Well, as long as the API to standalone ESX is similar to vCenter's API (which much of it is, I think), it might not be a ton of work to get the managed storage part to work, but it's hard to say.
On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 9:53 AM, Tim Mackey <tmac...@gmail.com> wrote: > Mike, > > I wouldn't expect things with the VMware Hypervisor (what they refer to > standalone ESXi) to work out of the box. Since you can't cluster things, > I'd expect only raw iSCSI to work, but it's been years since I've worked > with raw ESXi. > > -tim > > > On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 11:40 AM, Mike Tutkowski < > mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> wrote: > > > Or I'd like to know if it doesn't work (as is the case for Hyper-V until > I > > get time to add that kind of support for it). > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 9:37 AM, Mike Tutkowski < > > mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> wrote: > > > > > I know, for example, that I'd like to test out that managed storage > works > > > with it. > > > > > > I've added support for managed storage to XenServer, ESX/vCenter, and > KVM > > > for CloudStack. > > > > > > Another hypervisor type - to me personally - means I'd to verify > managed > > > storage works with it. > > > > > > Depending on how radical the changes for an ESX-only solution are, it > may > > > or may not work "out of the box" for managed storage. > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 9:30 AM, Ivan Efremov <e...@yandex.ru> wrote: > > > > > >> Hi Alex, > > >> > > >> How do you think, what is the rough estimation of adding ESX API > support > > >> to CloudStack? > > >> AFAIU the main point of integration of the new API is > > >> plugins/hypervisors. Are there any other major points that should be > > >> patched when adding a new hypervisor type? > > >> > > >> > > >> Thanks, > > >> Ivan > > >> > > >> 18.06.2014, 18:24, "Alex Huang" <alex.hu...@citrix.com>: > > >> > IIRC, the reason is because the vCenter API is more powerful than > the > > >> ESX API. At the time (before Apache), the features that requested > > needed > > >> vCenter. There's currently no proposal to use plain ESXi. Would love > to > > >> see one though. > > >> > > > >> > --Alex > > >> >> -----Original Message----- > > >> >> From: Ivan Efremov [mailto:e...@yandex.ru] > > >> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 8:26 PM > > >> >> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > > >> >> Subject: Managing individual ESXi instances > > >> >> > > >> >> Hi all, > > >> >> > > >> >> I've sent this mail to the users list but this one looks as the > > >> better destination. > > >> >> > > >> >> I'm new to the CloudStack platform and I'm wondering why the > > platform > > >> >> does need the vCenter API and can not use ESXi directly, > > >> >> > > >> >> Can anyone elaborate on this? > > >> >> Are there any proposals for adding ESXi integration to CloudStack? > > >> >> > > >> >> Thanks, > > >> >> Ivan > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > *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>*™* > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > *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>*™* > > > -- *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>*™*
