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[Moosefs-users] moosefs as XEN share storage

[mung ru t. <vt...@gm...>]

Moosefs version:1.6.20.2
All machine are : CenOS5.5_64
master server: ext4
chunk servers: ext4
clients: ext4

my problem is can i put XEN image on moosefs

i am using XEN3.4.1 with blktap beckend device

when i put image on moosefs , i can't start my machine

seems like hang on boot disk(file image)

i saw gluster have some option to XEN like below:
http://www.gluster.com/community/documentation/index.php/GlusterFS_and_Xen

so i just want to ask moosefs have some option to XEN!!

thx a lot

Re: [Moosefs-users] moosefs as XEN share storage

[youngcow <you...@gm...>]

I want use moosefs on vmware esxi and I can't find solution,too.


> Moosefs version:1.6.20.2
> All machine are : CenOS5.5_64
> master server: ext4
> chunk servers: ext4
> clients: ext4
>
> my problem is can i put XEN image on moosefs
>
> i am using XEN3.4.1 withblktap beckend device
>
> when i put image on moosefs , i can't start my machine
>
> seems like hang on boot disk(file image)
>
> i saw gluster have some option to XEN like below:
> http://www.gluster.com/community/documentation/index.php/GlusterFS_and_Xen
>
> so i just want to ask moosefs have some option to XEN!!
>
> thx a lot
>
>
>
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Re: [Moosefs-users] moosefs as XEN share storage

[Ricardo J. B. <ric...@da...>]

El Miércoles 16 Febrero 2011, mung ru tsai escribió:
> Moosefs version:1.6.20.2
> All machine are : CenOS5.5_64
> master server: ext4
> chunk servers: ext4
> clients: ext4
>
> my problem is can i put XEN image on moosefs
>
> i am using XEN3.4.1 with blktap beckend device
>
> when i put image on moosefs , i can't start my machine
>
> seems like hang on boot disk(file image)
>
> i saw gluster have some option to XEN like below:
> http://www.gluster.com/community/documentation/index.php/GlusterFS_and_Xen
>
> so i just want to ask moosefs have some option to XEN!!
>
> thx a lot

You have to use 'file:' instead of 'tap:aio' in the guest config.

There are caveats to using 'file:', for example it uses loop devices so you'll 
probably want to increase those:

http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenCommonProblems#head-565a66fc12728ccf5f0928f9ff8e2e48cebf07cd

If someone else has an alternative to using 'file:', I'll be glad to hear 
about it :)

Cheers,
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