Re: [ovirt-users] ISO domain question

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On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 5:09 AM, Will Dennis <wdennis@nec-labs.com> wrote:
So would have to create a new SD (I'm using Gluster-based hyperconverged) and then create the symlink in the new mount in the subdirectory you named? Maybe I'll just rsync the ISO files into there...
Thanks anyhow... Seems like there should be an easier way to consume an external existing repository.
Indeed, and we have an RFE for that: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1034112
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-----Original Message----- From: Maor Lipchuk [mlipchuk@redhat.com] Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2016 10:18 AM Eastern Standard Time To: Will Dennis Cc: users Subject: Re: [ovirt-users] ISO domain question
Hi Will,
The ISO storage domain oVirt maintains is configured specifically for oVirt, for example don_md/metadata is configured with class ISO. All the ISO files are stored in a special folder under "images/11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111" What you can do is to add a new ISO Storage Domain to oVirt, and use a symbolic link under the '11111....' folder to all the ISO files in your pre-existing NFS-available ISO.
Please let me know if that answer your question
Regards, Maor
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From: "Will Dennis" <wdennis@nec-labs.com> To: "users" <users@ovirt.org> Sent: Friday, January 8, 2016 2:50:38 PM Subject: [ovirt-users] ISO domain question
I’d like to utilize a pre-existing NFS-available ISO repository we have, instead of creating an oVirt-specific one. This repo is of course used for other purposes, so it cannot be devoted to oVirt alone. We have successfully used this NFS resource in VMware, but cannot see how to do the same in oVirt… Is it possible? Or must oVirt maintain its own?
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Looks like a pretty old request, too… if I may ask, is this a complicated technical change, or is it just lower priority than other open issues? Seems like if it was an easy change to make, it would be a big win for users… On Jan 10, 2016, at 3:15 AM, Yedidyah Bar David <didi@redhat.com<mailto:didi@redhat.com>> wrote: On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 5:09 AM, Will Dennis <wdennis@nec-labs.com<mailto:wdennis@nec-labs.com>> wrote: Seems like there should be an easier way to consume an external existing repository. Indeed, and we have an RFE for that: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1034112

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From: "Will Dennis" <wdennis@nec-labs.com> To: "Yedidyah Bar David" <didi@redhat.com> Cc: "Maor Lipchuk" <mlipchuk@redhat.com>, "users" <users@ovirt.org> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2016 2:48:35 AM Subject: Re: [ovirt-users] ISO domain question
Looks like a pretty old request, too… if I may ask, is this a complicated technical change, or is it just lower priority than other open issues? Seems like if it was an easy change to make, it would be a big win for users…
Indeed, It is on the road map also for converting the Export domain to a regular data storage domain.
On Jan 10, 2016, at 3:15 AM, Yedidyah Bar David <didi@redhat.com<mailto:didi@redhat.com>> wrote:
On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 5:09 AM, Will Dennis <wdennis@nec-labs.com<mailto:wdennis@nec-labs.com>> wrote:
Seems like there should be an easier way to consume an external existing repository.
Indeed, and we have an RFE for that: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1034112

On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 2:48 AM, Will Dennis <wdennis@nec-labs.com> wrote:
Looks like a pretty old request, too… if I may ask, is this a complicated technical change, or is it just lower priority than other open issues? Seems like if it was an easy change to make, it would be a big win for users…
Nothing is easy as it looks (Murphy's law) ;-) There are cons and pros for moving the ISO (and the export domain) it to become a regular data domain (vs. the complete opposite - just making it a regular directory, not a domain or anything). - It definitely will require (better) management tools (compared to the basic ISO uploader and being able to easily rename & delete ISOs in the ISO domain). - It will provide better performance in some cases (does it matter for the ISO domain? Not sure). - It may relieve the need for NFS altogether (if you are using some other storage technology) - It will make sharing the domain more difficult across (put your favorite item here - data centers, products, continents...) - It will simplify the code in some areas. Y.
On Jan 10, 2016, at 3:15 AM, Yedidyah Bar David <didi@redhat.com<mailto: didi@redhat.com>> wrote:
On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 5:09 AM, Will Dennis <wdennis@nec-labs.com<mailto: wdennis@nec-labs.com>> wrote:
Seems like there should be an easier way to consume an external existing repository.
Indeed, and we have an RFE for that: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1034112
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