Thanks Chiradeep.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Chiradeep Vittal [mailto:chiradeep.vit...@citrix.com] > Sent: 12 July 2012 00:12 > To: CloudStack DeveloperList > Subject: Re: Network element's access to CS mgmt server....? > > It should work as long as the connectivity is there. You can ensure > that > the docs specify that this connectivity exists and works, since it is > beyond the control of CloudStack. > > On 7/11/12 10:50 AM, "Ram Ganesh" <ram.gan...@citrix.com> wrote: > > >Chiradeep, > > > >For autoscale in the current model the monitoring + trigger happens > from > >the load balancer device. It then issues CS API calls to > deploy/destroy > >vms. How can we make it work? > > > >Thanks, > >Ram > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Chiradeep Vittal [mailto:chiradeep.vit...@citrix.com] > >> Sent: 11 July 2012 23:14 > >> To: CloudStack DeveloperList > >> Subject: Re: Network element's access to CS mgmt server....? > >> > >> Certainly user VMs cannot. But system vms can access the management > >> server, typically on port 8250. > >> One option might be to poll the VPX (depending on how many there > are) > >> for > >> autoscaling triggers from the MS. > >> > >> > >> On 7/11/12 6:18 AM, "Ram Ganesh" <ram.gan...@citrix.com> wrote: > >> > >> >Alex, > >> > > >> >> You need to start the vpx with a nic in the management network. > In > >> >> CloudStack code, SSVM (Secondary Storage Virtual Machine) and > CPVM > >> >> (Console Proxy Virtual Machine) both have examples of this. They > >> both > >> >> have agents that connect back to CS Management server over the > >> >> management network. > >> > > >> >Yes we can add a nic(vif) to a vpx in the management network and > >> ensure > >> >reach ability to the CS mgmt server. But how about the CS mgmt > ports > >> such > >> >as 8080/443 - they may be blocked by intermediate firewall/VR? Also > >> >please note unlike SSVM from vpx we may be able to issue a finite ( > >> >restricted) set of CS API calls so we may not be able to issue > >> firewall > >> >rule related API calls. Also the load balancer devices can be > placed > >> into > >> >network from outside the context of CloudStack and later the device > >> can > >> >be added into CloudStack using addNetscalerLoadbalancer()API. > >> > > >> >So to put it another way - Can the VMs spread across various guest > >> >networks reach out to the CS mgmt server using a same IP ? > >> > > >> > > >> >Thanks, > >> >Ram > >> > > >
