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Re: [Xen-users] VMware guests to xen

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Subject: Re: [Xen-users] VMware guests to xen
From: "Fajar A. Nugraha" <fajar@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:30:50 +0700
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lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I need to take notes from this thread and try a few of these things when I 
> get the chance. I'm hoping not to have to migrate things very often, just 
> build them and back them up.
>
> On that note, is it fairly easy to move a machine back to a physical server?
>
>   

Yes. The limiting factor (e.g. the one that takes most time) is usually
the data copy process. If you predict that you frequently need to
migrate Linux domU <-> physical machines, you could :
- put them on external SAN/NAS, using disk/LVM-backed storage
- use either UUID/LVM to reference filesystems (in fstab and in grub)

That way migration should only need initrd rebuild (when necessary) and
a shutdown-startup.

Regards,

Fajar

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