Thanks for the info, Punith!

Does that mean you are fixing the issue via Option2?

On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 7:52 AM, Punith S <punit...@cloudbyte.com> wrote:

> yes mike,
>
> w.r.t to option 1:
> it will be like creating a VM w.r.t ISO, where admin will have to specify
> the os disk(ROOT) disk size.
>
> for option 2:
> i have figured out the issue, post downloading the template to S3,
> cloudstack will again download the template from S3 to staging nfs store.
> here we need to access the file and process it with VHD processor in order
> to calculate the virtualsize but we are skipping this process,
> hence the virtual size is not being calculated while using the S3 or swift.
>
> the templates already present in the staging nfs storage cannot be applied
> to this process.
>
> for option 3:
> it's convenient to calculate the template virtual size while it is being
> copied from s3 to staged nfs store instead of staged nfs to primary,
> since admin might be using more than one primary stores.
>
> i'm fixing the issue, will post the patch ASAP for 4.5.snapshot.
>
> thanks!
>
> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Mike Tutkowski <
> mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> wrote:
>
>> By the way, for anyone new to this issue, this is what we're referring to
>> here:
>>
>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-7406
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 11:41 PM, Mike Tutkowski <
>> mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Great :) Then a question might be, "Is it too late in the game to
>>> interrogate the template to discover its virtual size if we're just about
>>> to copy the template to primary storage?"
>>>
>>> If it's not, this might be the place to run the logic to figure out the
>>> virtual size.
>>>
>>> Really, there are three big possibilities:
>>>
>>> 1) Just ask the end user to provide the virtual size (not commenting
>>> here on what happens for already-uploaded templates)
>>>
>>> or
>>>
>>> 2) Figure out the virtual size when the template is copied from object
>>> storage to secondary storage and update the DB with this info (not sure
>>> what happens if the template has already been copied to (secondary-storage)
>>> NFS because it was used before)
>>>
>>> or
>>>
>>> 3) Figure out the virtual size when the template is about to be copied
>>> from secondary storage to primary storage
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 11:35 PM, Sanjeev Neelarapu <
>>> sanjeev.neelar...@citrix.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Mike,
>>>>
>>>> You are right. Template gets copied to (secondary-storage) NFS before
>>>> being copied to primary storage
>>>>
>>>> -Sanjeev
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Mike Tutkowski [mailto:mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com]
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2014 10:55 AM
>>>> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
>>>> Cc: Punith S; Francois Gaudreault
>>>> Subject: Re: S3/Swift Problem around Virtual Size
>>>>
>>>> Hi Will,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the input!
>>>>
>>>> I like the idea of storing the virtual size as metadata in S3 or Swift
>>>> although this could require that the end user provide this value when
>>>> uploading the template.
>>>>
>>>> However, if we have the ability to determine the virtual size of the
>>>> template after it gets downloaded to (secondary-storage) NFS and we're able
>>>> to update the database with this info, then it would seem we would never
>>>> need to ask the user for this value.
>>>>
>>>> Either way, the tricky part might be if the template in object storage
>>>> has already been downloaded to (secondary-storage) NFS (say it was used
>>>> before). In this case, we won't need to download it to (secondary-storage)
>>>> NFS again (at least not in the same zone), so we won't have an easy
>>>> opportunity to figure out the virtual size upon download from object
>>>> storage.
>>>>
>>>> I wonder if it's too late in this process if we figured out the virtual
>>>> size before the copied template (now on (secondary-storage) NFS) gets
>>>> copied to primary storage. If we could do it at this point, then we
>>>> wouldn't have to worry about fixing the "legacy" situation because it would
>>>> just work out naturally. We would look in the DB to see if the virtual size
>>>> for this template is known and, if not, we could figure out the virtual
>>>> size before downloading from (secondary-storage) NFS to primary storage
>>>> each time. (Although I'm thinking this would come too late in the process
>>>> because we may have already asked the primary-storage plug-in to create the
>>>> necessary volume.)
