[Engine-devel] Fwd: storagedomain status via API

[Ryan Harper]

* Michael Pasternak <mpastern at redhat.com> [2012-08-27 09:57]:
> 
> On 08/27/2012 05:41 PM, Ryan Harper wrote:
> > * Michael Pasternak <mpastern at redhat.com> [2012-08-27 09:24]:
> >> > 
> >> > 
> >> > Hi Ryan,
> >> > 
> > He Michael,
> > 
> >> > SD status available only in datacenter context [1], as some of domains
> >> > may be shared between datacenters, i.e:
> >> > 
> >> > dc = api.datacenters.get(name="xxx")
> >> > sd = dc.storagedomains.get(name="images-cluster1")
> >> > sd.status
> >> > 
> >> > [1] except of 'unatached' domains.
> > Right, this does make checking the state/status of a storage domain
> > programtically troublesome.
> > 
> > I can get a list of all storagedomains, but only some of them will have.
> > the 'status' attribute.  If it doesn't have the status attribute, then I 
> > need to enumerate all of the datacenters, and for each datacenter, I can
> > list the storage domains, and check the status there.
> > 
> > Any reason the status of each storagedomain can't be present under
> > api/storagedomains?
> > 
> 
> storagedomain can be shared between different datacenters,
> i.e it may have status X in DC1 and Y in DC2, so only use-case
> for SD to have status outside of DC context, is when it not attached
> yet.

OK, that makes sense.

> 
> > 
> > Also, any tips on deleting 'unattached' domains via the python bindings?
> > 
> 
> see my reply in original email.

Thanks!

> 
> -- 
> 
> Michael Pasternak
> RedHat, ENG-Virtualization R&D

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Ryan Harper
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