> From: openstack-bounces+ewan.mellor=citrix....@lists.launchpad.net > [mailto:openstack- > bounces+ewan.mellor=citrix....@lists.launchpad.net] On Behalf Of Justin Santa > Barbara > Sent: 23 March 2011 19:22 > To: Eric Day > Cc: openstack@lists.launchpad.net > Subject: Re: [Openstack] Instance IDs and Multiple Zones > > > Migrations outside of a zone would require a new > > instance ID, but this should be fine, since other things would also > > change (such as IP, available volumes, ...). A cross-zone migration > > will be more of a copy+delete than a proper move.
> +1 on this. If the IP is changing, there's little point in trying to keep > the ID the same. Great > point. I don't agree at all. There are many good reasons to preserve the identity of a VM even when it's IP or location changes. Billing, for example. Access control. Intrusion detection. Just because I move a VM from one place to another, why would I expect its identity to change? Ewan. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
