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Re: [Xen-users] image files or partions

To: Anand <xen.mails@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] image files or partions
From: Eric Peterson <srcfoo@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 08:58:41 -0600
Cc: Daniel Bauer <mlist@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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On 1/18/06, Anand <xen.mails@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 1/18/06, Daniel Bauer <mlist@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I've installed xen3 and asked myself whats better, image files or
partions?

I will prefer image files because of the flexible handling, but I've
heard that real partions are faster.

LVM's are much better and are very easy to handle as well. I also started off with images however moved to LVM. As Andy said the snapshot feature isn't stable as of now.

I also strongly agree with these folk.  LVM has significantly improved performance and responsiveness when I compare domains running on them to domains running on image files.

-Eric
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