[Engine-devel] Shared disk / Floating disk import/export (was: Re: move disk command)

[Maor]

On 01/17/2012 11:57 AM, Omer Frenkel wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ayal Baron" <abaron at redhat.com>
>> To: "Omer Frenkel" <ofrenkel at redhat.com>
>> Cc: engine-devel at ovirt.org, "Jon Choate" <jchoate at redhat.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 10:45:53 AM
>> Subject: Shared disk / Floating disk import/export (was: Re: [Engine-devel] move disk command)
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>> [SNIP]
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>>>>> This may be unrelated, but user would be allowed to export and
>>>>> import a floating disk, right?
>>>>> I would like the ability to import *any* disk in the export
>>>>> domain
>>>>> as a floating disk, but in the least, export and import disks
>>>>> not
>>>>> associated with a VM.
>>>
>>> you are right, it is unrelated, this thread is about move disk of a
>>> vm between SDs,
>>> export and import is copy, and floating disks is part of the shared
>>> disk feature,
>>> this indeed need to be discussed in that scope.
>>
>> Ok, so I've changed the subject, now let's discuss it.
>>
> 
> Adding Maor,
> not sure if we have any plan regard export/import of floating disk,
> or in general, exporting disk without it's vm (if I understood Ayal correctly)
> 
> Maor, any comments?
I remember, we mentioned export/import issue in our last meeting with
Andrew in the context of shared raw disk.
It was decided then, that export/import will not be supported by shared
raw disk, I'm not sure if we also decided that for floating disk,
but I think its a PM decision.

Support import/export domain might evolve to a big change, since if we
want to export disk, we might also want to reflect all its configuration
and functionality there, also reflect disks which are attached to VMs
and templates as well.