libvirt: Use Libvirt Storage Pools
Currently, the libvirt driver does not make use of libvirt's storage pools
and volumes. Using libvirt storage pools would simplify adding support for
new image backends, as well as facilitating cold migrations (see https:/
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Not started
- Approver:
- John Garbutt
- Priority:
- Medium
- Drafter:
- Solly Ross
- Direction:
- Needs approval
- Assignee:
- Paul Carlton
- Definition:
- Pending Approval
- Series goal:
- Proposed for newton
- Implementation:
-
Unknown
- Milestone target:
- None
- Started by
- Completed by
Related branches
Related bugs
Sprints
Whiteboard
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Blueprint to use libvirt storage pools
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Blueprint to use libvirt storage pools
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Blueprint to use libvirt storage pools
Seems unlikely for Juno now --johnthetubaguy 29th July 2014
It's actually almost finished (I just have to make absolutely sure there's no weird bugs when doing migration) -- sross, 29th July 2014
Gerrit topic: https:/
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count image files on NFS as shared block storage
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Implement Libvirt Storage Pools Image Backend
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Make Nova Baremetal Use Its Own ImageCacheManager
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Make Libvirt ImageCacheManager use a Storage Pool
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Introduce the Libvirt Storage Image Backend
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Enable Transitioning To Libvirt Storage
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Support RBD in the Libvirt Storage Pool Backend
Sorry, this does not have enough positive reviews to make it for juno-3, please resubmit for kilo. For more information, please contact me (johnthetubaguy) via IRC or email. --johnthetubaguy 2nd September 2014
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Blueprint to use libvirt storage pools
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Support Resizing and Checking Filesystems with VFS
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Libvirt: transition to pool backend on migrate
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Libvirt: transition to pool backend on reboot
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Libvirt: transition to pool backend on blk migrate
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VFS: Fix test patching oslo.utils.
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Libvirt: Add support for storage XML to config
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Libvirt: Introduce Storage Pool Utilities
There is a lot of code here, but this seems like one we want to get into kilo, so leaving here for now. --johnthetubaguy 3 Feb 2015
Please note we need to re-propose the spec for Mitaka to get this approved --johnthethetubaguy 20151110
deferred to newton --johnthetubaguy 2nd March 2016
Pending Patches
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use libvirt storage pools
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Add a lock() context manager to image backend
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Rename Raw backend to NoBacking
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Implement import_file for LVM backend
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Make import_file do its own cleanup
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Introduce ImageCacheLocalPool
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Remove fake_imagebacke
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Rename Image.check_
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Remove deprecated option libvirt.
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Only attempt to inject files if the injection disk exists
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Implement import_file for ploop backend
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WIP: Create storage pools and volumes
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Update libvirt to use create_from_func and check_backing_
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Add Image.create_
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Add check_backing_
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Implementation of Libvirt Storage Pools
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Libvirt Storage Pools unit tests fixes
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