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Re: [Xen-users] Re: cLVM on Debian/Lenny

To: John Madden <jmadden@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Re: cLVM on Debian/Lenny
From: Jan Kalcic <jandot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:06:48 +0200
Cc: Jan Kalcic <jandot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Olivier Le Cam <Olivier.LeCam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Javier Guerra <javier@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Ferenc Wagner <wferi@xxxxxxx>, xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Thiago Camargo Martins Cordeiro <thiagocmartinsc@xxxxxxxxx>
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John Madden wrote:

> LVM isn't designed to support virtualization, it's just handy that it
> works well in a cluster.  Use virt management tools (or at least good
> documentation) to keep LVs from getting mounted in the wrong places at
> the wrong times.  
I see.
Virt manager tools allow me to prevent this? How? Can you please point
me to any document about it?
> Shoot, up until this point, all I've been doing is
> passing raw SAN LUNs around -- I'm only starting to look at using LVM to
> make space usage more efficient. =)
>
>
>
>   
It's more clear now. That's still the only advantage of using LVM in a
cluster. Efficiently and rationally use of disk space. Honestly, I was
expecting more from cLVM :-(

Thanks,
Jan

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