From: John Francis Lee (jfl_at_robinlea.com)
Date: Tue 16 Dec 2003 - 08:18:26 GMT
Yes, the /vservers directory is the mount point for a separate
partition... but I still need the original, 'host' server in the root
partition, right?
So I will have two separate collections of rpm installations. One will
be the 'host' server in the root partition and the other will be shared
among as many virtual servers as I create in the vservers partition,
right?
On อ., 2003-12-16 at 14:43, Herbert Poetzl wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 12:02:15PM +0700, John Francis Lee wrote:
> > Hello again,
> >
> > I have looked at the script
> > install-rh8.0
> > and decided I will try
> > install-rh8.0 minimum
> >
> > I have just a vserver 'host' installed now.
> >
> > I have a separate filesystem mounted on /vservers.
> >
> > I guess that I will end up with two "linux systems" :
> > one under /
> > the one unshared, separate vserver 'host'
> > one under /verservers
> > the one shared, via hard links,
> > among my vservers
>
> / might not be the 'optimal' place for a
> vserver, which should if possible reside on
> a separate partition, but it should be possible
> with recent tools (which allow to configure the
> path) or symlinks ...
>
> > Is this correct?
> >
> > Can I then update/add/'unify' those rpms I want to share among my
> > vservers to the second, shared, linux system?
>
> given that, two vserver lie on the same partition
> and they have common rpms, then you can 'unify'
> those vservers (or to be more precise the static
> part of specific or all rpms), creating immutable
> but removeable hardlinks (that is what unification
> does) ...
>
> > And update/add those rpms or tarballs I want not to share to the
> > individual vservers?
>
> that is the idea behind the ILI (Immutable Link
> Invert), to allow removal but prohibit modification
> so, it _is_ possible to update or just remove a
> package for a unified vserver, but you cannot modify
> the unified files, though you can remove and recreate
> them with different 'not unified' contents.
>
> > Do I understand what I'm doing :) ?
>
> hmm, good question, time will tell ...
>
> > Thanks for your help.
>
> you are welcome
>
> HTH,
> Herbert
>
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