I think it would be usefull to have that resize feature for all guests (Linux, Windows, etc) - but perhaps customizes the Resize function to perform partition resize inside Linux (if we are deploying new VM from Linux template) - or simply do not do anything inside guest OS, just resize the drive - and let the client handle partition and file system resize...it might be more clean implementation I guess...?
On 1 December 2014 at 08:48, Vadim Kimlaychuk <vadim.kimlayc...@elion.ee> wrote: > It is interesting how, in genereal, this works for XenServer (for > exmaple)? I do understand, that entire logic of CS is built around > hypervisor capabilities. It does not do more than each specific hypervisor > can offer. KVM do have "virt-resize" tool that can resize Linux partitions, > but it will probably not work for Windows hosts anyway. So, to be honest, > this UI feature should only be visible for Linux guests. > > I don't know whether different approach to build and resize root > partitions for all hypervisors exist? If it is not possible to do on > hypervisor level, how does CS do this? > > Vadim. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nux! [mailto:n...@li.nux.ro] > Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2014 2:03 PM > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > Subject: Re: root resize support in the UI > > It's very possible Citrix customised that installation, what they do for > their own customers is their own business. It was certainly possible to do > it with 4.3, Marcus wrote some patches at some point to enable this > functionality (KVM only, again). > > The UI has always been considered more of a proof of concept, though it's > a very much needed part of ACS, as such everyone is encouraged to use the > API and build their own interfaces. I missed some important options and > customers because I thought > > GreenQloud, Exoscale etc will give you some credit as a new customer so > you can check out their UI. They don't have as many options as the ACS one, > but I found this to be a feature, customers shouldn't be exposed to too > many options, they'll just get their noses caught in them. :) > > Lucian > > -- > Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! > > Nux! > www.nux.ro > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Vadim Kimlaychuk" <vadim.kimlayc...@elion.ee> > > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > > Sent: Sunday, 30 November, 2014 10:53:56 > > Subject: RE: root resize support in the UI > > > Lucian, > > > > I have seen CS 4.3 installation made by Citrix at our parnter and > they have the > > same feature enabled for XenServer and VmWare. I wonder how does > it work ? > > They have their own team of developers to make some extra features > they need > > (like plugin for statistics and billing), but did they implement > particularly > > this feature or Citrix did it - I don't know. It seems this part > of code is > > not contributed back to community anyway. It would be nice to have > it, > > especially together with "slieders" which are quite popular right > now as I > > understood. > > > > Vadim. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nux! [mailto:n...@li.nux.ro] > > Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 9:48 PM > > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > > Subject: Re: root resize support in the UI > > > > Vadim, > > > > 1. Only KVM for now, due to lack of interest I guess 2. The root disk > > value needs to be equal or larger than that of the template, otherwise > > you end up with a broken disk, obviously. So go for minimal (say under > > 10G) templates that can resize themselves, such as the ones at > > http://dl.openvm.eu ;) 3. The backend API has been supporting this > > since 4.4.0, it's the UI that is lagging behind More details here > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-6181 > > > > Lucian > > > > -- > > Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! > > > > Nux! > > www.nux.ro > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Vadim Kimlaychuk" <vadim.kimlayc...@elion.ee> > >> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > >> Sent: Saturday, 29 November, 2014 15:17:16 > >> Subject: RE: root resize support in the UI > > > >> Nux, > >> > >> Can you give more information about this functionality? I am > particularly > >> interesting to show to the user this field, but don't know how > it will work. > >> Particularly is interesting: > >> 1. Does it work for all hypervisors or just KVM? > >> 2. Does it depend on the template root partition (i.e. I have 10G > >> root at template and put 5G to desired. Will it work?) 3. This is > >> just UI patch, shouldn't it be activated at the backend as well ? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Vadim > >> ________________________________________ > >> From: Nux! [n...@li.nux.ro] > >> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 12:37 > >> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > >> Cc: Brian Federle > >> Subject: Re: root resize support in the UI > >> > >> BTW, the code needed to enable custom root size during instance > >> creation is very small, functionality is already there. > >> This patch is needed > >> https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cloudstack.git;a=commit;h=8 > >> f ec09ba481fbd3b8c2a9e4d31ef06f113b037cb > >> , I tested it and it works fine. > >> > >> And this is the result: https://i.imgur.com/xrs0mu4.png > >> > >> -- > >> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! > >> > >> Nux! > >> www.nux.ro > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Nux!" <n...