On 12-Nov-2013, at 6:46 PM, Geoff Higginbottom <geoff.higginbot...@shapeblue.com> wrote:
> Answers inline > > Regards > > Geoff Higginbottom > > D: +44 20 3603 0542 | S: +44 20 3603 0540 | M: +447968161581 > > geoff.higginbot...@shapeblue.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pentium100 [mailto:pentium...@gmail.com] > Sent: 12 November 2013 11:22 > To: users@cloudstack.apache.org > Subject: Fwd: A few questions about Cloudstack (offerings, local storage, > routers, etc) > > Hello, > > I am trying out Cloudstack for use in our cloud. However, I have some > questions about it: > > 1. Is it possible to let the user set the CPU/RAM for a virtual machine > instead of fized "offerings"? We are charging the user for each CPU/gigabyte, > so he/she should be able to specify those resources instead of choosing from > a list. OpenNebula lets the user create a custom template and specify the > resources. Is it possible to at least let the user himself create "user level > offerings"? > > For now, the Compute Offering is the only way you can allocate resources to > VMs so they have to be pre-configured. I have seen implementations with > Custom Portals that allow the user to use 'sliders' when creating VMs, the > portal then uses the API to generate an appropriate Compute Offering on the > fly. > > [Koushik] This feature got added in 4.3. Checkout https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Dynamic+Compute+Offering+FS. > > 2. Where does Cloudstack store the "local storage"? Is it files or logical > volumes? Is it possible to use logical volumes for local storage (no point in > using a file system for the images)? > > Local Storage is simply the storage available on the HyperVisor Host, rather > than that provided by a SAN etc > > > > 3. Can the user replace the default router with a custom one - it is fair to > assume that some users would want custom functionality in their routers > (various VPNs, custom iptables rules etc). Also, while I could find > > Yes - You can create a Template and mark it as a 'Routing' VM, this can then > be used in place of the default VR. Note that replacing the VR is not > necessarily a simple task, and you will probably lose some of the default > functionality unless you build it into your new Template. > > > > 4. Is it possible to change the password for the system VMs to something > other than "password"? > > Password for System VMs was never simply 'password'. There is also a global > setting 'system.vm.random.password' which ensures the System VM Password gets > randomly generated every time a new VM is created. The passwords are also > hashed for extra security > 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 a company > incorporated in India and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. > Shape Blue Brasil Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in Brasil and is > operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered > trademark.
