Hence why you should consider NFS for management simplicity :) On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Clayton Weise <[email protected]> wrote:
> If it's a LUN, it's a block device. You can't just look in "/" and find > it. In the case of XenServer, it creates a CLVM device for the iSCSI or FC > LUN and that logical volume is shared amongst all of the hosts in the > cluster. Then, for each virtual disk (VDI) you create XenServer creates an > LVM "partition" (partition isn't actually the correct technical term, but > it's the easiest way to express it) for that virtual disk. So essentially, > each virtual disk is another LVM partition. > > It's not a filesystem, it's not like NFS. You can't just browse into it, > in the same way you can't just plug in a hard drive and browse into that > either. You need a filesystem on top of the block device that you then > need to mount. > > If you're used to iSCSI or FC with VMware the reason you can browse into a > block device is because VMware formats the device with a filesystem called > VMFS. In the case of XenServer, there is no file system, just block > devices that are handed to individual virtual machines. > > -----Original Message----- > From: claude bariot [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 7:31 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: CLoudStack and OpenFiler2.99 > > Thanks for this precision. > > Bat, How can I display datas (VMs Root DISKs) on the Lun ? > I'll need to do ls command into the storage server or not / > How can I find stored directory when I would like to display files ... > > regards > > > On 18 September 2012 16:14, Jason Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Remember that if you will be presenting LUNs to your XenServer Cluster, > > that the LUN is effectively shared between all hosts within the > cluster... > > ie: LUNs are not tied to a specific host per say. > > > > On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 8:38 AM, claude bariot <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > We'll using XenServer as Hypervisor. > > > My boss prefere to create same Luns with OpenFiler, then each Lun will > be > > > attached to Xen Host. > > > > > > May be we can use it as a local primary storage. > > > > > > I know that, We can add PS via CS UI. > > > > > > On 18 September 2012 15:21, Jason Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Ah time to chime in :) > > > > > > > > I would recommend using NFS for primary and secondary storage... NFS > is > > > > *much* more straight forward. That and VM's provisioned via NFS are > > > > inherently thin. With iSCSI this may or may not be true (dependent on > > > what > > > > hypervisor is being used.) > > > > > > > > Based on what you are setting up, the theoretical speed advantages of > > > iSCSI > > > > vs NFSv3 are moot. > > > > > > > > -Jason > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 6:23 AM, claude bariot <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > One more question : > > > > > How can I find files (for Primary and Secondary Storage) When there > > are > > > > > using Iscsi device (Luns) ? > > > > > > > > > > regards > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 18 September 2012 10:30, claude bariot <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I building a testbed plateform. > > > > > > Could you let me know, the pest precedures (best way) for > configure > > > it. > > > > > > I have 2 hosts (xenserver), 1 Mangement server (Ubuntu 10.04) 1 > > > storage > > > > > > server with OpenFiler > > > > > > > > > > > > I need the process please .. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > regards > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 17 September 2012 23:51, Geoff Higginbottom < > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> Hi Claude, > > > > > >> > > > > > >> We have frequently used OpenFiler on our test and proof of > concept > > > > (POC) > > > > > >> builds, however to be fair none of our clients have ever used it > > in > > > a > > > > > >> production environment. > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Regards > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Geoff > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> On 17 Sep 2012, at 14:45, "claude bariot" <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Hello > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Someone has already used CloudStack with OpenFiler as storage > > > > > management ? > > > > > >> ShapeBlue provides a range of strategic and technical consulting > > and > > > > > >> implementation services to help IT Service Providers and > > Enterprises > > > > to > > > > > >> build a true IaaS compute cloud. 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