Backing Up A Xen Virtual Machine; Time Synchronization And Virtualized Oes 2; Nss Considerations - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER - PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 12-2010 Implementation Manual

6.18.3 Backing Up a Xen Virtual Machine

When backing up a Xen virtual machine running virtualized NetWare, we recommend using a
remote backup source rather than a local tape device because of limitations in detecting a local tape
device.

6.18.4 Time Synchronization and Virtualized OES 2

eDirectory relies on time being synchronized and connections with eDirectory are lost if the system
time varies in the host operating system. Be sure you understand and follow the instructions in
Virtual Machine Clock Settings (http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles10/
book_virtualization_xen/data/sec_guest_suse.html#sec_xen_time)
Settings" (http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles10/book_virtualization_xen/data/
book_virtualization_xen.html)

6.18.5 NSS Considerations

Make sure you follow these guidelines for using NSS volumes in connection with OES 2 servers
running in Xen VMs:

Both Linux and NetWare Platforms: NSS pools and volumes must be created on only SCSI
or Fibre Channel devices. You cannot use a file-based disk image, LVM-based disk image, or
an SATA/IDE disk for the virtual machine.

OES 2: Data shredding is not supported.
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in the "Virtual Machine Clock