[pve-devel] [PATCH storage/qemu-server/pve-manager] implement ova/ovf import for directory type storages

[Dominik Csapak]

On 4/17/24 15:11, Fabian Grünbichler wrote:
> On April 16, 2024 3:18 pm, Dominik Csapak wrote:
>> This series enables importing ova/ovf from directory based storages,
>> inclusive upload/download via the webui (ova only).
>>
>> It also improves the ovf importer by parsing the ostype, nics, bootorder
>> (and firmware from vmware exported files).
>>
>> I currently opted to move the OVF.pm to pve-storage, since there is no
>> real other place where we could put it. Building a seperate package
>> from qemu-servers git repo would also not be ideal, since we still
>> have a cyclic dev dependency then
>> (If someone has a better idea how to handle that, please do tell, and
>> i can do that in a v2)
>>
>> There are surely some wrinkles left i did not think of, but all in all,
>> it should be pretty usable. E.g. i downloaded some ovas, uploaded them
>> on my cephfs in my virtual cluster, and successfully imported that with
>> live-import.
>>
>> The biggest caveat when importing from ovas is that we have to
>> temporarily extract the disk images. I opted for doing that into the
>> import storage, but if we have a better idea where to put that, i can
>> implement it in a v2 (or as a follow up). For example, we could add a
>> new 'tmpdir' parameter to the create call and use that for extractig.
> 
> something is wrong with the permissions, since the import images are not
> added to check_volume_access, I can now upload an OVA, but not see it
> afterwards ;)
> 
> I guess if a user has upload rights for improt images
> (Datastore.AllocateTemplate), they should also be able to see and use
> (and remove) import images?
> 

ah yes, i forgot to add it there.

but FWICS isos can have the same problem?
upload only requires 'Datastore.AllocateTemplate' but seeing them requires
'Datastore.AllocateSpace' or 'Datastore.Audit'

is that a mistake?

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