My vote also for KVM snapshooting - having all the nice fetaures, but without basic virtualization stuff like snapshotting - it simply drives me and our client nuts...
On 31 October 2014 10:03, Andrei Mikhailovsky <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there a feature request for this support or should we open one? I would > like to see this implemented for KVM. > > Andrei > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Nux!" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Thursday, 30 October, 2014 11:25:10 PM > > Subject: Re: XenServer > > > Andrei, I am hopeful the next incarnation of XenServer will be much > > better/modern, with support for CEPH, GlusterFS etc. > > > Re KVM snapshotting, KVM can do live snapshots of the volumes+memory > > (you can do it with "virsh"), but ACS doesn't support it; forgot > > why. > > > Lucian > > > -- > > Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! > > > Nux! > > www.nux.ro > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Andrei Mikhailovsky" <[email protected]> > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Thursday, 30 October, 2014 21:24:06 > > > Subject: Re: XenServer > > > > I would happily switch to XenServer once they will have ceph > > > support. I do > > > prefer XenServer and the feature list of ACS + XenServer is a bit > > > better. > > > > > > It sucks not having proper snapshotting in KVM where one can create > > > the whole vm > > > snapshot (volumes + memory) very quickly without the need to bother > > > snapshotting every volume and wait for ages. > > > > > > Andrei > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > >> From: "motty cruz" <[email protected]> > > >> To: [email protected] > > >> Sent: Thursday, 30 October, 2014 8:43:32 PM > > >> Subject: Re: XenServer > > > > > >> I am no expert by any means but my personal opinion, I really like > > >> XenServer a lot better. I have a cluster of about 5 machines > > >> running > > >> KVM, > > >> ACS 4.3. I unable to do snapshot, migrating VMs from one host to > > >> another > > >> takes a long time. I had a very bad experience with "Balloon > > >> driver", > > >> I am > > >> traumatize using KVM. > > > > > >> XenServer don't need to install cloudstack agent is already > > >> integrated. I > > >> am very happy with XenServer. I still need to work out a few > > >> lingering > > >> issues but thus far am a happy person. > > > > > >> Thanks, > > >> -Motty > > > > > >> On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 1:15 PM, Andrei Mikhailovsky > > >> <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > > > > >> > I wold love to see the ability to do proper snapshotting on KVM. > > >> > XenServer > > >> > does it so much better! > > >> > > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > > >> > > > >> > > From: "Vladimir Melnik" <[email protected]> > > >> > > To: [email protected] > > >> > > Sent: Thursday, 30 October, 2014 8:09:17 PM > > >> > > Subject: RE: XenServer > > >> > > > >> > > Oh, thank you so much, folks, for your replies on this topic! > > >> > > Now > > >> > > I > > >> > > understand that I shouldn't migrate to XenServer, as I already > > >> > > have > > >> > > a bunch of hosts running KVM and it really won't be a good > > >> > > idea > > >> > > to > > >> > > bread such a zoo. > > >> > > > >> > > The only thing that makes me feel envy is an ability to change > > >> > > configuration of a virtual machine without restarting it. As I > > >> > > know, > > >> > > KVM doesn't support it yet, am I right? Other XenServer > > >> > > features > > >> > > don't seem to be so exciting to me :) > > >> > > > >> > > One more time - thanks to all who have helped me to decide not > > >> > > to > > >> > > do > > >> > > something that I would regret. > > >> > > > >> > > Best regards, > > >> > > V. > > >> > > > > > > >> -- > > >> Thanks for your support, > > > > Motty > -- Andrija Panić -------------------------------------- http://admintweets.com --------------------------------------