@li.nux.ro> > >>> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > >>> Cc: "Brian Federle" <brian.fede...@citrix.com> > >>> Sent: Saturday, 29 November, 2014 00:57:37 > >>> Subject: Re: root resize support in the UI > >> > >>> Yes, you have a point. > >>> > >>> Opened https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-7992 > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! > >>> > >>> Nux! > >>> www.nux.ro > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>> From: "Mike Tutkowski" <mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> > >>>> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > >>>> Cc: "Brian Federle" <brian.fede...@citrix.com> > >>>> Sent: Saturday, 29 November, 2014 00:48:03 > >>>> Subject: Re: root resize support in the UI > >>> > >>>> Well...I don't know...we kind of have features all over the place > >>>> that work for one hypervisor and not for another. > >>>> > >>>> If we're cool with that approach, this would be just one more area > >>>> where we have this kind of hypervisor-specific behavior (perhaps > >>>> all hypervisors support such an action in the future). > >>>> > >>>> On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 5:41 PM, Nux! <n...@li.nux.ro> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Was thinking to just patch my local installation. Devs might not > >>>>> go too crazy over this idea since root resize is not supported > >>>>> across all hypervisors (KVM only atm). > >>>>> > >>>>> But if you think this has a chance to go official, I will open an > issue. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks, > >>>>> Lucian > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! > >>>>> > >>>>> Nux! > >>>>> www.nux.ro > >>>>> > >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>> > From: "Mike Tutkowski" <mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> > >>>>> > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org, "Brian Federle" > >>>>> > <brian.fede...@citrix.com > >>>>> > > >>>>> > Sent: Saturday, 29 November, 2014 00:27:14 > >>>>> > Subject: Re: root resize support in the UI > >>>>> > >>>>> > Have you logged a JIRA ticket for this? > >>>>> > > >>>>> > Maybe Brian or one of the GUI people could pick up on it. > >>>>> > > >>>>> > On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 4:32 PM, Nux! <n...@li.nux.ro> wrote: > >>>>> > > >>>>> >> Yeah, I was thinking of that, if it works for DATA, it should > >>>>> >> work for ROOT. But I am not a dev. > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> Thoughts? > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> -- > >>>>> >> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> Nux! > >>>>> >> www.nux.ro > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>> >> > From: "Mike Tutkowski" <mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> > >>>>> >> > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > >>>>> >> > Sent: Friday, 28 November, 2014 19:57:27 > >>>>> >> > Subject: Re: root resize support in the UI > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > For root disks, is it possible to just follow the existing > >>>>> >> > resize > >>>>> pattern > >>>>> >> > we have established in the UI for data disks? > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> >> > On Friday, November 28, 2014, Nux! <n...@li.nux.ro> wrote: > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> >> >> Hello, > >>>>> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> Wonder if someone can help me with the $subject. > >>>>> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> I remember at some point (4.2?) a new feature showed up > >>>>> >> >> accidentally > >>>>> in > >>>>> >> >> the UI instance creation dialogues, it was concerning "root > >>>>> >> >> size", > >>>>> had a > >>>>> >> >> small box where the number in GB would be introduced. > >>>>> >> >> I'd like to take advantage of that now that this feature > >>>>> >> >> actually > >>>>> works, > >>>>> >> >> even if only in KVM. I'd love it if someone could point me > >>>>> >> >> to that > >>>>> >> piece of > >>>>> >> >> code (prolly just javascript). > >>>>> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> In addition to that, now that root resize works, can any one > >>>>> >> >> suggest > >>>>> >> how I > >>>>> >> >> might put a "resize" button in the Volumes section for the > >>>>> >> >> ROOT > >>>>> disks? > >>>>> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> Lucian > >>>>> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> -- > >>>>> >> >> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! > >>>>> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> Nux! > >>>>> >> >> www.nux.ro > >>>>> >> >> > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> >> > -- > >>>>> >> > *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>*™* > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> *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>*™* > -- Andrija Panić
