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Linux Virtualisation KVM - DataStore using Fibre Channel?

Alzhy — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:32:08 GMT

The Redhat Docu as of 5.5 and 6.0 Beta still is emplty for the chapter "Virtualization Storage Topics" and section on how to use Fibre Channel Data Store.

I have been using NFS and iSCSI and they work like a charm. I have no issues at all in doing Live Migratins between Physical Servers (even different Make and CHIPS too --- i.e. Intel to AMD)....

Now I want to use Fibre Channel.

I have tries so far using a virtual disk housed on a device mapper disk: /dev/mapper/virtdiskp1. I have the same presented on my target failover host. I have a running OS installed. But I can't seem to Live Migrate.

Anyone doing RHEL KVM or RHEV?

TIA.

Re: Linux Virtualisation KVM - DataStore using Fibre Channel?

Alzhy — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:41:38 GMT

Anyone?

Re: Linux Virtualisation KVM - DataStore using Fibre Channel?

Alzhy — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:17:46 GMT

I see it now.
Currently it seems one needs a CLuster mechanism (GFS2/RHCS) to do this. The Datastore can't be native FC Devices -- there needs to be "something" on top of it...