[xen-tools] Re: Feature proposal

[Henning Sprang]

On 6/15/07, Sascha Kettler <kettler at gmx.net> wrote:
> I'm currently creating a modified xen-create-image script that is
> capable of handling more complex partition layouts.
>
> I need this for creating testing VMs that closely resemble the actual
> servers, so the default layout (all in one partition) will not work well
> (e.g. performance and stability issues).

Cool!

It might be useful to join forces with the FAI team, which is also
currently working on a new, more flexible, partitioning scheme for
FAI.

Or, for simple things, as I see them at a glance here, just use the
partition_harddisk script from FAI(not sure if there is xfs support),
which already has a simple config file (with the limitation that we
don't have lvm and raid, which you seem not to want and need)...

The concept for the new scheme is described here:
http://faiwiki.informatik.uni-koeln.de/index.php/Setup_harddisks_2

I include Michael, who is working on this mainly in this reply, but
he's probably not on this list...
@michael: it's about an extended partitioning scheme for xen-tools...

Henning