[ldoms-discuss] examining a vdisk file from the control domain.

[Liam Merwick]

Vic Engle wrote:
> If I export a file from the control domain to a guest for use as a boot disk is it possible to lofi mount that file in the control domain when the guest is shutdown? I'm thinking about cases where a config change in the guest prevents booting; the sort of thing you would traditionally boot from CD to correct.
> 

By default, no - but it is possible.

If a disk image (file) is installed so that the root partition starts on
cylinder 0 then you can use lofi and mount the file. However the Solaris
installer puts swap on cylinder 0 by default.

There is a long standing bug logged against lofi to enhance it
to allow multiple slices be mounted or slices at a non-zero offset.
4765069 RFE: lofiadm should be VTOC aware


> Also, can the exported file be copied and used to boot another guest?

Yes, once the guest using the file is stopped and unbound.

-- Liam