libvirt users - Nov 2013 - Re: virsh and multi source-dev

Thank you for answering.

Yes sure I can from an xml, 
But is it possible from the command line with define-pool-as ? 

Best,

Matt


----- Mail original -----
> De: "Humble Chirammal" <hchiramm@redhat.com>
> À: "Matthieu Simonin" <matthieu.simonin@inria.fr>
> Cc: libvirt-users@redhat.com
> Envoyé: Mardi 19 Novembre 2013 11:06:35
> Objet: Re: [libvirt-users] virsh and multi source-dev
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> | From: "Matthieu Simonin" <matthieu.simonin@inria.fr>
> | To: libvirt-users@redhat.com
> | Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 3:22:56 PM
> | Subject: [libvirt-users] virsh and multi source-dev
> | 
> | Hi,
> | 
> | I'm using LVM based storage pools and I'm wondering
> | if there is a way to specify several source-dev on the command line
> | for creating a volume group spread over several devices :
> | 
> | one device /dev/sdc1 is ok:
> | * virsh pool-define-as --name lvmpool --type logical --source-dev
> | /dev/sdc1
> | --source-name vg --target /dev/vg
> | 
> | I would like something like (but sadly doesn't work):
> | ? virsh pool-define-as --name lvmpool --type logical --source-dev
> | /dev/sdc1
> | --source-dev /dev/sdb1 --source-name vg --target /dev/vg ?
> | 
> | 
> 
> Can you define a pool xml as shown below and define it from there ?
> 
> 
> ex:
>       <pool type="logical">
>         <name>HostVG</name>
>         <source>
>           <device path="/dev/sda1"/>
>           <device path="/dev/sdb1"/>
>           <device path="/dev/sdc1"/>
>         </source>
>         <target>
>           <path>/dev/HostVG</path>
>         </target>
>       </pool>
> 
> 
> 
> --Humble
> | 
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On 11/19/2013 03:16 AM, Matthieu Simonin wrote:
> Thank you for answering.
[Please don't top-post on technical lists]
> 
> Yes sure I can from an xml, 
> But is it possible from the command line with define-pool-as ? 
There are a few places where define-pool-as is still not as powerful as
using full XML; but you are welcome to write a patch to improve its
behavior.

-- 
Eric Blake   eblake redhat com    +1-919-301-3266
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org

Thank you all for answering.

Best Regards,

Matt

----- Mail original -----
> De: "Eric Blake" <eblake@redhat.com>
> À: "Matthieu Simonin" <matthieu.simonin@inria.fr>,
"Humble Chirammal" <hchiramm@redhat.com>
> Cc: libvirt-users@redhat.com
> Envoyé: Mardi 19 Novembre 2013 14:41:02
> Objet: Re: [libvirt-users] virsh and multi source-dev
> 
> On 11/19/2013 03:16 AM, Matthieu Simonin wrote:
> > Thank you for answering.
> 
> [Please don't top-post on technical lists]
> 
> > 
> > Yes sure I can from an xml,
> > But is it possible from the command line with define-pool-as ?
> 
> There are a few places where define-pool-as is still not as powerful
> as
> using full XML; but you are welcome to write a patch to improve its
> behavior.
> 
> --
> Eric Blake   eblake redhat com    +1-919-301-3266
> Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
> 
>