[Users] engine-image-uploader and /tmp size problem on fedora18

[Omer Frenkel]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gianluca Cecchi" <gianluca.cecchi at gmail.com>
> To: "Itamar Heim" <iheim at redhat.com>
> Cc: "Alon Bar-Lev" <alonbl at redhat.com>, "users" <users at ovirt.org>, "Omer Frenkel" <ofrenkel at redhat.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 7:14:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [Users] engine-image-uploader and /tmp size problem on fedora18
> 
> On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Itamar Heim wrote:
> 
> > you can take a live snapshot.
> > i don't remember if we allow exporting a snapshot of a running VM (no
> > technical reason not to).
> 
> I think there is no way. I tried on 3.2.1 and after a live snapshot if
> you select the line of the VM, the "export" is greyed out.
> If I further select "Snapshots" in bottom pane, then the details pane
> gets the line marked with
> 
> 2013-May-12, 18:03    Ok  test for export
> 
> already selected but there is no option to export anything...
> At the moment if you have only one snapshot you get two lines in
> "Snapshots" details pane
> 
> 2013-May-12, 18:03    Ok  test for export
> Current   Ok    Active VM
> 
> BTW: you can sort of select all the lines but the "Active VM' one.
> It would be fine to have the "export' link above selectable when you
> select a line different from the "Active VM" one.
> How to officially ask to implement this or something similar to export
> live snapshots?
> 
> > if we for some reason don't, you could clone the snapshot to a VM, then
> > export that VM (ugly, so i hope we support exporting a snapshot of a
> > running
> > VM)
> 
> yes, ugly and not feasible in my opinion.
> 

yes but tested it's possible.

> Thanks,
> Gianluca
>