Hi there, I'ld recommend not to export LUNs directly to domU's. We did this on a few dom0 with dedicated iSCSI NICs. Running about 40-60 domUs concurrently results in flaky iSCSI traffic and random loss of iSCSI sessions. We're now using multipathed CLVM LV's without any problem.
Cheers, Stephan > -----Original Message----- > From: open-iscsi@googlegroups.com [mailto:open-is...@googlegroups.com] > On Behalf Of Hoot, Joseph > Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 8:56 PM > To: open-iscsi@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: iscsi through linux software bridge? > > > Has anyone done this? I can't seem to get it to work. The reason > that I want to plug (2) physical ethernet cards to a linux software > bridge, is because then I can have my Xen dom0 mount its own iSCSI > volumes as well as "pass-through" additional iscsi traffic out to the > guest vm's. This will allow for me to take advantage of EqualLogic's > thin provisioning. > > > > > > On Oct 1, 2009, at 1:56 PM, Hoot, Joseph wrote: > > > > > I dont' think I sent this properly to the list. This is my second > > attempt :) > > > > > > > > Has anyone been successful in setting up a linux software bridge and > > loging into an iscsi target? > > > > I've setup the following: > > > > Linux Target: > > ========== > > eth2 -> 192.168.30.1 > > eth3 -> 192.168.30.2 > > > > Linux Client: > > ========== > > > > eth2 -> BRIDGE=iscsi0 > > iscsi0 -> TYPE=Bridge > > iscsi0:1 -> 192.168.30.3 > > > > eth3 -> BRIDGE=iscsi1 > > iscsi1 -> TYPE=Bridge > > iscsi1:1 -> 192.168.30.4 > > > > > > I can discover all targets. But when I go to log into them, it > > fails. If I break the software bridges and just leave the IP's on > > eth2 and eth3, they can login and discover just fine. > > > > Thanks > > Joe > > > > > > > ============================== > Joseph R. Hoot > Lead System Programmer/Analyst > (w) 716-878-4832 > (c) 716-759-HOOT > joe.h...@itec.suny.edu > ============================== > > > > Mit freundlichen Gruessen -- Stephan Seitz Senior System Administrator *netz-haut* e.K. multimediale kommunikation zweierweg 22 97074 würzburg fon: +49 931 2876247 fax: +49 931 2876248 web: http://www.netz-haut.de/ registriergericht: amtsgericht würzburg, hra 5054 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "open-iscsi" group. To post to this group, send email to open-iscsi@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to open-iscsi+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/open-iscsi -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
