[ovirt-devel] how to call the SW part of instance type?

[Michal Skrivanek]

On 31 May 2014, at 15:41, Andrew Cathrow wrote:

> On 05/30/2014 01:07 PM, Einav Cohen wrote:
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Tomas Jelinek" <tjelinek at redhat.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 8:17:27 AM
>>> 
>>> Hey all,
>>> 
>>> in the instance type feature [1] there are two parts, the "instance types"
>>> (HW part of the machine) and the "something not sure how to call" (which is
>>> basically a disk image with some SW related metadata like OS type). It is
>>> inspired by the Amazon's "Instance Type" + "AMI".
>>> 
>>> Currently, the handling of the HW part is merged upstream (some small parts
>>> missing but mostly there) but the software part is not. I'd like to start
>>> implementing it and wanted to ask the community how to call it. Normally it
>>> would be called "image", but since we already have images in oVirt it would
>>> be confusing.
>>> 
>>> I see this options how to call it, please feel free to comment on them, vote
>>> for some or propose a new name (please keep in mind that the HW part is
>>> called "Instance Type").
>>> 
>>> - Instance Image
>>> - Software Profile
>>> - OMI (oVirt Machine Image)
>> 
>> IMO, any of the three above will do.
>> 
>>> - System Image
>> 
>> this is too confusing - we already have 'System' in the application (e.g. the
>> 'System' tree, 'System' permissions, etc.) and we already have 'Image' in the
>> application (in multiple places, actually, which is confusing already).
>> Introducing a new 'System Image' type that has nothing to do with the existing
>> 'System' or with the existing 'Image' is very confusing.
>> 
>>> - ITI (Instance Type Image)
>> 
>> this is confusing as well since it might be considered part / sub-type of the
>> Instance Types business entity, which is wrong.
> 
> And why not image?

+1
I don't think it's too much exposed currently, so I would be also for using a plain "image" for the "new" Instance-type related Image.
The "Image" subcategory in Disks tab can be easily renamed to e.g. disk images
What would also maybe make sense is to get rid of top level Disks tab, "hide" it as Quota, and create a new "Images" main tab. Or move current "Images" and "Direct LUNs" as a sub-category of Images toplevel tab (but since they are different entities I'd rather keep it completely separate)

It may be a bit more confusing for volumes because of gluster's top level tab

Thanks,
michal

> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> Thank you,
>>> Tomas
>>> 
>>> 
>>> [1]: http://www.ovirt.org/Features/Instance_Types
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