Note: "permalinks" may not be as permanent as we would like,
direct links of old sources may well be a few messages off.
One word: Windows. Cheers, B. On 05/10/11 17:26, Boyko Yordanov wrote: > What makes HVM requisite? > > Regarding backups, I think the approach depends on VBD's type/nature. > > All best! > > Boyko > > On May 10, 2011, at 6:20 PM, Bart Coninckx wrote: > >> Hi Boyko, >> >> HVM is a requisite I'm afraid, that's the reason why I can't the drbd block script. >> >> OK, thank you, I will it this way. There is then still the question about how to backup, but I will create a new post for that. >> >> thx, >> >> B. >> >> >> >> On 05/10/11 17:15, Boyko Yordanov wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> For live migration use PV DomUs and Xen's drbd block script - it automatically switches primary/secondary states on both domUs while migrating. >>> >>> Anyway yes, its that simple - two primaries and live migration works. >>> >>> Note: I've been having some issues (crashes) with centos xen kernel and drbd 8.3.10 - don't have the time to investigate further. >>> >>> Boyko >>> >>> On May 10, 2011, at 6:05 PM, Bart Coninckx wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I want to combine all the above mentioned technologies. >>>> >>>> The Linbit pages warn not to use the drbd: VBD with HVM DomUs. >>>> >>>> This page however: >>>> >>>> http://publications.jbfavre.org/virtualisation/cluster-xen-corosync-pacemaker-drbd-ocfs2.en >>>> >>>> (thank you Jean), simply puts two DRBD devices in dual primary mode and starts Xen DomUs while pointing to the DRBD devices with phy: in the DomU config files. >>>> Live migration and HVM seem possible. >>>> >>>> Is it as simple as Jean describes it? What is the advantage then of the drbd: VBD? Just seeing to it that the dual primary is available (which is handled on Jean's Howto by Pacemaker)? >>>> >>>> >>>> Thx! >>>> >>>> >>>> B. >>> >