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A new storage architecture for KVM based on SCSI | A new storage architecture for KVM based on SCSI. <!-- A sentence or two summarizing what this feature is and what it will do. This information is used for the overall feature summary page for each release. --> | ||
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* Targeted release: [[Releases/17 | Fedora 17 ]] | * Targeted release: [[Releases/17 | Fedora 17 ]] | ||
* Last updated: 2011-07-14 | * Last updated: 2011-07-14 | ||
* Percentage of completion: | * Percentage of completion: 40% | ||
== Detailed Description == | == Detailed Description == | ||
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== How To Test == | == How To Test == | ||
# Install the qemu-kvm package. | |||
# Download an install image for this release of Fedora (network or DVD). | |||
# Prepare a large file to be used as the disk for a Fedora virtual machine. | |||
# Use the following command to install Fedora: <code>qemu-kvm -drive if=none,id=hd,file=/path/to/test.img -device virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsi --enable-kvm -device scsi-hd,drive=hd -cdrom /path/to/boot.iso</code>. | |||
# Reboot and test that the virtual machine can boot from the virtio-scsi hard disk. | |||
# Use the following command to (re)install Fedora: <code>qemu-kvm -drive if=none,id=cd,file=/path/to/boot.iso -device scsi-cd,drive=cd,bootindex=0 -drive if=none,id=hd,file=/path/to/test.img -device virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsi --enable-kvm -device scsi-hd,drive=hd</code>. The virtual machine will boot from the virtio-scsi image. | |||
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== Contingency Plan == | == Contingency Plan == | ||
Each piece (kernel, qemu, libvirt) can | Each piece (kernel, qemu, libvirt) can be included separately, so there is no need to revert partial changes. | ||
== Documentation == | == Documentation == | ||
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Revision as of 10:10, 29 November 2011
virtio-scsi
Summary
A new storage architecture for KVM based on SCSI.
Owner
- Name: Paolo Bonzini
- Email: pbonzini@redhat.com
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 17
- Last updated: 2011-07-14
- Percentage of completion: 40%
Detailed Description
virtio-scsi improves the storage stack in terms of scalability (easily overcomes the current limit of ~30 freely hot-pluggable/unpluggable storage devices), flexibility (support features such as SCSI passthrough or persistent reservations), extensibility (exposing new features to the guest does not require updating drivers in both the host and the guest).
Benefit to Fedora
Fedora users will be able to use an industry-standard storage stack for their virtual machines.
Scope
The guest driver will be included as part of the distribution's kernel and as part of the seabios ROMs installed together with QEMU. The host drivers will be included in the qemu package. Management tools based on libvirt should support this too.
How To Test
- Install the qemu-kvm package.
- Download an install image for this release of Fedora (network or DVD).
- Prepare a large file to be used as the disk for a Fedora virtual machine.
- Use the following command to install Fedora:
qemu-kvm -drive if=none,id=hd,file=/path/to/test.img -device virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsi --enable-kvm -device scsi-hd,drive=hd -cdrom /path/to/boot.iso. - Reboot and test that the virtual machine can boot from the virtio-scsi hard disk.
- Use the following command to (re)install Fedora:
qemu-kvm -drive if=none,id=cd,file=/path/to/boot.iso -device scsi-cd,drive=cd,bootindex=0 -drive if=none,id=hd,file=/path/to/test.img -device virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsi --enable-kvm -device scsi-hd,drive=hd. The virtual machine will boot from the virtio-scsi image.
Dependencies
None.
Contingency Plan
Each piece (kernel, qemu, libvirt) can be included separately, so there is no need to revert partial changes.
Documentation
Documentation will be included as part of the changes to libvirt.
Release Notes
KVM and libvirt support a new advanced SCSI-based storage stack, virtio-scsi. virtio-scsi can be used on guests running {{list of supported guest operating systems}}.