Hi Juan,
I see what the issue is and it's actually by design.
The template you created has a Preallocated image.
in NFS, to make a preallocated image we actually write to the disk to
make it preallocated.
as you can see, I created a vm with preallocated disk in NFS and if I
run DU during the creation of the image you can see the size go up:
2.4G .
[root@orion f1a6a2e7-38f1-4a7c-8f3b-efbca664d7aa]# du -h
2.5G .
[root@orion f1a6a2e7-38f1-4a7c-8f3b-efbca664d7aa]# du -h
2.6G .
[root@orion f1a6a2e7-38f1-4a7c-8f3b-efbca664d7aa]#
so in NFS storage, if your template is preallocated you cannot create a
thin provision copy vm (distinguishing between the actual data and
previously zeroed will be complicated).
you can create a snapshot of that image which will be thin provision but
it will be linked to the template.
or you can create a thin provision template and than create a thin
provision vm or preallocated vm.
Dafna
On 02/21/2013 01:56 PM, Juan Jose wrote:
Hello Dafna,
I hope that this two screenshots provides this information.
On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Dafna Ron <dron(a)redhat.com
<mailto:dron@redhat.com>> wrote:
Can you please tell me what disk type you have on the template and
send
a screen shot of the Resource Allocation tab to the
users(a)ovirt.org <mailto:users@ovirt.org> list?
On 02/21/2013 09:43 AM, Juan Jose wrote:
> Hello Dafna,
>
> Yes, I have already selected the Clone radio button as the Start
Guide
> shows and the Thin Provision doesn't appears.
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 5:50 PM, Dafna Ron <dron(a)redhat.com
<mailto:dron@redhat.com>
> <mailto:dron@redhat.com <mailto:dron@redhat.com>>> wrote:
>
> ok. so you have 1 NFS data domain which has a template on it
and when
> you are trying to create a new vm you only have preallocated
disk
> type.
>
> when you open the new vm dialogue, after you select the
template,
> in the
> Resource allocation tab you need to select the clone radio
button (its
> near the Template Provisioning).
> once you do that, the allocation policy scroll will become
active and
> you will be able to select thin or preallocated.
>
> let me know if after you select the clone you still only have
> preallocated.
>
>
>
> On 02/20/2013 06:09 PM, Juan Jose wrote:
> > Hello Dafna,
> >
> > Are you want to say one NFS domain?, I have one for VM
aand one
> isos.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 4:46 PM, Dafna Ron
<dron(a)redhat.com <mailto:dron@redhat.com>
> <mailto:dron@redhat.com <mailto:dron@redhat.com>>
> > <mailto:dron@redhat.com <mailto:dron@redhat.com>
<mailto:dron@redhat.com <mailto:dron@redhat.com>>>> wrote:
> >
> > do you have more than one domain?
> >
> >
> > On 02/20/2013 05:38 PM, Juan Jose wrote:
> > > Hello everybody,
> > >
> > > I'm following the Quick Start Guide to clone a
machine from a
> > Template
> > > that it's already created. As thi guide says it's
necessary to
> > select
> > > in Allocation tab from Resource Allocation, Thin
> Provision. When
> > I try
> > > to do this and down the select field it doesn't
appear this
> > option, I
> > > only can see Preallocated. I have oVirt engine 3.1. Can
> somebody
> > give
> > > some light why I haven't this option in my webadmin?
> > >
> > > Many thanks in avanced,
> > >
> > > Juanjo.
> > >
> > >
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