OK, cool - thanks! Piecing together more and more of how CloudStack works daily. :)
For volumes, I don't see any reference in the GUI to the Disk Offering they were created from. That must be in the DB, but not exposed to end users? On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Kelceydamage@bbits <kel...@bbits.ca>wrote: > You sir are correct :) > > Really it's just an FK column in the DB > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 26, 2013, at 9:47 AM, Mike Tutkowski <mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> > wrote: > > > That does help, thanks. > > > > So, not to belabor this point (I just want to make sure that I understand > > correctly), once a VM is spun up from a compute offering, it is still > tied > > to this compute offering. If you shut the VM down, change the compute > > offering it was created from, then start it back up, it will take on the > > new characteristics of the compute offering we changed? > > > > Assuming what I wrote above is accurately describing what you guys are > > saying, then what happens if the compute offering the VM was spawned from > > has been deleted? Does that mean you can no longer change the > > characteristics of that VM? > > > > Thanks!! > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 10:33 AM, Kelceydamage@bbits <kel...@bbits.ca > >wrote: > > > >> Currently the vm needs to be off. There is a dangerous DB hack to do > >> in-place resource changes, but most simply turn off the vm before > adjusting > >> the compute offering as allowed by the GUI. > >> > >> Hope that helps. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >> On Mar 26, 2013, at 9:25 AM, Mike Tutkowski < > mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Thanks, guys! > >>> > >>> By the way, before 4.2, can you explain how one changes these > >>> characteristics? Is the VM I spun up still tied to the compute > offering > >> I > >>> used? Do I just go into the compute offering I used to spin up the VM, > >>> change it, then re-start my VM? What if the compute offering has been > >>> deleted? > >>> > >>> Thanks again! > >>> > >>> > >>> On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Pranav Saxena < > >> pranav.sax...@citrix.com>wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hey Mike , > >>>> > >>>> You don't have to necessarily stop the VM in case you want to scale up > >> the > >>>> CPU and RAM. With the introduction of this new feature in 4.2 ( > >>>> > >> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Dynamic+scaling+of+CPU+and+RAM > ) > >> , you can scale them up while the VMs are in the running state. > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>>> Pranav > >>>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: Giles Sirett [mailto:giles.sir...@shapeblue.com] > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 9:47 PM > >>>> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > >>>> Subject: RE: Question about changing characteristics of a VM or data > >> disk > >>>> > >>>> Mike > >>>> > >>>> I think you need to stop the instance, you can then change the > service > >>>> offering that its attached to > >>>> > >>>> Kind Regards > >>>> Giles > >>>> > >>>> D: +44 20 3603 0541 | M: +44 796 111 2055 giles.sir...@shapeblue.com > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: Mike Tutkowski [mailto:mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com] > >>>> Sent: 26 March 2013 16:09 > >>>> To: cloudstack-...@incubator.apache.org > >>>> Subject: Question about changing characteristics of a VM or data disk > >>>> > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> Just a quick question here. > >>>> > >>>> Once you've spun up a VM or created a data disk, is it possible to > >> change > >>>> the characteristics of said VM or data disk (like give more RAM to the > >> VM, > >>>> increase the size of the volume, etc.)? > >>>> > >>>> Thanks! > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> *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)* > >>>> This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are > >> intended > >>>> solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. 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ShapeBlue is a registered > >>>> trademark. > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> *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> > >>> *™* > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > *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> > > *™* > -- *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> *™*
