Ah, OK - thanks for the info!
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 1:55 AM, Sateesh Chodapuneedi < sateesh.chodapune...@citrix.com> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ram Ganesh [mailto:ram.gan...@citrix.com] > > Sent: 11 July 2013 11:16 > > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org; Ahmad Emneina > > Subject: RE: Using VMware from CloudStack > > > > Association of DC to a Zone was introduced as part of [1]. With this > change VCenter details at the "Add Cluster" page should be optional to > > take care of legacy zones(zones created prior to [1] support). This > could be a bug in UI > > > > [1] > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Mapping+model+for+CloudStack+zone+and+Vmware+datacenter > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Mike Tutkowski [mailto:mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com] > > > Sent: 11 July 2013 01:57 > > > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org; Ahmad Emneina > > > Subject: Re: Using VMware from CloudStack > > > > > > Hi Ahmad, > > > > > > Yeah, it seems to ask for vCenter credentials both when adding the > > > VMware Datacenter to the Zone and when creating a CS Cluster based on > > > a VMware Cluster. > > > > > > Interesting > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 2:02 PM, Ahmad Emneina <aemne...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > one typically adds a cluster during zone creation or adds the > > > > cluster as a unit (which maps to the vmware dc/cluster). I believe > > > > at the cluster addition phase, is where you should be prompted for > > > > credentials. Give that a try, see if you get any miles out of that. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 12:35 PM, Mike Tutkowski < > > > > mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > I've been primarily working on the 4.2 branch as of late and was > > > > > setting > > > > up > > > > > a VMware cluster for the first time in a while. > > > > > > > > > > I noticed from an error message that before I can set up a cluster > > > > > based > > > > on > > > > > VMware that I must add the VMware Datacenter to the Zone. I went > > > > > ahead > > > > and > > > > > did this. > > > > > > > > > > I then came back to the Add Cluster dialog and am wondering why at > > > > > this point we ask for the vCenter host, username, password, and > > > > > datacenter. It would seem I already filled in this info when I > > > > > associated the VMware Datacenter to the Zone. Am I missing > > > > > something here? > > Hi Mike, > > Yes, vCenter host & datacenter should be optional. UI is displaying them > as optional (by not having red * against these text fields). There exists a > bug related to this CLOUDSTACK-3460. > Credentials of cluster are asked for each cluster. Idea is to let > customers specify the credentials specific to a cluster. This could be > handy for customer who have clusters managed by a specific role/user, if > any, which is different from user specified for entire zone. > > +1 for making credentials fields as optional so that we consider customers > who have single user managing all clusters in zone. In that case, we > default to credentials specified at zone level i.e. the credentials > provided while adding VMware DC to zone. For this I added ticket > CLOUDSTACK- 3461 > > Hope that helps. > > - Sateesh > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for filling me in on this! > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > *Mike Tutkowski* > > > > > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > > > > > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > > > > > o: 303.746.7302 > > > > > Advancing the way the world uses the > > > > > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> > > > > > *(tm)* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > *Mike Tutkowski* > > > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > > > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > > > o: 303.746.7302 > > > Advancing the way the world uses the > > > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> > > > *(tm)* > -- *Mike Tutkowski* *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com o: 303.746.7302 Advancing the way the world uses the cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> *™*
