[xen-discuss] Mount Xen Disk Images

[Joseph Mocker]

Doesn't seem be allowed anyways:

bash-3.2# virsh attach-disk Domain-0 /dev/vdsk/web xvdc
libvir: Xen Daemon error : POST operation failed: (xend.err 'Devices 
cannot be attached to Domain 0')


Paul Roberts wrote:
> Replying inline...
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> On Oct 8, 2008, at 3:36 PM, Joseph Mocker wrote:
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>> How about something like
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>> virsh attach-disk Domain-0 ...
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>> Would that work?
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> What am I attaching?  The idea is to get inside the domU and see its 
> contents...I'm not sure this would work.
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>> Malachi de Ælfweald wrote:
>>> What if you used iSCSI or NFS on a zfs filesystem (to install the OS
>>> into) instead of installing on a ZVOL?
>>>
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> Can you install a domU into *any* raw disk?  I've only seen examples 
> of ZVOLs and image files...
>
> Great discussion so far...Linux can do it why can't Solaris?
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> -Paul
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