Mounting an LVM snapshot containing partitions15 July 2012·Updated: 25 April 2024·435 words·3 minsLVM snapshots can be really handy when you’re trying to take a backup of a running virtual machine.
XenServer 6: Storage repository on software RAID16 January 2012·Updated: 25 April 2024·760 words·4 minsAlthough Citrix recommends against using software RAID with XenServer due to performance issues, I’ve had some pretty awful experiences with hardware RAID cards over the last few years.