Virtual Disk is Owned By Control Domain" in XenServer

[robert wild1709160729]

hi all,

 

once i have done this

 

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX207574

 

obviously it will unlock the VDI from the control domain/DOM0 VBD

 

once its unlocked it and i run a re-scan of the SR, will it delete the orphaned VDI, or do i need to do that manually?

 

thanks,

rob

[Alan Lantz]

From what I know a coalesce just resolves a vdi back to a base copy.  An orphaned vdi would be one

that doesn't have any VBD's connecting it anywhere.  So I don't think a coalesce will remove orphans.

 

--Alan--

 

[Alan Lantz]

I think that VBD is just between the control domain and the VM and there is no VDI that would needed

removal.

 

--Alan--

 

[robert wild1709160729]

But I thought the vm connects to the vdi via the vbd so-

VM-vbd-vdi

So there's going to be an orphan vdi, isn't there?

[Alan Lantz]

Yea, your right. I'm thinking of something else. In this case its the control domain (Dom0) 

that is attached to your disk (vdi) that you are getting rid of the VBD that connects them.

 

--Alan--

 

[robert wild1709160729]

think i have found the solution -

 

http://deepix.github.io/2017/02/01/xsvdi.html

[robert wild1709160729]

but would i need to do this or when the next vdi coalesce will happen, it will auto delete the orphan vdi?

 

thanks