Re: [Xen-users] xen on NAS

[Sadique Puthen <sputhenp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Arpan Jindal wrote:
> hi
> i am also working with chandraprakash.
>  
> but when i mount and then try to do dd it does not run.
>  
> dd if=/dev/hda3 of=/tmp/nas
> it says gives error of as can run on directory
> and when i try to create file in /tmp/nas it says permission denied.'
Then please contact your NAS admin to get the required write privileges.

--Sadique

>  
> whats could be issue
> thanks
>
>
>  
> On 2/21/08, *trilok nuwal* <tc.nuwal@xxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:tc.nuwal@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>     First You have to  mount NAS server to Linux machine, assume this
>     is mounted to dir /mnt in linux machine.
>
>     Now you could dd /de/hda3 to NAS server in a file backed VBD.
>
>     # dd if=/dev/hda3 of=/mnt/hda.disk
>
>     Now modify ur config file slightly as below.
>
>
>     kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
>     builder='hvm'
>     memory = 1024
>     name = "winxp"
>     vcpus=1
>     pae=0
>     acpi=0
>     apic=0
>     cpus = ""
>     vif = [ 'type=ioemu, bridge=xenbr0' ]
>     #disk = [ 'phy:/dev/hda3,ioemu:hda,w' ]
>     disk = [ 'file:/mnt/hda.disk,ioemu:hda,w' ]
>     on_poweroff = 'destroy'
>     on_reboot   = 'restart'
>     on_crash    = 'destroy'
>     device_model = '/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm'
>     sdl=0
>     vnc=1
>     vncviewer=0
>     stdvga=0
>     serial='pty'
>     ne2000=0
>     usb=1
>     usbdevice='tablet'
>
>     and restart the domain.
>
>     Other way u could populate the root file system in some NAS dir
>     also. But this usage and reliability isa suspected.
>
>     Thanks
>     Trilok
>
>
>     On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 2:01 PM, <chandraprakash.gupta@xxxxxxx
>     <mailto:chandraprakash.gupta@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>
>         Hi
>         i am having one NAS box (windows) on which i have created new
>         partation ( e:) . i want to use this drive for my guest os in
>         xen what all need to be defied in the configuration file od domu.
>
>         NAS dive for windows:
>         NAS ip: 172.17.217.49 <http://172.17.217.49/>
>         drive: e
>         username : admin
>         password: admin123
>
>         complete shared path : \\172.17.217.49\e
>
>         kindly let me know how to add these entries to my dom file.
>         ealier i was using local disk and for domU configration. that
>         configuration is as follows:
>
>         kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
>         builder='hvm'
>         memory = 1024
>         name = "winxp"
>         vcpus=1
>         pae=0
>         acpi=0
>         apic=0
>         cpus = ""
>         vif = [ 'type=ioemu, bridge=xenbr0' ]
>         disk = [ 'phy:/dev/hda3,ioemu:hda,w' ]
>         on_poweroff = 'destroy'
>         on_reboot   = 'restart'
>         on_crash    = 'destroy'
>         device_model = '/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm'
>         sdl=0
>         vnc=1
>         vncviewer=0
>         stdvga=0
>         serial='pty'
>         ne2000=0
>         usb=1
>         usbdevice='tablet'
>
>
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