RE: Install a VM into a file or a LV ?

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Avi Kivity wrote:
> On 01/05/2011 02:27 PM, Lentes, Bernd wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm new to this list and i hope this is the right list for 
> my question. I like to create several VM's using KVM on a 
> SLES 11 SP1 host. What is better/faster ?
> 
> Logical volumes are faster.
> 
> > Install the VM into a file or a logical Volume ? If i 
> chosse to install it into a LV: does the LV needs a 
> Filesystem, and does it has to be mounted ?
> 
> No, the volume becomes the guest's disk (which it can then 
> paritition, set up logical volumes, and mount filesystems on).
> 
Hi Avi,

Thanks for the quick answer. Just to be sure:
>From the host's point of view, the LV has no filesystem and does not have to be mounted ?


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