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sorry for delay on host, i can mount it just fine.. on guest the log gives [209311.383798] EXT3-fs: sdb: couldn't mount because of unsupported optional features (240). [211302.399820] EXT3-fs: sdb: couldn't mount because of unsupported optional features (240). after trying to mount it twice...

mount -text3 /dev/sdb /mnt/ mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdb, missing codepage or helper program, or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so

thanks i tried mount -text3 /dev/sdb /mnt can not mount it.

hi dietmar, as i said it is working correctly - i am considering if i have used it correctly. by mounting a lvm volume the new device (from guest's perspective) does not have a disk partition. but from the host supporting the guest, this lvm volume is already formatted and contains data...

here is how the disk is seem by the guest: # fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 12.8 GB, 12884901888 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1566 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x000afffb Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 *...

hi tom, once again thanks, i have checked the mentioned posts and have decided to amend my configuration file by adding a new line such as: ide1: /dev/mapper/lvm_grp_disk00-share00 so when i try to mount it on the guest (ubuntu) i can not find any valid disk table (which is...

hi, i am using KVM and i would like to know if there is a way of mounting a REAL disk or a LVM in a KVM machine? if anyone has a link to documentation on this, it would be much appreciated. Thanks, Nicolas

hi, i sort of worked out how to have KVM templates. i create a KVM machine, install and do whatever i want to it; then close it down completly; and copy it to another folder using a descriptive name for the file. when i need to create another VM based on this 'template'; create a new KVM...

thanks Tom, i have always learned a lot from searching and reading material from the internet - but you have to have a starting point. that is why i posted my question. i was not getting good result - but now that i understand what your suggestion i am sure i will gain a better understanding...

Thanks Vlad, i was confused while trying to run some applications (mainly java) when using openVZ; but after moving the applications to a KVM system, it is working fine. Nicolas www.brainpowered.net

thanks Tom, could you tell me who these other 'vendors' would be? with regards, Nicoals

Hi, this is my first post here. i understand that openVZ only run linux guest (very fast). but i have a set of windows machine that i need to virtualise. thus i understand that i would need to run these on KVM. so i am considering creating a template with all the requirements in common...