[clug] iSCSI and shared filesystems

[Neill Cox]

No idea myself, but I'm very interested in whatever you learn :)

I'm wanting to do similar things with KVM and (maybe) VirtualBox VMs.

Cheers,
Neill

On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Steve Jenkin <sjenkin at canb.auug.org.au>wrote:

> Anyone using an iSCSI back-end and sharing filesystems across multiple
> systems?
>
> I want to run a database (Postgres of MySQL) as a XEN guest and be able to
> live
> migrate to another host.
>
> Strongly prefer using simple techniques, like NFS.
> We are looking at buying storage appliances and what we can afford come
> with iSCSI.
>
> Will a XEN guest Just Work with iSCSI to a back-end?
> [Two volumes, one for Data and one for Logs. backup/restore separately if
> needed]
>
> Will the live migration of the "DB in a VM" from host to host with iSCSI
> mounted Filesystem (I'd prefer ext3) Just Work as well?
>
> For extra credit, can I NFS export the DB filesystems out of the DB-in-a-VM
> and
> have it work seamlessly over the Live Migrate?
> [The IP number has to go with the VM]
>
> cheers
> steve
>
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