[Xen-users] Problem upgrading a opensuse virtual machine when using LVM

["Luiz Angelo Daros de Luca" <luizluca@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

I'm using xen with opensuse 10.2/10.3 for a while. I use LVM to keep
virtual partitions,

disk = [
        'phy:/dev/system/campeche_root,xvda1,w',
        'phy:/dev/system/campeche_mail,xvda2,w',
        'phy:/dev/system/campeche_maillist,xvda3,w'
        ]

As Yast does not like the LVM+Xen stuff, I installed all the system
using a virtual disk in a file. After it is ready, I mount the virtual
disk partitions and copy its files to the LV. After reconfiguring the
virtual machine file, everything goes fine.

Now I need to upgrade this OS. I'm able to load the installer changing
the kernel/ramdisk params. But at this point, yast refuses to install
again as it can't read a "partition table" with virtual partitions.

I can solve this fusing the LV's partitions back into a virtual disk
and using this to upgrade the system. After installing, I would,
again, copy the files to LV partitions. This is too much work and it
doesn't look nice for me.

When using virtual partiions, xen doesn't create a xvda device, just
xvda1, xvda2... Couldn't Xen create a virtual "xvda" that presents a
readonly dos partition table and maps its access to xvda1, xvda2, ...
disks? I think that this can save some incompatible problems.

Please, any other solutions?

Thanks,

-- 
      Luiz Angelo Daros de Luca
            luizluca@xxxxxxxxx
              ICQ: 19290419

 I Know, "Where you wanted to go today",
    but I decided to stop here instead!
                        MS Windows

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