>>>>
>>>> By the way, I'm assuming that a template gets copied to
>>>> (secondary-storage) NFS before being copied to primary storage. I'm not
>>>> super familiar with how this process works.
>>>>
>>>> Talk to you later,
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 10:59 PM, Will Stevens <wstev...@cloudops.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > My two cents on the topic.
>>>> >
>>>> > Ideally we would save the size in the object store metadata and
>>>> > retrieve it from the metadata if it is set.  If it is not set in the
>>>> > object store metadata, then when it is fetched, we have to put it on
>>>> > NFS and determine the size (then ideally save the metadata back to the
>>>> > object store) and remove the NFS copy.
>>>> >
>>>> > This way the NFS copy approach is only ever done once and then the
>>>> > data is populated (for backwards compatibility).  For all templates
>>>> > created after the patch, the metadata would be stored and retrieved
>>>> > without the need for the NFS copy.
>>>> >
>>>> > Is this feasible?
>>>> >
>>>> > Will
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > *Will STEVENS*
>>>> > Lead Developer
>>>> >
>>>> > *CloudOps* *| *Cloud Solutions Experts
>>>> > 420 rue Guy *|* Montreal *|* Quebec *|* H3J 1S6 w cloudops.com *|* tw
>>>> > @CloudOps_
>>>> >
>>>> > On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 12:48 AM, Mike Tutkowski <
>>>> > mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > > Hi Punith,
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Thanks for putting in time on this!
>>>> > >
>>>> > > So, option 1 occurs after we download the template to S3 or Swift.
>>>> > > We
>>>> > then
>>>> > > have to copy it to NFS so that we can determine the virtual size?
>>>> > > Relatively slow, but it would work.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > If we went this route, would we then delete that template from the
>>>> > > NFS share since its immediate purpose was so we could figure out the
>>>> > > virtual size or would we leave it on that share?
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Option 2 is to allow the user who uploads such a template to specify
>>>> > > the size needed for the root disk (i.e. at least the virtual size of
>>>> > > the template...perhaps larger)?
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Does that sound like I understood the options?
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Thanks!
>>>> > > Mike
>>>> > >
>>>> > > On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 10:34 PM, Punith S <punit...@cloudbyte.com>
>>>> > wrote:
>>>> > >
>>>> > > > hi mike,
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > i have figured out the issue, in NFS secondary storage the virtual
>>>> > > > size
>>>> > > is
>>>> > > > been calculated by the VHD Processor by accessing the vhd
>>>> template.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > but in case of S3, cloudstack is not able to access the template
>>>> > > > but it only gets to know the physical size of the template!
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > in order to solve this, we need to download the template from S3
>>>> > > > to another secondary nfs storage and access the template to
>>>> > > > calculate the virtual size.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > if the above solution seems to be complicated, we shall have a
>>>> > > > quick
>>>> > fix
>>>> > > > where virtual size i.e the size of the SAN volume shall be
>>>> > > > created(like small-20g, medium-40g) for people using the
>>>> templates from S3.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > any feedback's ?
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 6:34 AM, Mike Tutkowski <
>>>> > > > mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> wrote:
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > >> Hi Punith,
>>>> > > >>
>>>> > > >> Have you been able to make any progress with regards to this
>>>> > > >> Swift/S3 issue?
>>>> > > >>
>>>> > > >> Thanks!
>>>> > > >> Mike
>>>> > > >>
>>>> > > >> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 7:43 AM, Punith S
>>>> > > >> <punit...@cloudbyte.com>
>>>> > > wrote:
>>>> > > >>
>>>> > > >> > hi
>>>> > > >> >
>>>> > > >> > think i had a timeout problem!
>>>> > > >> > on the second try the template has been downloaded to the S3
>>>> > > >> > bucket
>>>> > > and
>>>> > > >> > the management server shows the status as download complete
>>>> > > >> > with
>>>> > > >> template
>>>> > > >> > size as 1.6G instead of its virtual size 20G.
