On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 2:31 AM, Bob Ball <bob.b...@citrix.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > You can create an SR using the undocumented and unsupported "iscsi" type and > set the device config target and targetIQN values - this will set up a > single VDI which is a raw lun. > > Thanks Bob but I'm looking for a generic way in which I would be storing the LUN info in VM properties other-config (MRW) or if possible in VBD other config such that whenever VM tries to boot, the hook will login on iSCSI target and pass the device. I think this needs be handled by blktap rather than XAPI or SMAPI, what you say ? > Attach that VDI to a guest and it should be what you're looking for? > Trying to automate it. > > Thanks, > > Bob > > ------------------------------ > *From:* xen-api-boun...@lists.xen.org [xen-api-boun...@lists.xen.org] on > behalf of Rushikesh Jadhav [2rushike...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 14 August 2013 16:07 > *To:* xen-api@lists.xen.org > *Subject:* [Xen-API] How to use iSCSI disk with Xenserver VM > > Hello All, > > Since normal Xen supports iSCSI lun as device for xvda, I would like to > know its possibility with Xenserver. > > What are the possible ways may be hacky to get it working ? > > Since XAPI can now support Ceph as custom drive, how hard it would be to > use same for iSCSI ? > > From Xenserver POV, I undestood that Ceph is acting as a SR but I'm > expecting to pass iSCSI lun as raw block device to VM. > > Thanks. >
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