Thanks for the feedback, Anshul. On Thursday, January 1, 2015, Anshul Gangwar <anshul.gang...@citrix.com> wrote:
> Seems to be reasonable interpretation. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Tutkowski [mailto:mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com <javascript:;>] > Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 4:33 AM > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org <javascript:;> > Subject: Re: [Question] Creating a volume from a snapshot > > For example: > > You want to create a volume based on snapshot S1. > > Snapshot S1 was created from volume V1. > > Volume V1 was associated disk offering DO1. > > Disk offering DO1 had the storage tags filled out as such: ST1, STA > > Now, when we go to create a new volume (based on S1), it looks like > CloudStack's main goal is to find a storage pool (in the applicable zone) > that has (in this example) ST1 and STA in its list of storage tags (also, > the storage type (local or shared) has to match). Such primary storage is a > candidate for this new volume. > > Does anyone know if this is a reasonable interpretation? > > I noticed one time when I ran this with a snapshot that was created from a > volume on local storage that the new volume was placed on different local > storage (and one time it was placed on the same primary storage). Storage > tagging was not being used, but the storage type (of local) directed this > placement. This would be consistent with what I said above. > > Thanks! > > On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 3:56 PM, Mike Tutkowski < > mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I'm working on adding in zone-wide support for managed (primary) > > storage with regards to the "create volume from snapshot" feature that > > CloudStack has. > > > > It appears that the current intent of this feature is to create a > > volume (based on a given snapshot) on some primary storage that > > conforms to the storage tagging (if any) of the offering the > > snapshot's original volume was associated with. > > > > Can anyone confirm (or deny) this? > > > > Thanks! > > > > -- > > *Mike Tutkowski* > > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com <javascript:;> > > 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 <javascript:;> > 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>*™*
