[one-dev] Re; VDC-Store

[Javier Fontan]

It seems a bit tricky indeed. The plugins generate one tab but can not
modify an existing one. Maybe some of my colleagues more familiar with
the web interface have some ideas.

On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Gareth Bult <gareth at linux.co.uk> wrote:
>>It's because this in your email:
>>"For now I'm doing this using template tags and while sustainable, it's less than ideal."
>
> Ahh, Ok, just to clarify;
>
> When working with replica's, I'm relying on having a tag in the template to specify
> the image id of the instance's replica. This is not really ideal as it doesn't
> provide for any interactivity in terms of choosing a replica, nor does it provide
> for any validation or checking. (or reference counting, replica's should be marked as
> used so nothing else can use them)
>
> Moving beyond this will need support from the GUI - which is beyond the scope of what
> I can do alone at the moment. So replica's work, but working with replicas isn't as
> "nice" is the rest of the interface.
>
> Ideally, for replica's (and this would apply to any storage mechanism that supports
> replicas) something like;
>
> On Templates, Update, where you have "add a disk", a new button for "add a replica".
> - this would have the same screen and do the same thing as "add a disk", but with one
> main difference, that disk must *not* be added to the VM then it's deployed, but instead
> handled by the storage infrastructure. (the advanced options would not be needed for
> add-a-replica)
>
> Then on "virtual machines->storage", as well as "add a new disk", we would need "add a new replica".
> Same deal, add a reference and call a script - but don't try to attach it to a VM.
>
> These are "relatively" trivial changes, but need to be done by someone familiar with the
> GUI who's working with the source ..
>
> Gareth.
>
> --
>
> Gareth Bult
> “The odds of hitting your target go up dramatically when you aim at it.”
> See the status of my current project at http://vdc-store.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Javier Fontan" <jfontan at opennebula.org>
> To: "Gareth Bult" <gareth at linux.co.uk>
> Cc: dev at lists.opennebula.org
> Sent: Tuesday, 14 January, 2014 1:48:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [one-dev] Re; VDC-Store
>
> I'll prepare the repository right away. I've been busy with some issues here.
>
> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:52 PM, Gareth Bult <gareth at linux.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>>All our monitoring information (storage included) is stored in the
>>>object template. In the case of storage this is retrieved from the
>>>hosts. Is there any trouble with this?
>>
>> Sorry, not sure I understand fully - what was it you thought might be a problem ??
>
> It's because this in your email:
>
> "For now I'm doing this using template tags and while sustainable,
> it's less than ideal."
>
> --
> Javier Fontán Muiños
> Developer
> OpenNebula - The Open Source Toolkit for Data Center Virtualization
> www.OpenNebula.org | @OpenNebula | github.com/jfontan



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Javier Fontán Muiños
Developer
OpenNebula - The Open Source Toolkit for Data Center Virtualization
www.OpenNebula.org | @OpenNebula | github.com/jfontan