[virt-tools-list] I want use VMM with LVM and qcow2, but it doesn't work

[Cole Robinson]

On 02/04/2015 11:59 AM, Florian Matuschek wrote:
> Hello List Users,
> 
> my Problem is about Virtual Machine Manager and the Storage configuration in a
> SLES12 environment with KVM/qemu.
> 
> I want use the VMM with LVM and the qcow2 format.
> 
> My first config is:
> 
> A LVM Group with a new volume. If I use this I can use any GB space for the
> Virtual Machine
> 
> I want. But I cannot use the qcow2 format.
> 
> My second config is:
> 
> I use a ( in German: ) „Dateisystemverzeichnis“ my data space cannot be bigger
> then 8 GB. But I can use the qcow2 format.
> 
>  
> 
> In two scenarios both cases are work.
> 
> First: I use the default directory from VMM, or Second: I use a Folder in my
> /home directory.
> 
> My wish is two use my second Hard Disk with many Logical Volumes for many
> Virtual Machines.
> 

AIUI libvirt storage APIs do not provide any way to format a logical volume
with qcow2, so you'll need to do it outside of virt-manager/libvirt

- Cole