New subject: [Engine-devel] Registering an existing disk or VM through the REST API

20 Nov 2012

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Hi All,

As many of you know, we're working on adding a plugin to oVirt for NetApp s=
torage controllers. The plugin will allow users to add a new storage domain=
 and rapidly clone VMs using the native ONTAP APIs. Our plan is to do this =
outside of oVirt in a separate engine and then register the new storage dom=
ain or cloned VMs through the REST API.

I've been going through the oVirt code and I'm not able to find a way to re=
gister an existing VM or disk through the REST API. Am I missing something =
or is this functionality that needs to be added? As part of the cloning pro=
cess we can generate new UUIDs for the cloned disks and images, but I don't=
 see a way to get them recognized by oVirt.

This functionality is very important to moving forward on our plugin and I =
can certainly help add this capability if needed.

-Chris

Chris Morrissey
Software Engineer
NetApp Inc.
919.476.4428

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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">As many of you know, we’re working on adding a=
 plugin to oVirt for NetApp storage controllers. The plugin will allow user=
s to add a new storage domain and rapidly clone VMs using the native ONTAP =
APIs. Our plan is to do this outside of
 oVirt in a separate engine and then register the new storage domain or clo=
ned VMs through the REST API.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I’ve been going through the oVirt code and I&#=
8217;m not able to find a way to register an existing VM or disk through th=
e REST API. Am I missing something or is this functionality that needs to b=
e added? As part of the cloning process we can
 generate new UUIDs for the cloned disks and images, but I don’t see =
a way to get them recognized by oVirt.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">This functionality is very important to moving forwa=
rd on our plugin and I can certainly help add this capability if needed.<o:=
p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">-Chris<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>Chris Morrissey<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Software Engineer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">NetApp Inc.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">919.476.4428<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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[Engine-devel] Registering an existing disk or VM through the REST API

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