RE: [Xen-users] Where does Xen store its DomU-state saves? Partitioningand LVM Question

["Jeroen Torrekens" <jeroen.torrekens@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Evan Miller
> Sent: dinsdag 24 juni 2008 1:57
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> Subject: [Xen-users] Where does Xen store its DomU-state saves?
> Partitioningand LVM Question
> 
> Hi everyone!
> 
> Where does Xen save the "DomU state saves"?
> 
> I have been trying to figure out the most time-proof partition scheme
> for my set up and I was wondering if I could make the folder(?) where
> Xen 3.2.1 save it's DomU states saves (what is the right expression for
> this?) and put it on its own LVM partition here is why:
> 
> 
> I only have 2GB RAM on my ML570. I will be upgrading memory as I need
> (up to 32GB).
> 
> If Xen saves its DomU-saves to the Dom0's partition then as my server
> receives more RAM and I will allocate more memory to DomUs that folder
> with in Dom0 will expand to such large proportions that it chokes of
> Dom0's hard drive space and crash the system. If I have a LVM in an
> automatic mode resizing the partitions as needed I should always be in
> good shape when it comes to that.
> 
> Of course this could all be avoided if Xen saves the states to the DomU
> partition and reads them from there accordingly. Somehow I suspect that
> Xen saves the DomU state saves somewhere on the Dom0 partition by
> default (if you only have a "/" partition containing the whole Dom0).
> 
> 
> I'm still attempting to figure out the best partitioning scheme for my
> boxes...any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Thank you in advance,
> 
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> 
> 
> Evan Miller

Hi,

As far as I recall, it should be in /var/lib/xen/save

Jeroen


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