Sathvika, Other than historic reasons, no, there isn't any. Anything the API supports could be implemented in the UI. It will always be behind.
On Sat, Aug 8, 2026 at 8:25 AM Ragi, Sathvika via dev <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Team, > > We noticed that the createVMSnapshot API successfully takes a snapshot of a > stopped KVM VM backed by an iSCSI storage pool. However, the CloudStack UI > blocks this action — the snapshot option is not available for such instances > in the UI. > > The filtering is in compute.js — the show condition for createVMSnapshot only > allows certain pool types for stopped KVM VMs. iSCSI is not in this list, so > the UI hides the option even though the API works. > > If the API supports it, is there a reason the UI restricts it? If not, can > iSCSI be added to the allowed pool types? > > Regards , > Sathvika > > > Get Outlook for Mac -- Daan
