XenServer Administrator's Guide 4.1.0

Storage

Parameter Name Description Required

server IP address or hostname of the

NFS server

Yes

serverpath path, including the NFS mount

point, on the NFS server in which

the SR will reside

Yes

To create a shared nfs SR on 192.168.1.10:/export1 use the following command.

xe sr-create host-uuid=<VALID_UUID> content-type=user \

name-label="Example shared NFS SR" shared=true \

device-config:server=192.168.1.10 device-config:serverpath=/export1 type=nfs

3.3.6. Creating a shared LVM over iSCSI SR using the software iSCSI

initiator (lvmoiscsi)

Device-config parameters for lvmoiscsi SRs:

Parameter Name Description Optional

target the IP address or hostname of the iSCSI filer in which the SR will reside yes

targetIQN the IQN target address of iSCSI target in which the SR will reside yes

SCSIid the SCSI bus ID of the destination LUN yes

chapuser the username to be used during CHAP authentication no

chappassword the password to be used during CHAP authentication no

port the network port number on which to query the target no

usediscoverynumber the specific iscsi record index to use no

To create a shared lvmoiscsi SR on a specific LUN of an iSCSI target use the following command.

xe sr-create host-uuid=<valid_UUID> content-type=user \

name-label="Example shared LVM over iSCSI SR" shared=true \

device-config:target=<valid_target_IP> device-config:targetIQN=<valid_target_IQN> \

device-config:SCSIid=<valid_SCSIID> \

type=lvmoiscsi

3.3.7. Creating a shared LVM over Fibre Channel or iSCSI HBA SR (lv-

mohba)

SRs of type lvmohba can only be created via the xe Command Line Interface (CLI). Once created lvmohba

SRs can be managed using either XenCenter or the xe CLI.

Device-config parameters for lvmohba SRs:

Parameter name Description Required

Device HBA LUN global device path

(e.g. /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-<SCSI

ID>

Yes