Hi Andy, Yes, the image inventory feature will be very useful to the broker tool. I would like to request adding some more information with this inventory list - like security/access, data encryption/deletion, compliance policies etc.
regards, Karuna On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 2:12 PM, Andy Kurth <andy_ku...@ncsu.edu> wrote: > This will be a nice addition. I think another "image inventory" issue > I created may complement this: > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-561 > > Very little work has been done on this so far but the intention of the > first stage is to retrieve some basic details about images such as > installed applications and patch levels. These details will be stored > in the database when an image is captured. It should also be possible > query some attributes dynamically from offline images. With KVM for > example, you can view the files in an offline image and query the > registry of offline Windows images. > > I'm hoping some sort of image inventory feature will be included in > VCL 2.4. I intend to work on this at some point after 2.3 is > released. I'd be happy to try to incorporate the retrieval of any > specific information which would be useful for the broker. > > -Andy > > On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Karuna P Joshi <kjos...@umbc.edu> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have created a new issue under the VCL project for developing a cloud > > broker tool for VCL. This goal of this tool is to enable VCL users to > > specify their requirements via policies. For instance, they can specify > > their security needs, their software needs etc. using a web interface. > The > > broker tool will discover the VCL image that best matches these > policies. The > > users (or broker tool ) can then issue a reservation for that particular > > image. This feature will be very useful for instances where the VCL user > is > > not sure which VCL image will best match their needs. > > I have attached slides that explain our methodology for cloud service > > lifecycle. > > I have also included a high level architecture diagram of the tool and > look > > forward to any feedback on the design. > > > > regards, > > Karuna > > ____________________ > > Karuna Pande Joshi > > PhD Candidate, > > CSEE Dept, UMBC > > kjos...@umbc.edu, karuna.jo...@umbc.edu > -- regards, Karuna ____________________ Karuna Pande Joshi PhD Candidate, CSEE Dept, UMBC kjos...@umbc.edu, karuna.jo...@umbc.edu
