[xenpreview-dev] Using SLES10 tools and Virtual Disks

[Puthiyaparambil, Aravindh]

I am using the SLES10 tools to create paravirtualized SLES10 VMs. My
method for installing the OS is "Run an OS installation program". For
virtual disks, I am using a block device which is basically a LUN on a
SAN which shows up as /dev/sdc. I have made a primary partition
/dev/sdc1. The block device screen asks me assign a virtual disk (hda)
to a block device (/dev/sdc1). Should I not be creating /dev/sdc1 but
pointing hda to /dev/sdc? 
Further more the installation program partitions the virtual disk hda
into /dev/hda1 (root) and /dev/hda2 (swap). I wondering about the
mechanics of this partitioning because when I try to look at /dev/sdc or
/dev/sdc1, I don't see it reflected there. So I am a little confused and
am not sure if I configuring things correctly. Please help me out.

BTW, the VMs boot without any issues.

Thanks,
Aravindh Puthiyaparambil 
Xen Development Team
Unisys, Tredyffrin PA
E-Mail:  aravindh.puthiyaparambil at unisys.com

disk = [ 'phy:/dev/sdc1,hda,w', 'phy:/dev/hda,hdb,r' ]
memory = 4096
vcpus = 2
builder = 'linux'
name = 'vm2'
vif = [ 'mac=00:16:3e:c2:34:1e' ]
localtime = 0
on_poweroff = 'destroy'
on_reboot = 'restart'
on_crash = 'restart'
extra = ' TERM=xterm' 
bootloader = '/usr/lib/xen/boot/domUloader.py'
bootentry = 'hda1:/boot/vmlinuz-xen,/boot/initrd-xen'
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