Andy, What features/tags are already associated with the VCL images apart from their name ?
regards, Karuna On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 2:47 PM, Karuna P Joshi <kjos...@umbc.edu> wrote: > 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 > > > -- regards, Karuna ____________________ Karuna Pande Joshi PhD Candidate, CSEE Dept, UMBC kjos...@umbc.edu, karuna.jo...@umbc.edu
