NOTES.md

Dev-notes

Here are some notes on how to trigger various driver scripts:

datastore

clone

Used in various places. Storage -> Images -> Clone

cp

Storage -> Images -> Add Image -> Type: Readonly CD-ROM Datastore: linstor datastore

• Path from server Path: path to an uploaded iso on the server

-- Advance BUS: SCSI

export

???

mkfs

Storage -> Images -> Add Image -> Type: Generic storage datablock Datastore: linstor datastore Persistent: yes

• Empty disk image

-- Advance BUS: virtio Image mapping driver: qcow2

monitor

Periodically called

rm

Storage -> Images -> Trash symbol

snap_delete

Image needs to be unused and has snapshots.

Storage -> Images -> select image -> Snapshots -> delete

snap_flatten

Image needs to be unused and has snapshots.

Storage -> Images -> select image -> Snapshots -> flatten

snap_revert

Image needs to be unused and has snapshots.

Storage -> Images -> select image -> Snapshots -> revert

tm (transfer manager)

Most of these functions will only be trigger if run in an linstor system datastore

clone

???

context

Instantiate or migrate/live migrate a running VM to another host

cpds

Instances -> VM -> Running VM -> Storage -> Actions -> SaveAs(Disk symbol)

delete

Instances -> VM -> Trash symbol

ln

Instantiate a new VM with a image attached Or attaching a image to a VM

monitor

Periodically called

mv

Migrate offline VM to another host

mvds

Detach image from VM

postmigrate

Live migrate VM

premigrate

Live migrate VM

failmigrate

Called if a KVM migrate command failed, used for cleanup premigrate stuff

resize

Instances -> VM -> (Running) VM -> Storage -> Actions -> resize

snap_create

Instances -> VM -> Powered off VM -> Storage -> Actions -> snapshot

snap_creat_live

???

snap_delete

Instances -> VM -> Powered off VM -> Storage -> Actions -> delete snapshot

snap_revert

Instances -> VM -> Powered off VM -> Storage -> Actions -> revert to snapshot

mkswap

Add a volatile disk to an VM and instantiate

mkimage

Add a volatile non swap disk to an VM and instantiate