Hey,

Yeah, NFS is specified so I doubdt local storage will work, unfortunately.

Razvan Rosca

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On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 6:26 PM Nux! <n...@li.nux.ro> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> All I can find right now is this, which doesn't specifically mention local
> storage, so will need to be tested.
> https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/14
>
> By the sound of it it leverages underlying libvirt capabilities.
>
> HTH
>
> --
> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!
>
> Nux!
> www.nux.ro
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Razvan Rosca" <razvan.ro...@gmail.com>
> > To: "users" <users@cloudstack.apache.org>
> > Sent: Friday, 3 May, 2019 11:23:37
> > Subject: Re: Restricting IP usage & Upgrading CloudStack & Live storage
> migration
>
> > Hey,
> >
> >> you can only connect a VM into one network, so if you want to have a 2nd
> > "private" network, that's not yet possible with Cloudstack
> > This will not be an issue, the vast majority of users don't need any, or
> if
> > they need, one will suffice.
> >
> >> it was possible to have local live migrations with KVM
> > I couldn't find any information about that, as most "live migrations" are
> > handled by the hypervisor. Can you please point me in the right
> direction?
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Razvan Rosca
> >
> > Skype: razvan.rosca
> > Tel: +40 731 059 660
> > Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/razvanrosca/
> > Facebook: https://fb.com/razvanrosca.com
> >
> >
> > On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 1:15 PM Nux! <n...@li.nux.ro> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> In Proxmox you could use the "IP Filter" option + "Firewall in" options
> to
> >> restrict IP address stealing. /offtopic
> >>
> >> If you go for a Cloudstack Advanced Zone with Security Groups, then your
> >> VMs can get 1 or more public IP addresses and this is enforced
> >> automatically via iptables and ebtables; other VMs won't be able to use
> the
> >> IPs.
> >> Beware of limitations though, IPv6 support is not really there yet and
> you
> >> can only connect a VM into one network, so if you want to have a 2nd
> >> "private" network, that's not yet possible with Cloudstack.
> >>
> >> If you go for a vanilla Advanced Zone then you connect your VMs into a
> >> network (own VLAN) that is served by a virtual appliance (virtual router
> >> running debian, doing NAT etc basically). IP stealign is also not
> possible.
> >> You can connect the VM in as many networks you want, but do bare in mind
> >> you'll likely be dealing with private IPs and NAT a lot, but you have
> more
> >> options here.
> >>
> >> Last I checked it was possible to have local live migrations with KVM, I
> >> guess that would be your target platform.
> >>
> >> Do take your time and test, there is a learning curve to this, more than
> >> with Proxmox, but less than with Openstack.
> >>
> >> HTH
> >>
> >> --
> >> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!
> >>
> >> Nux!
> >> www.nux.ro
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Paul Angus" <paul.an...@shapeblue.com>
> >> > To: "users" <users@cloudstack.apache.org>
> >> > Sent: Wednesday, 1 May, 2019 20:19:17
> >> > Subject: RE: Restricting IP usage & Upgrading CloudStack & Live
> storage
> >> migration
> >>
> >> > - The models are 'native' if you like, definitely not workarounds.
> >> >
> >> > - CloudStack is an orchestrator, it largely relies on the abilities of
> >> the
> >> > hypervisors that it orchestrates.  We add a little secret sauce here
> and
> >> there,
> >> > but when it comes to basic hypervisor functions, we leave it up to the
> >> > hypervisor.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > paul.an...@shapeblue.com
> >> > www.shapeblue.com
> >> > Amadeus House, Floral Street, London  WC2E 9DPUK
> >> > @shapeblue
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: Razvan Rosca <razvan.ro...@gmail.com>
> >> > Sent: 01 May 2019 19:57
> >> > To: users@cloudstack.apache.org
> >> > Subject: Re: Restricting IP usage & Upgrading CloudStack & Live
> storage
> >> > migration
> >> >
> >> > Hey Paul,
> >> >
> >> > Thank you for your fast reply!
> >> >
> >> >> There are a few different models that you can use.
> >> > Do any of these models work "by default", or they are "workarounds"
> >> > (similar to Proxmox / LXC)? Aka is this a native/direct solution that
> >> can be
> >> > applied in the VM creation flow?
> >> >
> >> >> Yes CloudStack does support Xen Live Storage migration
> >> > I was referring to something *similar* with Xen Live Storage
> migration,
> >> not Xen
> >> > Live Storage "per se". Aka migrate a VM from a CloudStack node to
> another
> >> > CloudStack node, natively, live, without using a central storage.
> >> >
> >> > Thank you,
> >> > Razvan Rosca
> >> >
> >> > Skype: razvan.rosca
> >> > Tel: +40 731 059 660
> >> > Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/razvanrosca/
> >> > Facebook: https://fb.com/razvanrosca.com
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 9:50 PM Paul Angus <paul.an...@shapeblue.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi Razvan,
> >> >>
> >> >> - There are a few different models that you can use.  But in short -
> >> 'yes'
> >> >> you can have a model where an IP is allocated to a VM and the VM
> keeps
> >> it.
> >> >> - No, we spend a lot of time making sure that upgrades between all
> >> >> versions work. Our versioning system requires that the API is
> backward
> >> >> compatible and we can only break that with a major version upgrade
> >> >> (say 4.x to 5.x )and that hasn't happened under Apache yet
> >> >> - Yes CloudStack does support Xen Live Storage migration -
> >> >>
> http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/latest/adminguide/storage.html?hi
> >> >> ghlight=live%20storage#storage-overview
> >> >>
> >> >> Cheers
> >> >>
> >> >> Paul.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> paul.an...@shapeblue.com
> >> >> www.shapeblue.com
> >> >> Amadeus House, Floral Street, London  WC2E 9DPUK @shapeblue
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: Razvan Rosca <razvan.ro...@gmail.com>
> >> >> Sent: 01 May 2019 17:28
> >> >> To: users@cloudstack.apache.org
> >> >> Subject: Restricting IP usage & Upgrading CloudStack & Live storage
> >> >> migration
> >> >>
> >> >> Hello,
> >> >>
> >> >> We're thinking about switching from our current Xen+Proxmox setup
> into
> >> >> something more "advanced", and we're really considering CloudStack as
> >> one
> >> >> of our best/main candidates.
> >> >>
> >> >> Right off the bat here are the first questions:
> >> >>
> >> >>    - in our current setup users can freely use each other's IP
> address,
> >> >>    because the software stack doesn't enforce any limits (or requires
> >> us to
> >> >>    manually edit stuff each time a VM is created). Does CloudStack
> have
> >> the
> >> >>    same behavior? What we need is kinda simple: allow a specific VM
> to
> >> use
> >> >> a
> >> >>    specific IP, and only that IP.
> >> >>    - does CloudStack have the same "no-upgrade" policy as OpenStack?
> >> >>    Ugrading OpenStack was/is nearly impossible, so I'm wondering if
> >> this is
> >> >>    the case with CloudStack as well.
> >> >>    - does CloudStack support "live-migration" between local storages?
> >> Xen
> >> >>    does it, and does it really well. Again, I'm referring to local
> >> storage
> >> >>    (local HDD/SSD/NVMe), not a central Ceph/Gluster/NFS store.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thank you,
> >> >> Razvan Rosca
> >> >>
> >> >> Skype: razvan.rosca
> >> >> Tel: +40 731 059 660
> >> >> Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/razvanrosca/
> >> >> Facebook: https://fb.com/razvanrosca.com
>

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