Hi Andrei; I am using similar setup(ACS+CEPH+KVM), i first shutdown vm then create template(Home >> Instance >> Volumes >> Root-XX) from its root disk without any problem. I am using ACS 4.5.2 and Ceph 0.94.3.
Thanks Özhan On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Andrei Mikhailovsky <[email protected]> wrote: > Right, i've done some more testing and here are my results: > > > 1. The template creation from the GUI seem to be broken either by using > Volume > Template method or by using Volume > Snapshot > Template. > > 2. Manual creation of templates work by doing: Volume > Download (Save > locally) > Register template (upload locally downloaded volume image). > > The manual way produces a fully working with correct disk image size > template that can be used to create new vm guests. However, it is a rather > time consuming method, especially for larger volumes. > > > Andrei > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Andrei Mikhailovsky" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, 22 October, 2015 10:57:06 AM > Subject: Re: ACS 4.5.2 + KVM + Ceph - Template Creation is broken > > Hi Erik, > > The ceph itself does not have a concept of templates as such, so it would > be hard to create the templates outside of cloudstack. I think the only > requirement of ceph here would be the ability to create a volume (which it > can do successfully already as I am able to create new vm instances) and > create a clone from volume, which would be how I imagine ACS would do it > when creating a new instance from a template. > > These things are working fine as I can see from being able to create > system vms. So, from what it seems, something must be broken when ACS tries > to create a template. > > I will try to do more digging to verify this issue. > > Could someone one please confirm that they are able to create templates > from volumes and snapshots on ACS and Ceph? > > Many thanks > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Erik Weber" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, 22 October, 2015 9:34:20 AM > Subject: Re: ACS 4.5.2 + KVM + Ceph - Template Creation is broken > > Does it work if you do it manually, ie. outside of cloudstack? > > Could quite possibly be something wrong with ceph, considering you had > issues with VRs as well. > > -- > Erik > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:26 AM, Andrei Mikhailovsky <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hello guys, > > > > Was wondering if this is a known issue that is being addressed? > > > > I've got ACS 4.5.2 with KVM and Ceph rbd. I am unable to create Templates > > from existing volumes. > > > > When I try to create a template from a volume (50GB in size), I have a > > timeout error (probably about 5 - 10 minutes after it has been > initiated). > > > > When I try to create a snapshot from the volume and following its > > completion create a template from the snapshot, the process does not end > up > > in error. However, the template is unusable for creating virtual > machines. > > The template size ends up being in thousands of terabytes (at least > > according to the ACS gui). > > > > Is this a known problem or should I open a new bug? > > > > P.S. I had the same issue with 4.5.1. > > > > Thanks > > > > Andrei > > > > >
