[DRBD-user] system freezes with drbd 0.7.21 on kernel 2.6.18

Joachim Rieger joachim.rieger at agimatec.de
Thu Jan 31 14:44:01 CET 2008

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Hello Florian,

ok, so I see domU with loop device on drbd on md is not really
reliable/stable,
but your recommendation (Xen VBD in domU -> DRBD in domU -> MD in dom0
-> physical disk ) doesn't make sense for me because I had to setup 4 or
more drbds.
Might it possible to put a LVM on/over the drbd and make a lv for each domU.
Is this setup tested and stable ?

Thanks.
>> disk=['file:/home/xen2/openex.img,hda1,w','file:/home/xen2/openex_swap.img,
>> hda2,w'] 
>>     
>
> For Xen, using file-backed VBDs in a file system replicated by DRBD is a 
> questionable approach. In effect, any write you issue in your domU is sent on 
> the following odyssey:
>
> Xen VBD in domU -> loop device in dom0 -> filesystem in dom0 -> DRBD in 
> dom0 -> MD in dom0 -> physical disk
>
> whereas what you could do, an what is recommended to do would be
>
> Xen VBD in domU -> DRBD in domU -> MD in dom0 -> physical disk
>
> See 
> http://blogs.linbit.com/florian/2007/09/03/drbd-806-brings-full-live-migration-for-xen-on-drbd/ 
> for configuration details.
>
> Florian
>
>   


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