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Re: [linux-iscsi-users] about booting servers from iscsi-targets
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From: Ming Z. <mi...@el...> - 2006-06-06 15:51:47
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On Tue, 2006-06-06 at 17:36 +0200, Matt Rechenburg wrote: > > > On 6/6/06, Ming Zhang <mi...@el...> wrote: > > On Tue, 2006-06-06 at 15:29 +0200, Matt Rechenburg wrote: > > > > > > On 6/6/06, Ming Zhang <min...@gm...> wrote: > > > > Thanks. Looks cool. > > > > > > :) welcome > > > > > > couple questions. > > > > * It use FC5 as an example, but is FC5 the only > supported? > > > > > > nope, every common linux distribution/version should work. > > Also there is support for 2.4. and 2.6. kernels. > > sounds great. it is "assumed" or "validated" to be > workable? ;) > > > It is validated for several common distribution like redhat, mandriva, > suse and > it is known and tested to work also on gentoo, debian and others. thanks a lot. i remember there are solution that only works for centos4, that is why asked this. > > > > > > > > > * Will it support any kernel? > > > > The iscsi-plugin for openQRM provides 2 pre-built > vanilla-kernels > > (created during the build/compile-phase). One is a 2.4. > kernel > > including > > linux-iscsi and the other is a 2.6. kernel including > open-iscsi. > > You can also use a kernel + iscsi created by your own. > > what if users what to use other vendor kernel? > > > should be no big deal > > > is there any instruction > about this? > > > not yet > The specific connection configuration is given to the initrd via > nodes-parameters from the server. > What one need to do is adding the iscsi- module + daemon to the initrd > and adding/editing the discovery and connection section in the linuxrc > to fit to the specific iscsi-implementation from the vendor kernel. thx. so with this explanation, people know how to cook customized solution. there was a discussion about auto-connect from init script issue. so seems u did not meet that problem. > > > > > > > > > Including XEN host? > > > > good point, not yet > > Currently the Xen-plugin kernel in openQRM does not have > > iscsi-support. > > I fully agree that this would be an additional cool feature. > I even > > i would say this is a killer feature. > > > yep, currently openQRM supports the remote Xen-hosts by nfsroot. > Booting them from an iscsi-target is definitely the goal. ic > > > > > tried already to include some of the latest open-iscsi > version to the > > Xen-kernel > > some time ago but it failed to get a connection to the > iscsi-target. > > (sorry, do not remember the full details) > > > > Anyway it is on the todo-list again (to include iscsi > support for the > > Xen-kernel, will keep you updated. > > thx a lot. > > any special need on IET? > > > nope, a very basic default configuration will work. ic. thx! ming > > > > > > thanks + all the best, > > > > Matt > > > > > > Ming > > > > On Tue, 2006-06-06 at 11:05 +0200, Matt Rechenburg > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > for all who are looking for a ready-made, > open-source > > solution which > > > supports booting servers from iscsi-targets > > > it may be interesting to check the openQRM > project. > > > > > > Here a link to the iscsi-howto for openQRM : > > > > > > http://www.openqrm.org/howtos/How-to-Use-iSCSI-with-openQRM.html > > > > > > hope it is useful, > > > > > > Matt > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google Groups "open-iscsi" group. > To post to this group, send email to > ope...@go... > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > ope...@go... > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/open-iscsi > -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- > |