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Re: [Xen-users] iscsi vs nfs for xen VMs

Subject: Re: [Xen-users] iscsi vs nfs for xen VMs
From: riki <phobie@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:58:47 +0100
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Hello,

no you do not have block-level access, so you can not use LVM on it.

r.

Rudi Ahlers wrote:
> 2011/1/26 riki <phobie@xxxxxxxx>:
>> Hello guys,
>>
>> presently, i am playing with http://www.gluster.com/ and its volumes, it
>> will not offer you block level volume access as you are exporting those
>> with NFS, but the design is allowing you to create highly available
>> geographically distant storage for files.
>>
>> If you can live with file based VM`s, give it a try.
>>
>> r.
>>
>>
> 
> Can you use LVM on it?
> 
> And is it not possible to install the Linux iSCS enterprise target to
> export it as a block device?
> 
> 

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