Category Archives: Xen

Xen disk device states

Have you ever wondered what the “state” numbers in the output of “xl block-list” (or “xm block-list”, if you’re still using the “xm” command set) mean? root@somehost:~ # xl block-list 3 Vdev BE handle state evt-ch ring-ref BE-path 51712 0 … Continue reading

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Pacemaker support for live migration of dependent resources

As I had reported over a year ago, up to now it was not possible to use Pacemaker to properly manage resources that both resolve dependencies of other resources and can be migrated live to another node of your cluster. … Continue reading

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Linux Pacemaker, dependant resources and live migration

It’s been a while and I’ve been thinking about new topics for our blog… it’s not that we wouldn’t have enough to lament about, but that’s more for a cool beer and some chit-chat, rather than to annoy you. Nevertheless, … Continue reading

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