Re: [CentOS-virt] Xen/VMWare Server comparison and "best Xen practices"?

Kris Buytaert wrote on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:40:49 +0200:

I've been using LVM volumes for ages.

You only have a limited amount of partitions so partitions don't scale.

I only use files if I`m building a virtual machine that I want to give to someone who isn't capable of kickstarting a system.

Yeah, I meant to include LVM volumes in the general partition meaning. I wanted to know if you use/prefer/recommend partitions/LVM over files. Obviously, files are so much easier to maintain. I now have a test VM running on an LVM volume and am now wondering if there are other methods to move it around for instance as what Xen provides (I read there's a system migration feature, but i didn't read that up yet).

Kai