Re: [Xen-users] Xen hypervisor and HDDs with 4K sectors

[Simon Hobson <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I want to use the most modern hardware possible, and in line with that, I 
> would like to have the option to use HDD (or SSD) drives with 4K sectors 
> through a hardware RAID controller.
> 
> I have been searching information about Xen and support for drives with 4K 
> sectors, but I haven't seen much information on the subject. I would be 
> sincerely "dissappointed" if I purchase a new server for 10000+ USD, only to 
> discover it to be utter useless.

It shouldn't matter.
As long as the hardware is supported in Xen/Dom0, and you partition on 4k 
boundaries, then the guests should be isolated from the underlying details. 
Obviously it would be a good idea to also partition any virtual drives on 4k 
boundaries (if partitioning in the guests).


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