of setup.
> 
We're using #3. Multiplies the iSCSI connections, but allows for love
migration with no confusion as to LVM setup on each dom0

Regards

Matthew
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UK Solar System Data Centre and
World Data Centre - Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Chilton
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0QX

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