Re: [Xen-users] tap instead of file

["Randy McAnally" <rsm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK, that's what I thought.  However, it fails.  I have attached an image of 
the POST screen (this is an HVM domain).

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---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Todd Deshane" <deshantm@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Randy McAnally" <rsm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: xen-users list <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:43:49 -0400
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] tap instead of file

> On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 11:01 AM, Randy McAnally <rsm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
> > I'm running Xen 3.1.4 on CentOS 5 and am interested in switching the
> > following disk to tap mode:
> >
> > disk = [ 'file:/vm/dns.img,ioemu:hda,w' ]
> >
> > However, everything I've tried fails (DomU won't boot).  Basically I'm
> > trying to avoid Dom0 caching the reads and writes and get a little better
> > performance.
> >
> > What is the correct syntax to enable tap mode?
> >
> 
> You should be able to do
> disk = [ 'tap:aio:/vm/dns.img,ioemu:hda,w' ]
> 
> Cheers,
> Todd
> 
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
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