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From: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
To: Expert Alert <expertalert@gmail.com>
Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Need Some explanation about n iSCSI-based storage pool
Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 10:24:57 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <52761669.8020203@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <loom.20131103T095511-699@post.gmane.org>

Il 03/11/2013 10:18, Expert Alert ha scritto:
> Hi
> I have a confusion about how LUN and iSCSI-based storage pool.
> Example, if i have 80GB size of  LUN, and i added that one
>  into KVM iSCSI base storage pool.
> 
> now if i want to create a VM of 8GB in that storage pool,
>  i will have waste the whole 80GB of Lun ??
> 
> Can i not create multiple VM under 1 iSCSI LUN ??
> 
> example, under vmware, I can attach a  LUN as a storage
>  and i will be be create multiple vm under 
> that storage..
> looks like i cant do that under KVM .
> is that right ??
> 
> Which means, If i  want to create 3, 8GB vm,
>  i will have to create 3 Lun  of 8GB size and  create 3 
> Storage Volume then create vms on their ?

Just like you'd create VMFS for that LUN under VMware, you can configure
LVM or create a filesystem like ext4 or XFS inside the LUN.  Then you
can split the LUN as you wish.

Paolo

  reply	other threads:[~2013-11-03  9:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-11-03  9:18 Need Some explanation about n iSCSI-based storage pool Expert Alert
2013-11-03  9:24 ` Paolo Bonzini [this message]
2013-11-03  9:43   ` Expert Alert
2013-11-03 12:02     ` Paolo Bonzini

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