[Users] Disk quota and templates bug?

[Doron Fediuck]

Thanks Jure,
That's an interesting observation on the template having
a thinly provisioned disk. We'll look into it and update.

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jure Kranjc" <jure.kranjc at arnes.si>
> To: "Ofri Masad" <omasad at redhat.com>
> Cc: "Greg Padgett" <gpadgett at redhat.com>, users at ovirt.org, "Doron Fediuck" <dfediuck at redhat.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 10:00:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [Users] Disk quota and templates bug?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Yes, the user which tries to create a VM is a quota consumer, his quota
> is defined on a datacenter. Storage quota for that perticular user is
> set for 'all storage domains' (tried setting storage quota only on
> storage domain, same result). We noticed that the bug only shows when we
> create a VM from a template with thin provisioned disk. If template's
> disk is preallocated, newly created disks are assigned ok (doesn't
> matter if new VM's disk is preallocated or thin provisioned).
> Let me know if you need more info.
> JureKr
> 
> On 2.6.2013 14:37, Ofri Masad wrote:
> > Hi Jure,
> >
> > The opened bug is not suppose to be in version 3.2.2
> > I've tried to reproduce the bug in 3.2.2 but could not reproduce it.
> >
> > I would like to get to the bottom of this and in order to do so I'll need
> > your help with a detailed description of the bug.
> > few things I would like to make sure:
> >   - The user which tries to create the VM from template is defined quota
> >   consumer for at least one quota.
> >   - The user quota include resource allocation to the storage domain which
> >   holds the VM disk.
> >
> > thanks in advance,
> > Ofri
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Doron Fediuck" <dfediuck at redhat.com>
> >> To: "Greg Padgett" <gpadgett at redhat.com>
> >> Cc: users at ovirt.org
> >> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 9:31:50 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [Users] Disk quota and templates bug?
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Greg Padgett" <gpadgett at redhat.com>
> >>> To: "Jure Kranjc" <jure.kranjc at arnes.si>
> >>> Cc: users at ovirt.org, "Doron Fediuck" <dfediuck at redhat.com>
> >>> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 3:02:34 AM
> >>> Subject: Re: [Users] Disk quota and templates bug?
> >>>
> >>> On 05/29/2013 10:05 AM, Jure Kranjc wrote:
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>> we've encountered an quota allocation problem which seems like a bug.
> >>>> Using engine 3.2.2. on CentOS, datacenter in enforced quota mode.
> >>>> Scenario:
> >>>>
> >>>> - Create a virtual machine, seal it and create template from it. Assign
> >>>> some quota to it.
> >>>> - Create a new user, set new quota limits to his username
> >>>> - This user creates a new VM from this template. In new server/desktop
> >>>> dialog, resource allocation, new disk gets set to user's quota (user
> >>>> only
> >>>> has permission for it's own quota). Create VM.
> >>>> - When VM is created it inherits the templates quota and not user's, as
> >>>> it
> >>>> should. So user is using templates disk quota. Quota for memory and vcpu
> >>>> works ok.
> >>>>
> >>>> No errors in engine.log.
> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>> Users mailing list
> >>>> Users at ovirt.org
> >>>> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users
> >>> Hi Jure,
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for reporting this.  I'm not well-versed enough with storage
> >>> quotas
> >>> to assess, but adding Doron who should be able to help.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Greg
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Hi Guys,
> >> This is indeed a bug which was reported a few weeks ago.
> >> It should be handled for 3.3.0.
> >> As a work around you should be able to modify the quota allocation
> >> after the VM is created.
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> >>
> 
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