[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-users] flat file system as disk
On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 9:32 AM, Pallab Chakrabarty<pchakrabarty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I want to use a flat file system as disk instead of an image, like: > > disk = ['file:/tmp/server,sda1,w', … ] > > > Pls advice if this is doable .. It's doable, with some caveats: - consistency-wise, file: is not recommended. You should use tap:aio: - mapping as sda1 instead of sda means you need to use templates (like from jailtime.org). You won't be abe to use installer (like with virt-manager). - I/O performance will be slower compared to block-based vbd using phy:/ -- Fajar _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
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