[pve-devel] volume rename not possible for sheepdog && nexenta

[Dietmar Maurer]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexandre DERUMIER [mailto:aderumier at odiso.com]
> Sent: Montag, 28. Jänner 2013 10:34
> To: Dietmar Maurer
> Cc: pve-devel at pve.proxmox.com
> Subject: Re: volume rename not possible for sheepdog && nexenta
> 
> >>I though a sheepdog base image is just a snapshot?
> >>
> >>All we need to do is to create a snapshot, the delete the original?
> 
> For sheepdog : we can make a snapshot, clone it (with base- name), and
> delete the original volume.
> (sheepdog can delete parent without problem, datas are not deleted)
> 
> But for nexenta, it really seem to be not possible.
> 
> Maybe futur storages won't have the possibily to rename volume ? (yes,
> that's weird)
> 
> 
> What do think of my proposal (copy template from vm) ?
> I'd like the idea to not break to original vm, so if the template is wrong, we
> can simply make change in the vm and remake a new template.
> 
> 
> ----- Mail original -----
> 
> De: "Dietmar Maurer" <dietmar at proxmox.com>
> À: "Alexandre DERUMIER" <aderumier at odiso.com>, pve-
> devel at pve.proxmox.com
> Envoyé: Lundi 28 Janvier 2013 10:22:09
> Objet: RE: volume rename not possible for sheepdog && nexenta
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Alexandre DERUMIER [mailto:aderumier at odiso.com]
> > Sent: Montag, 28. Jänner 2013 10:20
> > To: pve-devel at pve.proxmox.com; Dietmar Maurer
> > Subject: volume rename not possible for sheepdog && nexenta
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > volume rename is not possible for sheepdog (I have asked in the
> > sheepdog mailing list), and not implemented in nexenta api. (seem to
> > cause problems with snapshot-clone dependencies).
> 
> I though a sheepdog base image is just a snapshot?
> 
> All we need to do is to create a snapshot, the delete the original?