[OpenAFS] Backup of VMWare VMs out of ESX server direct into OpenAFS space?
Derrick Brashear
shadow@gmail.com
Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:54:14 -0500
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On Jan 22, 2008 9:51 PM, dan pritts <danno@internet2.edu> wrote:
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> On Jan 22, 2008, at 9:46 AM, Jeffrey Altman wrote:
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> > Lars Schimm
> > ESX unlike GSX or VMWare Workstation does not rely on an underlying
> > operating system. Therefore, we don't have a public OS layer to
> > insert AFS support into. If you want AFS support within ESX I
> > suggest that you contact VMWare directly and see if you can setup a
> > discussion between their engineers and the OpenAFS gatekeepers.
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> I presume someone has tried building the linux openafs client for the
> ESX service console?
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> the idea scares me but it might work...
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> I'm pretty sure ESX can mount NFS volumes, although i haven't done it.
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> perhaps you can set up another node as an afs-nfs
> translator, presuming that code still works.
>
soalris at least through 9, and linux if you run 1.5.x
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 22, 2008 9:51 PM, dan pritts <<a href="mailto:danno@internet2.edu">danno@internet2.edu</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>On Jan 22, 2008, at 9:46 AM, Jeffrey Altman wrote:<br><br>> Lars Schimm<br>> ESX unlike GSX or VMWare Workstation does not rely on an underlying<br>> operating system. Therefore, we don't have a public OS layer to
<br>> insert AFS support into. If you want AFS support within ESX I<br>> suggest that you contact VMWare directly and see if you can setup a<br>> discussion between their engineers and the OpenAFS gatekeepers.<br>
<br>I presume someone has tried building the linux openafs client for the<br>ESX service console?<br><br>the idea scares me but it might work...<br><br>I'm pretty sure ESX can mount NFS volumes, although i haven't done it.
<br><br>perhaps you can set up another node as an afs-nfs<br>translator, presuming that code still works.<br></blockquote><div><br>soalris at least through 9, and linux if you run 1.5.x<br> <br></div></div><br>
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