[ovirt-users] Template Independent vs Dependent

[J. Mikulec]

Thank you. J.M.

Dne 25.9.2014 v 11:04 Juan Hernandez napsal(a):
> On 09/24/2014 08:40 PM, J. Mikulec wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> if I create VM from template through web manager, it shows in General -
>> Template "Clone/Independent". When created through REST API, it shows
>> "Thin/Dependent". When it is Thin/Dependent, it is not possible to
>> remove used template but VM creation is much faster. I would like to
>> have more info about this but cannot find any. So I cannot find how to
>> create Independent with REST API.
>>
>> Thanks, Jiri
>
> You have to use the "disks.clone" parameter, for example:
>
> #!/bin/sh -ex
>
> url="https://ovirt.example.com/ovirt-engine/api"
> user="admin at internal"
> password="******"
>
> curl \
> --verbose \
> --insecure \
> --request POST \
> --user "${user}:${password}" \
> --header "Content-Type: application/xml" \
> --header "Accept: application/xml" \
> --data "
> <vm>
>    <name>myvm</name>
>    <cluster>
>      <name>mycluster</name>
>    </cluster>
>    <template>
>      <name>mytemplate</name>
>    </template>
>    <disks>
>      <clone>true</clone>
>    </disks>
> </vm>
> " \
> "${url}/vms"
>