Re: [Users] from irc
On 11/15/2013 12:36 PM, Gianluca Cecchi wrote:
Actually AFAIK in rhev 3.2 (and in oVirt 3.2) pools can be automatic
or manual
(https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Vir...)
"
In the Pool tab, select one of the following pool types:
Manual - The administrator is responsible for explicitly returning the
virtual machine to the pool. The virtual machine reverts to the
original base image after the administrator returns it to the pool.
Automatic - When the virtual machine is shut down, it automatically
reverts to its base image and is returned to the virtual machine pool.
"
IN RHEV 2.x there was also a third option that was time based and that
in my opinion was interesting. Donna why it was removed.
In my opinion there is sort of mislead between what is above and the
introduction of pools inside the guide because it is stated this way:
(https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Vir...)
"
...
Virtual machines in pools are stateless, data is not persistent across
reboots. Virtual machines in a pool are started when there is a user
request, and shut down when the user is finished.
..."
So if one doesn't go ahead he/she thinks only stateless are allowed.....
That is very interesting. After reading the RHEV docs I had wondered
about this myself - i.e. how does one create/manage a stateful model
where people always return to VMs in the same state they were left? I
thought perhaps you had to detach it from the Pool for this, but haven't
had time to experiment with it yet.
With VMware there is a stateful pool model where the user-to-machine
binding remains in effect, but the machine can be rebooted, powered off,
etc. Is this what's implied by the "Manual" model?
-Bob