Hello, Can you clarify the following about this feature: - Is local storage supported? - if above is Yes, then how are the templates synced between HVs? - will it require a permanent repository of templates to be available whenever a new HV needs to deploy them?
Thanks, Lucian -- Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! Nux! www.nux.ro ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nicolas Vazquez" <nicolas.vazq...@shapeblue.com> > To: "dev" <dev@cloudstack.apache.org> > Sent: Wednesday, 7 February, 2018 14:19:55 > Subject: Experimental - Direct download for templates > Hi all, > > > A feature has been introduced on 4.11.0 allowing to register templates > bypassing > secondary storage using a new option 'Direct Download'. It allows templates to > be directly downloaded into primary storage at VM deployment time. It is an > experimental feature and it is currently supported on KVM hypervisor only. PR: > https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/2379 > > > A brief description on the current implementation: > > - CloudStack allows registering Direct Download/Bypass Secondary Storage > templates for KVM hypervisor by setting the direct_download flag to true on > registerTemplate. > > - Templates are not downloaded to secondary storage after they are registered > on > CloudStack, are marked as Bypass Secondary Storage and as Ready for > deployment. > > - When Bypassed templates are selected for VM deployment, download is > delegated > to the agents, which would store the templates on primary storage instead of > copying them from secondary storage > > - Metalinks are supported, but aria2 dependency has to be manually installed > on > the agents. > > > There are currently some PRs in progress for 4.11.1 with some improvements for > this functionality. > > > Any comments/ideas? > > > Thanks, > > Nicolas > > nicolas.vazq...@shapeblue.com > www.shapeblue.com > , > @shapeblue
