Re: [Moosefs-users] KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine) problems on the native MFS

[Jun C. P. <jun...@gm...>]

Thanks a lot for sharing your experience with me. I will try your steps on MFS.

-Jun

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Thomas S Hatch <tha...@gm...> wrote:
> Thats good that you have made progress! Personally I am using a slightly
> different setup...
> I am creating the xml configuration files for the vms and use pre installed,
> generic vm images, I generate them with these applications:
> ArchLinux: Varch
> fedora/redhat: thincrust
> Ubuntu/Debian: Vmbuilder
> Then I copy the vm image for an individual vm and start start it with:
> virsh create <path to xml for the vm>
> So, I never use virt-install, I also configure the vms so that they run
> puppet as soon as they start so that everything is auto configured.
> As for libvirt, the problem I think you are seeing is with the storage pool
> mechanism in libvirt, I have never been a fan of it, which is why I use
> custom xml configs. It can cause permissions issues with vm images when they
> are not in the default location.