RE: [Xen-users] Device /dev/mapper/vg00-virt--linuxtest_32--0 ismounted in a guest domain, and so cannot be mounted now.

["James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> I tried to start a linux hvm domain (just for testing some things
> compared to a pv domain), and it didn't start up. I then did a 'xm
> shutdown', which didn't work, then a 'xm destroy', and from then the
'xm
> list' function just hung.

The reason it hung is that my config was still using the 3.0.4
hvmbuilder stuff... I guess that's allowed although I would have hoped
that xend wouldn't have suffered such a panic attack...

> 
> I then restarted xend, and 'xm list' works, but now when I try to
start
> the linux hvm domain (linuxtest_32), it says this:
> 
> "
> Using config file "./linuxtest_32".
> Error: Device 768 (vbd) could not be connected.
> Device /dev/mapper/vg00-virt--linuxtest_32--0 is mounted in a guest
> domain,
> and so cannot be mounted now.
> "
> 
> So I guess xend got broken and didn't clean something up after itself.
> Any suggestions as to how I can clean up that record without
rebooting?
> 

I removed the entry using xenstore-rm... seemed to work... was it the
right thing to do in that case?

Thanks

James


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