Hello Srujana, On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 5:58 PM, Srujana C P <srujana...@persistent.co.in> wrote: > Hi, > > > > We have a requirement wherein we will clone an image and register the cloned > image into glance from file location using x-image-meta-location. However, > file location option has been removed for security reasons. > > So, We are planning to include two parameters in glance.conf , which enables > file access according to configurable parameter and allow access to specific > directories. > > For Example: > > flag_access = enable/disable > > access_paths=path1,path2,etc., > >
For Glance part, this approach is make sense to me, and I prefer you attend to glance weekly-meeting to get other folks' input (you probably could create a BP firstly to describe details) > > And while booting a vm ,we want to avoid copying the image from glance to > the Hypervisor (_base folder) for performance reasons . > > For this, we are planning to add a new parameter in nova conf file based on > which we will skip copying image to the Hypervisor and boot from image > location which is registered in glance. > > For Example: > > skip_copy_toHypervisor=enable/disable > > > > Any suggestions/thoughts on this would be very helpful. > > For Nova part, you can refer: 1. https://github.com/openstack/nova/blob/master/nova/image/glance.py#L66 2. https://review.openstack.org/#/c/33409/ 3. https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/image-multiple-location > > Thanks, > > Srujana C P > > DISCLAIMER ========== This e-mail may contain privileged and confidential > information which is the property of Persistent Systems Ltd. It is intended > only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If > you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to read, retain, > copy, print, distribute or use this message. If you have received this > communication in error, please notify the sender and delete all copies of > this message. Persistent Systems Ltd. does not accept any liability for > virus infected mails. > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack > Post to : openstack@lists.openstack.org > Unsubscribe : http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack Post to : openstack@lists.openstack.org Unsubscribe : http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack
