Interesting, Clayton...that is the way I've been going with this today. :) Is that to say that CS cannot currently create a Primary Storage type in a Cluster under Xen unless you pre-configure the storage and select PreSetup? Just curious to learn about some of the restrictions in CS. Also, if that is the case, how does a user learn about such a restriction?
Thanks! On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 4:12 PM, Clayton Weise <cwe...@iswest.net> wrote: > If you can create the SR in XenServer then I would recommend just doing > that, make a note of the name-label (don't use spaces in the name), and > reference that name as a preSetup SR for CloudStack to reference. In our > case, all of our SR's are preSetup because of some customizations we have > to make with XS that CloudStack can't do (certain things specific to our > SAN). I've found it to be the most reliable and easiest way to configure > an iSCSI LUN with CS. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Tutkowski [mailto:mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com] > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 2:42 PM > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: DevCloud Question > > I can see if our test group has a XenCenter instance running...they likely > do (since those guys test our SAN against all sorts of configs). > > I didn't actually kick a VM off, but I went through the process of doing so > and was able to select my iSCSI SR. > > > On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Clayton Weise <cwe...@iswest.net> wrote: > > > Oh, and the 'xe' stuff aside you can just do basic iSCSI operations just > > as if it were a regular Cent/RHEL box with the open-iscsi tools. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Clayton Weise [mailto:cwe...@iswest.net] > > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 2:25 PM > > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org > > Subject: RE: DevCloud Question > > > > OpenXenManager is spotty at best. If you have the option available of a > > windows workstation then run XenCenter otherwise the xe commands are your > > best bet. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mike Tutkowski [mailto:mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com] > > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 2:13 PM > > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org > > Subject: Re: DevCloud Question > > > > Hi guys, > > > > Yeah, I'm trying to use OpenXenManager, but am seeing mixed results. > > Sometimes it just crashes. > > > > It did seem to attach my iSCSI storage, though, but does not show it from > > the GUI (I can see it in Xen directly). > > > > Weird > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 3:11 PM, Clayton Weise <cwe...@iswest.net> > wrote: > > > > > Sebastien, he's trying to attach to an iSCSI LUN which is different. > If > > > available, XenCenter is the easiest way to do it otherwise it _can_ be > > done > > > through the xe commands but it's a bit more involved. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Sebastien Goasguen [mailto:run...@gmail.com] > > > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 12:42 PM > > > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org > > > Subject: Re: DevCloud Question > > > > > > Mike, I am out of my comfort zone here, but I believe you need to > define > > a > > > storage repository on your xen host: > > > > > > In devcloud Rohit did it like this: > > > > > > xe sr-create host-uuid=$hostuuid name-label=local-storage shared=false > > > type=file device-config:location=/opt/storage/primary > > > > > > > > > -sebastien > > > > > > On Jan 28, 2013, at 7:16 PM, Mike Tutkowski < > > mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Cool...so, as far as you know, David, if I have an iSCSI target that > > > seems > > > > to be working (I can access it from the iSCSI initiator on my Mac OS > X > > > > box), I should be able to add a Primary Storage type in CS (for a > > cluster > > > > using Xen + XAPI) that leverages that iSCSI target? > > > > > > > > That is what I'm currently having trouble with as CS throws an > > exception. > > > > > > > > I plan to try to hook up the iSCSI target directly to Xen next and > then > > > use > > > > the PreSetup option in CS to see if that works. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 10:05 AM, David Nalley <da...@gnsa.us> > wrote: > > > > > > > >> On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Mike Tutkowski > > > >> <mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> wrote: > > > >>> Thanks David > > > >>> > > > >>> So, is XAPI the way CloudStack communicates to Xen? I'm just > coming > > up > > > >> to > > > >>> speed on Xen, by the way. > > > >>> > > > >>> Also, when you say, "is essentially XenServer in the eyes of > > > CloudStack," > > > >>> what does that mean? The two (Xen + XAPI or XenServer) are looked > at > > > as > > > >> if > > > >>> they are the same? > > > >> > > > >> XenServer, other features notwithstanding - is essentially Xen + > XAPI > > > >> atop a Linux distribution. While there are other important pieces, > the > > > >> piece that CloudStack interacts with is XAPI, so it assumes if it is > > > >> interacting with XAPI that it is interacting with XenServer. (as it > > > >> does with XCP, and in this case with Xen + XAPI on Ubuntu) > > > >> > > > >> --David > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > *Mike Tutkowski* > > > > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > > > > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > > > > o: 303.746.7302 > > > > Advancing the way the world uses the > > > > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> > > > > *(tm)* > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > *Mike Tutkowski* > > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > > o: 303.746.7302 > > Advancing the way the world uses the > > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> > > *(tm)* > > > > > > -- > *Mike Tutkowski* > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > o: 303.746.7302 > Advancing the way the world uses the > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> > *(tm)* > -- *Mike Tutkowski* *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com o: 303.746.7302 Advancing the way the world uses the cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> *™*
