Re: [Users] Related to extend disk size of existing virtual machine !

21 Nov 2012


      Romil,

On 11/21/2012 09:17 AM, Romil Gupta wrote:
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I m using RHEM 3.0 as a GUI and ovirt-engine-sdk-3.1.0.3-1.el6.noarch.rpmfor writting python script !
I have one existing VM in RHEVM3.0 that I have created using Template( memory 2GB , virtual disk = 10 GB ) in RHEVM 3.0
Now , I want to increase the virtual disk size upto 60 GB of VM .
How I can do that ???
Not sure it's supported, Ayal?
...
Regards,
Romil
On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Oved Ourfalli <ovedo@redhat.com <mailto:ovedo@redhat.com>> wrote:
----- Original Message -----
    > From: "Romil Gupta" <romilgupta19@gmail.com <mailto:romilgupta19@gmail.com>>
    > To: users@ovirt.org <mailto:users@ovirt.org>, "Michael Pasternak" <mpastern@redhat.com <mailto:mpastern@redhat.com>>, "Eli Mesika" <emesika@redhat.com
    <mailto:emesika@redhat.com>>
    > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 8:19:25 AM
    > Subject: [Users] Related to extend disk size of existing virtual machine !
    >
    >
    > Hello,
    >
    >
    > To add a disk to VM we use the following :
    >
    >
    > api.vms.get(VM_NAME).disks.add(params.Disk(storage_domains=params.StorageDomains(storage_domain=[api.storagedomains.get(STORAGE_NAME)]),
    >                                                    size=512*MB, #
    >                                                    type_='system', -
    >                                                    disk type is
    >                                                    deprecated
    >                                                    status=None,
    >                                                    interface='virtio',
    >                                                    format='cow',
    >                                                    sparse=True,
    >                                                    bootable=True))
    >
    > but the type_ attribute is deprecated , so I got the following
    > exception :
    >
    >
    >
    > Failed to add disk
    >
    >
    > status: 400
    > reason: Bad Request
    > detail: Cannot add Virtual Machine Disk. Disk 1 already marked as
    > system
    >
    >
    > Now , if I try giving disk_type='Data' on GUI of RHEVM then it will
    > be added to VM.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > I want to know from which ovirt-sdk version you have deprecated
    > attribute disk_type ?
    >
    According to the changelog, it was done in 3.1.0.3-1.
* Mon Jun 25 2012 Michael Pasternak <mpastern@redhat.com <mailto:mpastern@redhat.com>> - 3.1.0.3-1
    ...
    - to Disk type added provisioned_size property and removed /type/ (not supported in 3.1)
    ...
What's the ovirt engine version you're working with?
>
    > I am currently using ovirt-engine-sdk-3.1.0.3-1.el6.noarch.rpm and I
    > didn't find type_ attribute using this rpm !
    >
    >
    > How I can extend the disk size of a existing VM in RHEVM ?
    >
    There is currently no way to extend an existing disk.
>
    > Help me !
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > Regards ,
    > Romil Gupta
    >
    >
    >
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