Re: [Openstack] [GLANCE] Proposal: Combine the "container_format" and "disk_format" fields in 2.0 Images API

2011-12-06 Thread Donal Lafferty
t; From: Soren Hansen [mailto:so...@linux2go.dk] > Sent: 05 December 2011 20:25 > To: Donal Lafferty > Cc: Jay Pipes; openstack@lists.launchpad.net > Subject: Re: [Openstack] [GLANCE] Proposal: Combine the "container_format" > and "disk_format" fields in 2.0 Ima

Re: [Openstack] [GLANCE] Proposal: Combine the "container_format" and "disk_format" fields in 2.0 Images API

2011-12-05 Thread Donal Lafferty
> -Original Message- > 2011/12/2 Donal Lafferty : > >> I simply don't think adding a vendor part to the container type > >> string is going to be a very good way to encode this. > > Can this even be done with a MIME-style categorization? > > Perh

Re: [Openstack] Cloud Computing StackExchange site proposal

2011-12-05 Thread Donal Lafferty
Something like www.reddit.com/r/openstack has the reputation, promotion and FAQ capabilities. I'm not sure what software they use. DL > -Original Message- > From: openstack-bounces+donal.lafferty=citrix@lists.launchpad.net > [mailto:openstack-bounces+donal.lafferty=citrix@lists

Re: [Openstack] [GLANCE] Proposal: Combine the "container_format" and "disk_format" fields in 2.0 Images API

2011-12-02 Thread Donal Lafferty
> I simply don't think adding a vendor part to the container type string is > going to > be a very good way to encode this. > Can this even be done with a MIME-style categorization? > -- > Soren Hansen        | http://linux2go.dk/ Ubuntu Developer    | > http://www.ubuntu.com/ OpenStack Devel

Re: [Openstack] boot from ISO

2011-12-02 Thread Donal Lafferty
The background is that having provided a sample implementation, developers targeting libvirt would offer the same functionality. DL From: Michaël Van de Borne [mailto:michael.vandebo...@cetic.be] Sent: 01 December 2011 16:34 To: Anne Gentle Cc: Donal Lafferty; openstack@lists.launchpad.net

Re: [Openstack] [GLANCE] Proposal: Combine the "container_format" and "disk_format" fields in 2.0 Images API

2011-12-02 Thread Donal Lafferty
t would host a tool that didn’t support their format. Therefore, there seems to be a difference of opinion as to what constitutes a VHD. DL > -Original Message- > From: Soren Hansen [mailto:so...@linux2go.dk] > Sent: 02 December 2011 10:16 > To: Donal Lafferty > Cc: Jay P

Re: [Openstack] [GLANCE] Proposal: Combine the "container_format" and "disk_format" fields in 2.0 Images API

2011-12-02 Thread Donal Lafferty
During October I noticed that Microsoft's vhdtool.exe creates VHDs that XenServer can't understand. Boy was that painful. The underlying problem is that some vhd's should be described as VM specific. Does this suggest we adopt MIME-like syntax for category specialization? E.g. in the same wa

Re: [Openstack] boot from ISO

2011-11-29 Thread Donal Lafferty
Off the top of my head, I'd look to see if the compute node can see that ISO SR. DL From: Michaël Van de Borne [mailto:michael.vandebo...@cetic.be] Sent: 29 November 2011 18:15 To: Donal Lafferty; openstack@lists.launchpad.net Subject: Re: [Openstack] boot from ISO Hi Donal, hi all,

Re: [Openstack] boot from ISO

2011-11-21 Thread Donal Lafferty
Hi Michaël, "Boot from ISO" should be ISO image agnostic. The feature overcomes restrictions placed on the distribution of modified Windows' images. People can use their ISO instead, but they may still need to use dedicated hardware. You should have no problem with a Linux distribution. How

Re: [Openstack] boot from ISO

2011-11-17 Thread Donal Lafferty
Hi Michaël, "Boot from ISO" should be ISO image agnostic. The feature was intended to overcome restrictions placed on the redistribution of Windows images. It allows the CD to be used as the basis of a new VM, although the hardware has to be dedicated to the user for certain versions of Windo

[Openstack] Merge Request

2011-08-08 Thread Donal Lafferty
Hi there, I was wondering whether someone could review merge request https://code.launchpad.net/~citrix-openstack/nova/iso-boot/+merge/66352 ? I'm keen to get the changes into trunk before any merge conflicts arise. DL ___ Mailing list: https://launc

Re: [Openstack] Graphical Console for VMs w/o Network Stacks

2011-05-18 Thread Donal Lafferty
This leaves me a bit confused. Is vnc-console-proxy the system discussed by Mike Scherbakov? If so, are details for trying out the XVP console listed somewhere? DL From: Monsyne Dragon [mailto:mdra...@rackspace.com] Sent: 18 May 2011 16:42 To: Donal Lafferty Cc: openstack@lists.launchpad.net

Re: [Openstack] Graphical Console for VMs w/o Network Stacks

2011-05-18 Thread Donal Lafferty
Hmm. Don't think Xen uses libvirt. BTW, do you have a blueprint that I can reference? Don't see on your Launchpad page. DL From: Mike Scherbakov [mailto:mih...@gmail.com] Sent: 18 May 2011 13:54 To: Donal Lafferty Cc: openstack@lists.launchpad.net Subject: Re: [Openstack] Graphic

[Openstack] Graphical Console for VMs w/o Network Stacks

2011-05-18 Thread Donal Lafferty
Sorry if this is a repeat question, but I was wondering whether there were any blueprints completed or afoot to provide a graphical console for VMs that don't have their network stacks configured. E.g. https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/web-based-serial-console offers the ability to i