Re: [CentOS] Mount a Xen disk image file

Dirk H. Schulz wrote on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:46:47 +0200:

Do you have any other idea?

Do you want to regularly access it that way or do you just need to access the files onetime? I do not like this xvda stuff at all. So I created a basic setup with virt-install and copied all content off (I don't know what I used, I assume cp or rsync or so). I used these files for a new VM based on ext3 formatted disks (you can either use files or LV). Can be done within 15 minutes or so. I tweaked that a bit to my liking and now use it as a template for new VMs. As the disks are ext3 I can now easily access the drives by mounting that LV.

Kai