When you create a 'DIR' storagepool, kimchi does not check if the path exists, returning errors when you try to activate the SP. This path makes kimchi check the path and created the directory, if it does not exist. Signed-off-by: Rodrigo Trujillo <rodrigo.trujillo(a)linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt; --- src/kimchi/model.py | 8 ++++---- ui/pages/storagepool-add.html.tmpl | 4 +++- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/kimchi/model.py b/src/kimchi/model.py index d5d0dd8..a6790b8 100644 --- a/src/kimchi/model.py +++ b/src/kimchi/model.py @@ -1009,16 +1009,16 @@ class Model(object): return name pool = conn.storagePoolDefineXML(xml, 0) - if params['type'] == 'logical': - pool.setAutostart(1) + if params['type'] in ['logical', 'dir']: pool.build(libvirt.VIR_STORAGE_POOL_BUILD_NEW) - if params['type'] == 'dir': - # autostart dir storage pool created from kimchi + # autostart dir and logical storage pool created from kimchi pool.setAutostart(1) else: # disable autostart for others pool.setAutostart(0) except libvirt.libvirtError as e: + msg = "Problem creating Storage Pool: %s" + kimchi_log.error(msg, e) raise OperationFailed(e.get_error_message()) return name diff --git a/ui/pages/storagepool-add.html.tmpl b/ui/pages/storagepool-add.html.tmpl index 3ab9ae5..5a2dd45 100644 --- a/ui/pages/storagepool-add.html.tmpl +++ b/ui/pages/storagepool-add.html.tmpl @@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ <div class="field"> <p class="text-help"> $_("The path of the Storage Pool. Each Storage Pool must have a unique path.")</p> + <p class="text-help"> + $_("Kimchi will try to create the directory when it does not already exist in your system.")</p> <input id="pathId" type="text" class="text" style="width: 300px"> </div> <div class="clear"></div> @@ -116,4 +118,4 @@ </div> </script> </body> -</html> \ No newline at end of file +</html>