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LVM over Hardware HBA ........................................................................................... 49
Storage Configuration ....................................................................................................... 49
Creating Storage Repositories .................................................................................... 49
Upgrading LVM Storage from XenServer 5.0 or Earlier ...... ........... ........... .......... ........... 50
LVM Performance Considerations .............................................................................. 50
VDI Types ......................................................................................................... 50
Creating a Raw Virtual Disk Using the xe CLI ...................................................... 51
Converting Between VDI Formats .............................................................................. 51
Probing an SR ........................................................................................................... 51
Storage Multipathing ................................................................................................ 54
MPP RDAC Driver Support for LSI Arrays. ................................................................... 55
Managing Storage Repositories ......................................................................................... 55
Destroying or Forgetting a SR .................................................................................... 55
Introducing an SR ..................................................................................................... 55
Resizing an SR .......................................................................................................... 56
Converting Local Fibre Channel SRs to Shared SRs ......... ........... ........... ........... ........... . 56
Moving Virtual Disk Images (VDIs) Between SRs ......................................................... 57
Copying All of a VMs VDIs to a Different SR ....................................................... 57
Copying Individual VDIs to a Different SR ........................................................... 57
Adjusting the Disk IO Scheduler ................................................................................ 57
Automatically Reclaiming Space When Deleting Snapshots ..... ........... ........... ........... .... 58
Reclaiming Space Using the Off Line Coalesce Tool .............. ........... ........... ......... 58
Virtual Disk QoS Settings ................................................................................................... 59
Configuring VM Memory ................................................................................. 61What is Dynamic Memory Control (DMC)? ......................................................................... 61
The Concept of Dynamic Range ................................................................................. 61
The Concept of Static Range ..................................................................................... 62
DMC Behaviour ........................................................................................................ 62
How Does DMC Work? ............................................................................................. 62
Memory Constraints ................................................................................................. 63
Supported Operating Systems ................................................................................... 63