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[Xen-users] Re: [DRBD-user] Re: DRBD VBD's with Xen status


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  • From: "Jerry Amundson" <jamundso@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:58:44 -0500
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On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Jan Kellermann|werk21
<jan.kellermann@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Jerry,
>
> using PVM and drbd:... on centos 5.2 works fine.

In some cases, but not all. The natural case is to install CentOS 5.2,
with the Virtualization group, and run virt-manager, which sets pygrub
in the resulting config. Editing a xen config created by virt-manager,
and setting it to use the drbd backend as documented, results in a big
fat error.
http://www.drbd.org/users-guide-emb/ch-xen.html

> Robert Dunkley (the mail on xen-users you quoted) did an error:
> he took the device-name and not the ressource-name of the drbd-drive.

No. The error is "Error: Disk isn't accessible" either way.
The problem, as Florian points out, is with pygrub.
http://lists.linbit.com/pipermail/drbd-user/2007-November/007794.html

The point I'm trying to make is that the DRBD chapter on Xen can
potentially waste the time of a new CentOS admin using it. Yes, I
agree that pygrub (and virt-manger) code needs fixing, and enhancing
(respectively), but that's a development issue. This is a simple
documentation fix.

jerry

-- 
There's plenty of youth in America - it's time we find the "fountain of smart".

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