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    Building Out XenServer 6.5 with USB Boot and Software RAID 10

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    • DustinB3403D
      DustinB3403 @Romo
      last edited by

      @Romo said:

      We need to load the raid modules to the kernel prior to creating the md raid Device. Like this:
      echo "modprobe raid10" > /etc/sysconfig/modules/raid.modules
      modprobe raid10
      chmod a+x /etc/sysconfig/modules/raid.modules

      So sliping your code in just before

      Create md raid Device

      you're saying should address the issue

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      • RomoR
        Romo
        last edited by

        We can also use the whole disk, without the need to create partitions in them, don't really know if this is better but it is a possibility.

        This is the screenshot of the raid array created with 4 disks using the whole disks.
        Screenshot from 2015-11-04 20:06:04.png

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        • RomoR
          Romo @DustinB3403
          last edited by

          @DustinB3403 Yes, I couldn't create the md10 device in my setup without loading the modules into the kernel

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller @Romo
            last edited by

            @Romo correct, that's part of the purpose of the new guide, to use the whole disk rather than to partition it first. Fewer steps, better results.

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            • RomoR
              Romo
              last edited by

              This shows the file system added to our raid array

              creating_file_system.png

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              • RomoR
                Romo
                last edited by

                Automounting

                Screenshot from 2015-11-04 20:22:43.png

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                • RomoR
                  Romo
                  last edited by

                  mdadm.conf

                  Screenshot from 2015-11-04 20:24:45.png

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                  • RomoR
                    Romo
                    last edited by

                    Checking filesystems present in our system, at the bottom theres our array.

                    Screenshot from 2015-11-04 20:27:36.png

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                    • RomoR
                      Romo
                      last edited by

                      And finally the status of our array

                      Screenshot from 2015-11-04 20:30:58.png

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                      • dafyreD
                        dafyre
                        last edited by

                        @Romo -- sd[b-e]... Is this your boot drive, or just the data stores for XenServer ?

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                        • DustinB3403D
                          DustinB3403
                          last edited by

                          That is the data store.

                          sda would be the boot device.

                          sd[b-e] would be every other disk in the system available.

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                          • DustinB3403D
                            DustinB3403
                            last edited by

                            Without anyone outcrying (@scottalanmiller and @Romo) are we settled on providing the above process to configure mdadm on a USB XenServer?

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller
                              last edited by

                              Yes, just need to compile it into a step by step "one place" list.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller
                                last edited by

                                And it would be handy to know what his device list was going to look like.

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                                • dafyreD
                                  dafyre
                                  last edited by

                                  And preferably test it as you go, lol.

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                                  • DustinB3403D
                                    DustinB3403
                                    last edited by

                                    Does anyone know how to select the VM storage in xenserver, outside of the ISO installation process. We probably need that as well.

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @dafyre
                                      last edited by

                                      @dafyre said:

                                      And preferably test it as you go, lol.

                                      Testing is for wimps.

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                                      • RomoR
                                        Romo @dafyre
                                        last edited by

                                        @DustinB3403 I am actually trying to do exactly that just right now on my test setup. It thought that with this command:
                                        xe sr-create type=ext device-config:device=/dev/md10 shared=false host-uuid:fba59a9c7e6db5a2d21e40343b415cfd name-label="Array storage"

                                        It would get added as local storage to xencenter, but I am getting this error :
                                        The SR operation cannot be performed because a device underlying the SR is in use by the host.

                                        Don't really know why, I haven't used xenserver before. Any ideas @scottalanmiller

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                                        • DustinB3403D
                                          DustinB3403
                                          last edited by

                                          OK so without the specific target device I believe this command will work.

                                          xe sr-create content-type=user type=ext device-config:device=/dev/cciss/c0d0p3 shared=false name-label="Local storage"
                                          

                                          We simply need to determine his device path

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                                          • DustinB3403D
                                            DustinB3403 @Romo
                                            last edited by

                                            @Romo said:

                                            @DustinB3403 I am actually trying to do exactly that just right now on my test setup. It thought that with this command:
                                            xe sr-create type=ext device-config:device=/dev/md10 shared=false host-uuid:fba59a9c7e6db5a2d21e40343b415cfd name-label="Array storage"

                                            It would get added as local storage to xencenter, but I am getting this error :
                                            The SR operation cannot be performed because a device underlying the SR is in use by the host.

                                            Don't really know why, I haven't used xenserver before. Any ideas @scottalanmiller

                                            The reason your target device is in use is you have it mounted. Try dismounting the array and try again.

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