[libvirt-users] FYI: Notes on setting up KVM guests using iSCSI

[Daniel P. Berrange]

On Wed, May 05, 2010 at 08:50:57AM -0500, David Ehle wrote:
> 
> Daniel,
> 
> OK so I think I get it now. While for other storage backends one pool can 
> hold multiple volumes, when using iSCIS there is alwasy a 1 to 1 
> relationship for pool to volume? Each pool contains exactly one volume?

No, each pool can contain multiple volumes. If you have created a iSCSI
target and given it multiple LUNs, then you'll see multiple volumes in
libvirt. 

See the virsh vol-list output in this example:

> >http://berrange.com/posts/2010/05/05/provisioning-kvm-virtual-machines-on-iscsi-the-hard-way-part-2-of-2/

for an iSCSI target with 2 LUNs

Daniel
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