1. Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.6 Administration Guide
  2. Using Virtual Disks
  3. Virtual Disk Back End
  4. File and Volume Exporting
  5. Guidelines for Exporting Files and Disk Slices as Virtual Disks
  6. Using the Loopback File (lofi) Driver

Using the Loopback File (lofi) Driver

Using the loopback file (lofi) driver to export a file as a virtual disk adds an extra driver layer and affects performance of the virtual disk. Instead, you can directly export a file as a full disk or as a single-slice disk. See File and Volume Exporting.