[Engine-devel] New tool to upload OVF archives

Shahar Havivi shaharh at redhat.com
Tue Dec 6 15:24:00 UTC 2011 

On 06.12.11 10:24, Andrew Cathrow wrote:
> Can we post that on the upstream wiki?
I dont see y not,
and I did saw the Keith is inside redhat...
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Shahar Havivi" <shaharh at redhat.com>
> > To: "Keith Robertson" <kroberts at redhat.com>
> > Cc: engine-devel at ovirt.org
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 9:48:47 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] New tool to upload OVF archives
> > 
> > Hi,
> > the ovf documentation can be found in this link
> > http://cleo.tlv.redhat.com/qumrawiki/CategoryRhevmBackend/OvfFileFormat
> > 
> > 
> > On 06.12.11 08:41, Keith Robertson wrote:
> > > On 12/06/2011 03:05 AM, Livnat Peer wrote:
> > > ><snip>
> > > >>>Is it covered by the tool?
> > > >>Livnat,
> > > >>Currently, the tool will only update the TemplateID and the 2
> > > >>places
> > > >>where it appears.  It does not update the "ovf:diskID" attribute
> > > >>or the
> > > >>5 places where the "diskID" UUID can appear.
> > > >>
> > > >>The OVF XML schema is a bit vague on these issues so I had to
> > > >>make some
> > > >>assumptions.  Please correct my assumptions...
> > > >I think Shahar can help with this.
> > > >Shahar - can you publish the ovf docs on the oVirt wiki?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>1. The UUID in the TemplateID element appears to be different
> > > >>than the
> > > >>UUID for the "ovf:diskId" attribute.  I am assuming that this is
> > > >>a
> > > >>requirement.
> > > >yes
> > > >
> > > >>2. The UUID for the TemplateID uniquely identifies the "image" to
> > > >>be
> > > >>imported *not* the disk ID(s).  An image can have multiple disks
> > > >>and
> > > >>each disk would have it's own UUID.
> > > >>
> > > >I am not sure i follow you with this question.
> > > >IIUC the tool supports the ability to change template ID but not
> > > >change
> > > >it's disks ids.
> > > Correct, this is the current behavior.
> > > >Then you have 2 different templates pointing to the same
> > > >disks?
> > > No, I don't think you would have two templates pointing to the same
> > > disk(s) unless the tool that generated the OVF archive and it's
> > > associated XML did it incorrectly.
> > > 
> > > To summarize, the OVF XML schema appears to create a parent-child
> > > relationship between the TemplateID and the disks.  See the
> > > abbreviated XML below from an actual OVF XML file below and notice
> > > the following points:
> > > 
> > > 1. The "Content" element appears to be the "parent" element.  It
> > > has
> > > a "Name" and a "TemplateID" which I think uniquely identify the
> > > "image" or "template".
> > > 2. The "Content" element has "Item"(s) as indirect children.  These
> > > "Item"s can be disks and are uniquely identified by their own UUID
> > > (i.e. InstanceID).
> > > 3. The "InstanceID" of a disk can be resolved to a physical disk by
> > > looking at the "id" and "href" combination in the "References"
> > > element.
> > > 
> > > In short, the relationship appears to be...
> > > 
> > > TemplateID (UUID-1)
> > > |- Disk (UUID-2)
> > > |- Disk (UUID-3)
> > > 
> > > Do you agree?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > //---------- Begin XML
> > > <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
> > > <ovf:Envelope ovf:version="3.0.0.0">
> > > <References>
> > > <File
> > > ovf:href="2b30e705-c1d6-4bd8-a6cd-a1fe8a70614f/c0e51e1b-004e-4d10-abc0-8b9f5e21f3ad"
> > >             ovf:id="c0e51e1b-004e-4d10-abc0-8b9f5e21f3ad"
> > > ovf:size="8589934592"/>
> > > </References>
> > > <Section xsi:type="ovf:DiskSection_Type">
> > > <Info>List of Virtual Disks</Info>
> > > <Disk ovf:diskId="c0e51e1b-004e-4d10-abc0-8b9f5e21f3ad"
> > > ovf:size="8"
> > >             ovf:actual_size="1"
> > > ovf:vm_snapshot_id="c1398a3c-ca59-460a-ac0c-0ea91d7218be"
> > > ovf:fileRef="2b30e705-c1d6-4bd8-a6cd-a1fe8a70614f/c0e51e1b-004e-4d10-abc0-8b9f5e21f3ad"
> > > ovf:format="http://www.gnome.org/~markmc/qcow-image-format.html"
> > >             ovf:volume-format="COW" ovf:volume-type="Sparse"
> > > ovf:disk-interface="VirtIO"
> > >             ovf:disk-type="System" ovf:boot="true"
> > > ovf:wipe-after-delete="false" />
> > > </Section>
> > > <Content ovf:id="out" xsi:type="ovf:VirtualSystem_Type">
> > > <Name>tmcowrhel6</Name>
> > > <TemplateId>5272b689-cd9f-4532-9b5d-2413eb7b9402</TemplateId>
> > > <Section ovf:id="5272b689-cd9f-4532-9b5d-2413eb7b9402"
> > >             ovf:required="false"
> > > xsi:type="ovf:OperatingSystemSection_Type">
> > > <Info>Guest Operating System</Info>
> > > <Description>RHEL6x64</Description>
> > > </Section>
> > > <Section xsi:type="ovf:VirtualHardwareSection_Type">
> > > <Info>1 CPU, 1024 Memeory</Info>
> > > <System>
> > > <vssd:VirtualSystemType>RHEVM 3.0.0.0</vssd:VirtualSystemType>
> > > </System>
> > > <Item>
> > > <rasd:Caption>Drive 1</rasd:Caption>
> > > <rasd:InstanceId>c0e51e1b-004e-4d10-abc0-8b9f5e21f3ad
> > > </rasd:InstanceId>
> > > <rasd:ResourceType>17</rasd:ResourceType>
> > > <rasd:HostResource>2b30e705-c1d6-4bd8-a6cd-a1fe8a70614f/c0e51e1b-004e-4d10-abc0-8b9f5e21f3ad
> > > </rasd:HostResource>
> > > </Item>
> > > </Section>
> > > </Content>
> > > </ovf:Envelope>
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > >Livnat
> > > >
> > > >
> > > The point is that the TemplatID [1] can have multiple child disks
> > > and each ch
> > > 
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