[Users] Best way to request a new feature?

[Bob Doolittle]

Thanks.

I decided the first issue is really a bug. There should really be a 
different VM indication for:
- Powered down, vs
- System not ready to start up VMs
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062745

I realize this is one of those gray areas of "This behavior is by 
design" while the severity of this makes it more like a flaw than a 
missing feature I think. You can watch the VM tab forever during oVirt 
host startup and never know when the VMs are actually ready to start up.

I opened an RFE for auto-starting VMs once oVirt becomes ready, and 
auto-opening consoles for VMs at startup:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062740

In theory this could be separated into two RFEs.

Thanks,
    Bob

On 02/07/2014 04:16 PM, Itamar Heim wrote:
> On 02/07/2014 07:36 PM, Bob Doolittle wrote:
>> What's the best way to request a new feature?
>>
>> Do we manage a Wiki page for this somewhere? Or should I just open a
>> bug/rfe?
>>
>> The feature I'd like to see:
>>
>> It would be nice if the Admin page had an indication either on the VMs
>> page or in the left navigation frame when everything is in place for
>> starting VMs.
>>
>> Here's an example scenario to illustrate why this would be useful:
>>
>> Every morning I power up my Engine and Host machines. The first thing I
>> have to do is Activate my Host, and then monitor it while it comes up,
>> Contends and eventually assumes SPM responsibility. Then I can change to
>> the tab with my VMs and start up the one(s) I need, and open their
>> consoles.
>>
>> But I have to watch the Host tab until SPM is established, because when
>> looking at the VMs page there's no indication whether they can be
>> started up yet or not. Nothing unless I try to start one, and get a
>> pop-up error.
>>
>> Additional useful features:
>>
>> Is there any way to cause a VM to automatically power on as soon as
>> oVirt is ready to do so?
>> Is there any way to cause a console to automatically open up as soon as
>> a VM is started?
>>
>> -Bob
>>
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>
> best way is opening a BZ RFE, then promoting it via this mailing list 
> for extra attention (well, to the lifespan of emails. worth re-trying 
> on next version feature polling as well...)