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Mount LXD zvol block devices on linux
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| # Make sure the zvol type is set to dev | |
| zfs list -t volume -o name,volmode | |
| zfs set volmode=dev tank/lxd/virtual-machines/disk.block | |
| # Optionally you can inspect the block device using fdisk or similar | |
| fdisk /dev/zvol/tank/lxd/virtual-machines/disk.block | |
| # Add the partition mappings to /dev/mapper | |
| kpartx -a /dev/zvol/tank/lxd/virtual-machines/disk.block | |
| # Mount the disk | |
| mount /dev/mapper/disk.block1 /mnt/ | |
| # Cleanup | |
| umount /mnt | |
| kpartx -d /dev/zvol/tank/lxd/virtual-machines/disk.block |
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References:
https://blog.dbalan.in/blog/2024/01/12/mount-a-zvol-under-linux/index.html