[Fedora-xen] virt-manager using iscsi

[jonr at destar.net]

Quoting Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik at iki.fi>:

> On Thu, Oct 08, 2009 at 12:53:41AM -0800, jonr at destar.net wrote:
>> Quoting Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik at iki.fi>:
>>
>> >On Wed, Oct 07, 2009 at 07:21:22PM -0800, Jon wrote:
>> >>
>> >>Can iSCSI be the /boot?
>> >>
>> >
>> >I think it should be possible..
>> >
>> >>How do you specify iscsi using virt-install? Maybe I could get a little
>> >>more output that way.
>> >>
>> >>Any ideas appreciated,
>> >>
>> >
>> >usually people use iscsi-initiator in dom0, and use phy: backed disks
>> >for guests.. so the guest doesn't know anything about iSCSI.
>> >
>> >Although if you have the iscsi-target as domU it might and will make
>> >things difficult.. it'd be better to have the iscsi-target on completely
>> >separate physical box.
>> >
>> >-- Pasi
>>
>> I'll give that a try. I have been wondering if the way I have it setup
>> is my issue. I will put it on another system and give it another try.
>> Do you think if I set it up in another domU on a different xen host it
>> would be alright?
>>
>
> I wouldn't run that important service on a virtual machine.
>
> You want to minimize the latency and maximize the throughput for the
> iscsi target..
>
> Unless it's only for testing purposes, then it's fine.
>
> -- Pasi
>
Thanks for the advice Pasi. It is just for testing, I want to get it  
figured out before I dedicate a box to it.

Jon