svn commit: r1370641 - /incubator/tashi/trunk/doc/INSTALL2

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Author: stroucki
Date: Wed Aug  8 02:34:05 2012
New Revision: 1370641

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1370641&view=rev
Log:
INSTALL2: Note Qemu version incompatibilities, and the risk for migrations

Modified:
    incubator/tashi/trunk/doc/INSTALL2

Modified: incubator/tashi/trunk/doc/INSTALL2
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/incubator/tashi/trunk/doc/INSTALL2?rev=1370641&r1=1370640&r2=1370641&view=diff
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--- incubator/tashi/trunk/doc/INSTALL2 (original)
+++ incubator/tashi/trunk/doc/INSTALL2 Wed Aug  8 02:34:05 2012
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ should be chosen so that there is always
 accounting data. Otherwise, this could lead to VMs running but not known 
 to the nodemanager.
 
+If you are using Qemu/KVM as the hypervisor, be advised that the VM 
+format changes rather quickly. E.g. version 1.1 of Qemu states it will 
+accept migrations in from versions 0.13 to 1.1. Migrations out are 
+liable to be dropped on the floor by a receiving older version Qemu 
+(with a successful return from the sending Qemu). Be careful to only 
+deploy Qemu versions in your cluster that can work together. Since 
+suspend and resume are handled via the same mechanisms, the above caveat 
+applies to these actions too.
+
 ---+ Deployment over multiple networks
 
 To add additional networks to the Apache Tashi cluster, they should be