Hi! Is there any best practice on how to use iscsi with virtualization?
I have a CentOS 5.5 server running as a KVM host for a couple of guests. I have iscsi-initiator-utils (iscsi-initiator- utils-6.2.0.871-0.16.el5) installed on this host. We have bought an Equallogic PS6000 iscsi array which is not yet fully utilized. I thought that I'd create volumes in the PS6000 when I needed them, populate them to the CentOS KVM host and attach the disks to the virtual guests as needed. This is apparently not a good idea - since, as far as I can tell at least, I have to restart the iscsi subsystem every time I present a new disk from the PS6000. A "service iscsi restart" effectively destroys all KVM guests using existing, already logged in iscsi disks will hang indefinitely wondering where their disks disappeared to. So, is there any best practice regarding using iscsi disks with virtualization? Or do I have to make up my mind immediately and create all iscsi disks beforehand and not ever do any changes? /Jonas -- 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?hl=en.
