This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070305010507040809030004 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi guys, Currently, ISO domain is only supported on NFS storage. It could improve the ease of use if it allows other types of file based storage to store ISO images. After an investigation, I found there's not any restriction on this idea. So the whole work is removing the limitation on engine side. That means engine should allow ISO domain could have different storage type from the data center it's attached, like what we do with nfs ISO domain in SAN DC. I start this idea with localfs. I know local storage can't be seen in cluster level. But it also provides a choice if no NFS available. VMs can be created on the host which has the ISO repo, and then be migrated to any other host in the cluster. I have done the initial patches: allow creation ISO domain on localfs [1] and support import ISO domain on localfs [2] I don't have much experience in java/j2ee/web development and engine architecture. The patches just work for me. I am not sure if it will bring some potential problems. So any feedback on the patch or the idea will be appreciated very much. Mark. [1] http://gerrit.ovirt.org/#/c/12687/ [2] http://gerrit.ovirt.org/#/c/12916/ --------------070305010507040809030004 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Hi guys, <br> <br> Currently, ISO domain is only supported on NFS storage. It could improve the ease of use if it allows other types<br> of file based storage to store ISO images. After an investigation, I found there's not any restriction on this idea.<br> So the whole work is removing the limitation on engine side. That means engine should allow ISO domain could <br> have different storage type from the data center it's attached, like what we do with nfs ISO domain in SAN DC.<br> <br> I start this idea with localfs. I know local storage can't be seen in cluster level. But it also provides a choice if no<br> NFS available. VMs can be created on the host which has the ISO repo, and then be migrated to any other host in the cluster.<br> I have done the initial patches: allow creation ISO domain on localfs [1] and support import ISO domain on localfs [2]<br> I don't have much experience in java/j2ee/web development and engine architecture. The patches just work for me.<br> I am not sure if it will bring some potential problems. So any feedback on the patch or the idea will be appreciated very much.<br> <br> <br> Mark.<br> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <br> [1] <a href="http://gerrit.ovirt.org/#/c/12687/">http://gerrit.ovirt.org/#/c/12687/</a><br> [2] <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <a href="http://gerrit.ovirt.org/#/c/12916/">http://gerrit.ovirt.org/#/c/12916/<br> </a> </body> </html> --------------070305010507040809030004--