On 3/23/2009 at 08:19 AM, in message <49C79A5F.7070603@jetsys.de>, Jörg Spilker <js@jetsys.de> wrote: I recently installed OpenSuse 11.0 together with two OpenSuse 11.0 DomU´s. Now i want to update the complete system to OpenSuse 11.1. I had no problem´s to update the Dom0 system to OpenSuse 11.1. However updating the DomU´s seems to be a problem.
The first install of the DomU´s was a install into directory with whole LVM´s partitions exported as disks.
My layout is as follows:
disk=[ 'phy:/dev/domX/daolin_root,xvda,w' , 'phy:/dev/domX/daolin_boot,xvdb,w' , 'phy:/dev/domX/daolin_usr,xvdc,w' , 'phy:/dev/domX/daolin_opt,xvdd,w' , 'phy:/dev/domX/daolin_var,xvde,w' , 'phy:/dev/domX/daolin_src,xvdf,w' , 'phy:/dev/domX/daolin_tmp,xvdg,w' , 'phy:/dev/data/home,xvdh,w' , 'phy:/dev/data/foto,xvdi,w' , 'phy:/dev/data/imap,xvdj,w' , 'phy:/dev/data/news,xvdk,w' , 'phy:/dev/data/squid,xvdl,w' , 'phy:/dev/data/srv,xvdm,w' , 'phy:/dev/hda1,xvdn,w' , 'phy:/dev/backup/backup,xvdo,w' , 'phy:/dev/sr0,xvdy:cdrom,r' , 'phy:/dev/sr1,xvdz:cdrom,r']
for the initial install i did mount the lvm volumens to subdirs of /tmp/install and did a install into this directory.
The fstab of the system contains entry like /dev/xvda for mountpoints (i.e a whole disk, not a partition)
This was working fine.
But i don´t know how i know can update this system to 11.1. Installation into a directory seems to only can handle fresh installs.
I created a special startup file for xen with allows a disk install of OpenSuse 11.1.
What kind of startup file is this? Could you send it to me?
However this doesn´t work because the exported disks are not recognized as expected. When i choose the update option, the installer shows no partitions at all.
I haven't tried this scenario with an upgrade from os11.0 to 11.1, but when I have seen this before, I was always able to manually select the partition to upgrade (even though they weren't displayed on the main update page). What happens when you try this?
I have no idea to solve this problem. Do i really have to partition an exported lvm volume first in the DomU before using it as a mountpoint ?
You should be able to do everything you need to from within the domU. Other than config file modifications, you shouldn't have to do any mounting in dom0. In fact, I have seen instances where lvm volumes were getting auto-mounted in 11.1 dom0 which was causing endless problems for my VMs.
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I will try to duplicate a similar (albeit simpler) setup and see what problems I encounter. Good luck. Jason -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+help@opensuse.org