[pve-devel] [PATCH] implement vdisk_clone and vdisk_create_base

[Alexandre DERUMIER]

>>I would simply use a reasonable default snapshot name. Using '@base' is good, but maybe 
>>this can clash with user specified names (live snapshots)? So we are better off using an uncommon 
>>name, something like '__base__' (if the backend allows that)? 

Yes, sure, no problem. I'll look on differents storage what string we can use.


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De: "Dietmar Maurer" <dietmar at proxmox.com> 
À: "Alexandre DERUMIER" <aderumier at odiso.com> 
Cc: pve-devel at pve.proxmox.com 
Envoyé: Jeudi 31 Janvier 2013 11:02:59 
Objet: RE: [pve-devel] [PATCH] implement vdisk_clone and vdisk_create_base 

> For rbd,sheepdog,nexenta : 
> - We can assume that snapshot name to clone is always "@base" if the 
> volume is a base volume. 
> - Or specify the snapname in base volid. (But you don't want base-6000-disk- 
> 9 at base/vm-7000-disk-9) 

I would simply use a reasonable default snapshot name. Using '@base' is good, but maybe 
this can clash with user specified names (live snapshots)? So we are better off using an uncommon 
name, something like '__base__' (if the backend allows that)?