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RE: [Xen-users] capture the user made changes ..

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Subject: RE: [Xen-users] capture the user made changes ..
From: "Pallab Chakrabarty" <pchakrabarty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 05:43:34 -0500 (CDT)
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In method 1: using LVM

Shall I have to mention the lvm snapshot disk as XEN storage, take-out the
original lvm & reboot domU..

Can you provide a dummy xen config, may be used in this case?


- regards
   Pallab



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[mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bhasker C V
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 5:26 PM
To: Pallab Chakrabarty
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Subject: Re: [Xen-users] capture the user made changes ..


There are many sites where you get information on creating a read-only
root file system


method 1: using LVM

Create an LV (using LVM2/DM)
use this lv to create the root file system.
Once the machine boots fine with the root file system, create an LVM
snapshot volume which will create a disk which will record the changes to
the main volume.

method 2: use qemu qcow images

create a file and use qcow (copy-on-write) which will create another file
to record changes to the file system (block level) and the main file will
be un-affected.


On Wed, 13 May 2009, Pallab Chakrabarty wrote:

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> Hi,
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> I require to make the rootfilesystem readonly, and use a separate disk
space to capture the user made changes once the VM is up &
> running..
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> Thereby, I want to use same rootfilesystem across the VMs..
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> Kindly guide me ..
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> - regards
>    Pallab
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Bhasker C V
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