Re: [Xen-users] sharing kernels

[Jeff Utter <jeffutter.lists@xxxxxxxxx>]

Oh wow, i didn't even think of using a ro partition :-P i was concocting 
some grand scheme involving nfs, but yeah a ro partition would be easy.. 
that should handle it for me, thanks.
-Jeff

list user wrote:
> Jeff Utter wrote:
> > Hey, I was just wondering if anyone on the list had any clever 
> > solutions to the small problem I'm having.
> > I'm running Xen on FC5, with a few FC5 DomU's.
> >
> > Basically i have to have kernel-xenU-version kernel-xen0-version both 
> > installed in my domU (so the domU kernel image is present in my dom0 
> > so they can boot) as well as installing the kernel-xenU package on 
> > each of my domU's so that the libraries are present.
> > Would it be easy/possible/smart to setup a nfs share or something 
> > similar of my dom0's /boot partition as well as /library/modules to 
> > share to my domU's so that when i install a new kernel all i would 
> > need to do is change the domU's config file?
> > has anyone tried anything like that?
> Hi Jeff,
>
> I use a shared /usr partition between my dom0 and all the domU's.  You 
> may be able to do something like that.
> Create a logical volume to contain /lib/modules/2.6.xx-xen.  Export it 
> in your domU definitions as one of the "disk = []" entries, read only,
> then add a mount line in each of your domU's for it.  Guaranteed to be 
> the same on each domU.
> BTW, none of my domU's even has a /boot partition.
>
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