Re: installing a 4.1 DOMU

["Aaron J. Grier" <agrier%poofygoof.com@localhost>]

On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 02:01:48PM -0600, Brook Milligan wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:36:24 +0100
> Jean-Yves Migeon <jeanyves.migeon%free.fr@localhost> wrote:
> > That's why it is preferable to use file:/path/disk.img for image
> > files, because you expose the entire file as a disk to the domU, so
> > they are treated the same way whether you use them within domU
> > (through xbd(4)), or within dom0 (through vnd(4)).
> 
> I'm not sure I know what 'that' refers to, but now I think I understand
> it much better.
> 
> Yes, it would be more direct to use file:, but that seems not to be
> supported with xl.  I suppose that will come in time.

my understanding (and experience) is that file: is slower than phy: .  I
use phy to export individual partitions, and have my domUs mount the
whole-disk (d) partition per xbd.  I just have to keep in mind not to
fiddle with the partition table on the machine that has rw access to the
beginning of physical disk.

-- 
  Aaron J. Grier | "Not your ordinary poofy goof." | 
agrier%poofygoof.com@localhost