Re: [Xen-users] Do I need portmap, haldeamon & xfs running on dom0?

[Sadique Puthen <sputhenp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark Williamson wrote:
> > I have a CentOS 5.1 server running Xen and recently installed
> > ConfigServer Firewall (CSF) on the main node to give it some protection.
> > On a daily basis I'm getting an email about portmap. haldeamon and xfs
> > consumming too much resources.
Xen does not require portmap and xfs and u can safely trun them off. It 
need haldaemon to hotplug devices.
--Sadique

> >  The main node, dom0 doesn't even do
> > anything, and everything is done on the domU's
> >
> > Here's a thread I've posted on the ConfigServer Forums:
> > http://forum.configserver.com/showthread.php?t=1225
> >
> > So, do I really need these three components for Xen to work properly?
> >     
> None of them are directly required by Xen.  They may be required by other 
> components in your system (particularly in the case of haldaemon, I would 
> guess).  Hal does all sorts of stuff involving hotplugging of devices, etc 
> that I'm not very clear on.  Portmap is, I think, something to do with NFS, 
> xfs is the X font server - I'm not sure what it does but I doubt you need 
> that on a typically dom0 either.
> You could try switching them off and seeing if anything breaks ;-)
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
>
>   

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