You sir are correct :) Really it's just an FK column in the DB
Sent from my iPhone On Mar 26, 2013, at 9:47 AM, Mike Tutkowski <mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> wrote: > That does help, thanks. > > So, not to belabor this point (I just want to make sure that I understand > correctly), once a VM is spun up from a compute offering, it is still tied > to this compute offering. If you shut the VM down, change the compute > offering it was created from, then start it back up, it will take on the > new characteristics of the compute offering we changed? > > Assuming what I wrote above is accurately describing what you guys are > saying, then what happens if the compute offering the VM was spawned from > has been deleted? Does that mean you can no longer change the > characteristics of that VM? > > Thanks!! > > > On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 10:33 AM, Kelceydamage@bbits <kel...@bbits.ca>wrote: > >> Currently the vm needs to be off. There is a dangerous DB hack to do >> in-place resource changes, but most simply turn off the vm before adjusting >> the compute offering as allowed by the GUI. >> >> Hope that helps. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Mar 26, 2013, at 9:25 AM, Mike Tutkowski <mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Thanks, guys! >>> >>> By the way, before 4.2, can you explain how one changes these >>> characteristics? Is the VM I spun up still tied to the compute offering >> I >>> used? Do I just go into the compute offering I used to spin up the VM, >>> change it, then re-start my VM? What if the compute offering has been >>> deleted? >>> >>> Thanks again! >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Pranav Saxena < >> pranav.sax...@citrix.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Hey Mike , >>>> >>>> You don't have to necessarily stop the VM in case you want to scale up >> the >>>> CPU and RAM. With the introduction of this new feature in 4.2 ( >>>> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Dynamic+scaling+of+CPU+and+RAM) >> , you can scale them up while the VMs are in the running state. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Pranav >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Giles Sirett [mailto:giles.sir...@shapeblue.com] >>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 9:47 PM >>>> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org >>>> Subject: RE: Question about changing characteristics of a VM or data >> disk >>>> >>>> Mike >>>> >>>> I think you need to stop the instance, you can then change the service >>>> offering that its attached to >>>> >>>> Kind Regards >>>> Giles >>>> >>>> D: +44 20 3603 0541 | M: +44 796 111 2055 giles.sir...@shapeblue.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Mike Tutkowski [mailto:mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com] >>>> Sent: 26 March 2013 16:09 >>>> To: cloudstack-...@incubator.apache.org >>>> Subject: Question about changing characteristics of a VM or data disk >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Just a quick question here. >>>> >>>> Once you've spun up a VM or created a data disk, is it possible to >> change >>>> the characteristics of said VM or data disk (like give more RAM to the >> VM, >>>> increase the size of the volume, etc.)? >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> -- >>>> *Mike Tutkowski* >>>> *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* >>>> e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com >>>> o: 303.746.7302 >>>> Advancing the way the world uses the >>>> cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> >>>> *(tm)* >>>> This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are >> intended >>>> solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views >> or >>>> opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily >>>> represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. If you are not >> the >>>> intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based >>>> upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the >> sender >>>> if you believe you have received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is >> a >>>> company incorporated in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is >>>> operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered >>>> trademark. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Mike Tutkowski* >>> *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* >>> e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com >>> o: 303.746.7302 >>> Advancing the way the world uses the >>> cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> >>> *™* >> > > > > -- > *Mike Tutkowski* > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > o: 303.746.7302 > Advancing the way the world uses the > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> > *™*
