[ovirt-devel] Entity names in DB scripts

[Gilad Chaplik]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sven Kieske" <S.Kieske at mittwald.de>
> To: devel at ovirt.org
> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 3:11:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [ovirt-devel] Entity names in DB scripts
> 
> further more, given the terminology of today
> it's not sure if "cluster" means gluster cluster
> or migration domain.
> 
> also look at my example for "host"
> a "host" can be everything:
> a) the machine engine runs on
> b) a machine in a "cluster", running vms
> c) a machine in a "cluster", as storage backend
> d) some network equipment (may be virtualized)
> 
> in short: don't use any term which has to broad usage
> (like "host" or "cluster"):
> 
> use: "compute node" for machines running vms

I think Host (=server) is the right term.
compute node can be a rack as well, it's all a matter of POV :-)

> use: "migration domain" (or similar narrowed down specifc term)
> for a bunch of hosts between which a vm can be migrated.
> 
> Just my opinion of course.
> 
> PS: It's no argument at all to say:
> "but we did this always this way, we can't change it"
> 
> I know this can introduce a lot of work, but nameing
> schemes can be converted over time or via scripts/automatism.
> 
> 
> Am 27.05.2014 13:15, schrieb Gilad Chaplik:
> > Think of the time spent on that, let's take a conversation as an example:
> > 
> > oVirt guy: 'create a cluster'
> > oVirt newcomer: 'what is a cluster?'
> > oVirt guy: 'cluster is a migration domain'
> > 
> > Takes 5 seconds right?
> > Now multiply that by every guy that had ever used/worked/heard/already
> > forgot/ (newcomer) about oVirt.
> > 
> > let the scoring begin: I'm -1 on Cluster.
> 
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