[Kimchi-devel] [RFC] Change guest boot order on REST API

[Ramon Medeiros]

On 06/08/2016 04:38 PM, Aline Manera wrote:
>
>
> On 06/01/2016 05:12 PM, Ramon Medeiros wrote:
>> Propose: Kimchi allow to change boot order ("fd", "hd", "cdrom" or 
>> "network")
>>
>> hd device can specify which disk will be booted
>>
>> Rest API will receive answer from
>>
>
> I think we can list bootorder among with other VM information provided 
> by GET method and update it using PUT method
>
> GET /vms/<name>
> { ...
>    bootorder: [...]
> }
>
> PUT /vms/<name> {bootorder: [<new values>]
>
ok
>
>> /plugins/kimchi/<VM NAME>/bootorder
>>
>> {[{"dev": "hd"}]} or a list: {[{"dev": "hd"}, {"dev": "cdrom"}]}
>>
>> Doubts:
>>
>> How we can edit the bootloader? Like the list above or a kind of 
>> fixed list?
>>
>> Libvirt provides bootmenu too, which allows users to pick a device in 
>> the beginning. Must have it? 
>
> It would be good to have bootmenu enabled too.
> I think there is an issue for it too and it is assigned to you. So if 
> you want to send a patch for it, I am fine! Just do not mix things. 
> One patch set for boot order and other, to enable boot menu.
>
I did not make bootmenu worked, even manually, so i will skip this. I 
will look more examples and send a separated patch as you asked to.
>> -- 
>>
>> Ramon Nunes Medeiros
>> Kimchi Developer
>> Linux Technology Center Brazil
>> IBM Systems & Technology Group
>> Phone : +55 19 2132 7878
>> ramonn at br.ibm.com  
>>
>>
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Ramon Nunes Medeiros
Kimchi Developer
Linux Technology Center Brazil
IBM Systems & Technology Group
Phone : +55 19 2132 7878
ramonn at br.ibm.com

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