[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-users] Mounting an existing running domU
> > Has anyone actually mounted the file system for domU whilst it was > > running? If so can any one describe the actual damage that was done > > and if anything was recoverable? > > If justing doing read only mount, there should not be any damage. > > I often mount the domU disk image file to check some files' contents, > while they are running. This is still potentially risky as the readonly mount may read inconsistent data from the disk. It shouldn't damage the on-disk data but there may be errors from the filesystem driver. I guess it's possible that it could cause more severe errors too but that would rather depend on the particular filesystem, the particular circumstances, etc. All the same, it's something I personally wouldn't want to risk doing from dom0 on a production machine - just in case. Cheers, Mark -- Dave: Just a question. What use is a unicyle with no seat? And no pedals! Mark: To answer a question with a question: What use is a skateboard? Dave: Skateboards have wheels. Mark: My wheel has a wheel! _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
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