Didn't see any feedback, so am assuming that the approach seems reasonable. I will go ahead and start with the implementation. Not planning to write a FS as this is a small feature and the below mail summarizes it.
-Koushik > -----Original Message----- > From: Koushik Das [mailto:koushik....@citrix.com] > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 5:26 PM > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: RE: [PROPOSAL] Raise cluster size limit to 16 on VMware > > So based on the discussions would it be fair to conclude that this should be > handled by adding some column like 'max_host_per_cluster' in > hypervisor_capabilities table. Currently the following version entries are > present for Vmware. For each version an appropriate value can be associated > based on the limitations/actual supported. For other HVs where this setting > is not applicable some dummy value, say (-1) can be entered. > > hv_type hv_version > VMware default > VMware 4.0 > VMware 4.1 > VMware 5.0 > > Let me know if there is a consensus on this. > > Thanks, > Koushik > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Alex Huang [mailto:alex.hu...@citrix.com] > > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 10:08 PM > > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org > > Subject: RE: [PROPOSAL] Raise cluster size limit to 16 on VMware > > > > +1 > > > > The more we move these types of things out of configuration and into > > component specific references the better. > > > > --Alex > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Tamas Monos [mailto:tam...@veber.co.uk] > > > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 8:10 AM > > > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org > > > Subject: RE: [PROPOSAL] Raise cluster size limit to 16 on VMware > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I'd recommend removing any hard limits from CS and introduce a > > > variable like "max.guest.limit" on the Hypervisor Capabilities page. > > > This value could default to 8, but should the admin decide otherwise > > > could be set to anything. > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Tamas Monos DDI > > > +44(0)2034687012 > > > Chief Technical Office > > > +44(0)2034687000 > > > Veber: The Hosting Specialists Fax +44(0)871 522 > > > 7057 > > > http://www.veber.co.uk > > > > > > Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/veberhost Follow us on > Facebook: > > > www.facebook.com/veberhost > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: David Nalley [mailto:da...@gnsa.us] > > > Sent: 20 December 2012 15:25 > > > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org > > > Subject: Re: [PROPOSAL] Raise cluster size limit to 16 on VMware > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 1:54 AM, Koushik Das > > > <koushik....@citrix.com> > > > wrote: > > > > This http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r51/vsphere-51- > > > configuration-maximums.pdf mentions that the max. can be 32 for ESX > 5.1. > > > Any specific reason to make it 16? Also it needs to be seen that > > > this limit works across all supported ESX versions. > > > > > > > > -Koushik > > > > > > > > > > Yes - the different versions having different limits complicates things a > bit. > > > 5.1 = 32, 5.0 = 16 4.x = 8? > > > > > > --David > > >
