Create a new volume from a snapshot with the EC2 api

Registered by MORITA Kazutaka

With this feature, we can create lots of same volumes from one golden snapshot, which is useful for hosting companies. This blueprint adds support for "--snapshot" option of euca-create-volume, and enable us to create a new volume from a existing snapshot volume.

Blueprint information

Status:
Complete
Approver:
Vish Ishaya
Priority:
High
Drafter:
MORITA Kazutaka
Direction:
Approved
Assignee:
MORITA Kazutaka
Definition:
Approved
Series goal:
Accepted for diablo
Implementation:
Implemented
Milestone target:
milestone icon 2011.3
Started by
MORITA Kazutaka
Completed by
Thierry Carrez

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First appeared in diablo-1

Now lp:~yamahata/nova/volume-clone is tested/working version
--yamahata
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Discussion will happen in the following session: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/snapshot-clone-boot

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