Hi Pentium, On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 1:28 PM, Pentium100 <pentium...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > Let's say a user created a VM using a non persistent image (a template). > Is there a way to now clone the image and make it persistent (remember - > the user does not own the original non persistent image) without losing > data. > Yes, the user can do a disk snapshot [1]. This saves the disk as a new image once the VM is shutdown (or immediately if the snapshot is live). > Alternatively, is there a way to allow a user to clone the image but not > allow him to use the original (clone, make persistent, then use)? > The USE permissions allows both actions [2], so there is no simple way to change it. Maybe it is enough for you to change the template creation wizard and filter the Images owned by the connected user & persistent. Regards [1] http://opennebula.org/documentation:rel4.2:vm_guide_2#disk_snapshoting [2] http://opennebula.org/documentation:rel4.2:api -- Join us at OpenNebulaConf2013 <http://opennebulaconf.com/> in Berlin, 24-26 September, 2013 -- Carlos Martín, MSc Project Engineer OpenNebula - The Open-source Solution for Data Center Virtualization www.OpenNebula.org <http://www.opennebula.org/> | cmar...@opennebula.org | @OpenNebula <http://twitter.com/opennebula> <cmar...@opennebula.org>
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