>>>> > > >> >
>>>> > > >> > and i see the template's status as Download Complete but it
>>>> > > >> > seems it
>>>> > > is
>>>> > > >> > not getting installed ! refer the attachment
>>>> > > >> >
>>>> > > >> > can anyone explain the "installing template" after the download
>>>> > > >> completes ?
>>>> > > >> >
>>>> > > >> >
>>>> > > >> > On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 9:18 AM, Marcus <shadow...@gmail.com>
>>>> > wrote:
>>>> > > >> >
>>>> > > >> >> Per Edisons comments about not knowing the image size, can't
>>>> > > >> >> we
>>>> > just
>>>> > > >> set
>>>> > > >> >> some headers and store metadata with the template in S3 to
>>>> > > >> >> save the virtual size when the template is registered? I'm
>>>> > > >> >> assuming here that the
>>>> > SSVM
>>>> > > >> does
>>>> > > >> >> the work of pulling the template in and uploading to S3. Or it
>>>> > could
>>>> > > be
>>>> > > >> >> stored in the template table?
>>>> > > >> >> On Aug 26, 2014 9:11 PM, "Francois Gaudreault" <
>>>> > > >> fgaudrea...@cloudops.com>
>>>> > > >> >> wrote:
>>>> > > >> >>
>>>> > > >> >> > Looks like your SSVM cannot reach Internet properly?
>>>> > > >> >> >
>>>> > > >> >> > FG
>>>> > > >> >> >
>>>> > > >> >> > On 2014-08-26, 11:14 AM, Punith S wrote:
>>>> > > >> >> >
>>>> > > >> >> >> hi francois,
>>>> > > >> >> >>
>>>> > > >> >> >> since i'm not having a swift setup, i'm using the s3
>>>> bucket.
>>>> > > >> >> >>
>>>> > > >> >> >> and as you recommended i got the SSVM up with seeded nfs
>>>> > storage,
>>>> > > >> >> >>
>>>> > > >> >> >> post that i removed the nfs secondary storage and added the
>>>> > > >> >> >> S3
>>>> > > with
>>>> > > >> >> >> staging nfs store as the new sec storage, since you cannot
>>>> > > >> >> >> have
>>>> > > any
>>>> > > >> nfs
>>>> > > >> >> >> secondary storage while using the S3.
>>>> > > >> >> >>
>>>> > > >> >> >> on registering the a new template, i'm getting template
>>>> > > >> >> >> status
>>>> > > >> >> as*Unable
>>>> > > >> >> >> to execute HTTP request: No route to host* in
>>>> > > >> >> >> managementserver.log
>>>> > > >> >> >>
>>>> > > >> >> >> 2014-08-26 20:41:07,502 DEBUG [o.a.c.s.RemoteHostEndPoint]
>>>> > > >> >> >> (Timer-24:ctx-b68380cd) Sending command
>>>> > > >> org.apache.cloudstack.storage.
>>>> > > >> >> >> command.DownloadProgressCommand to host: 10
>>>> > > >> >> >> 2014-08-26 20:41:07,507 DEBUG [c.c.a.t.Request]
>>>> > > >> (Timer-24:ctx-b68380cd)
>>>> > > >> >> >> Seq 10-5684105679694996125: Sending  { Cmd , MgmtId:
>>>> > 52242179434,
>>>> > > >> via:
>>>> > > >> >> >> 10(s-142-VM), Ver: v1, Flags: 100011,
>>>> [{"org.apache.cloudstack.
>>>> > > >> >> >>
>>>> > > >> storage.command.DownloadProgressCommand":{"jobId":"d43a17c9-3b03-
>>>> > > >> 4ff9-
>>>> > > >> >> >> 8906-e1d155981e86","request":"GET_STATUS","hvm":true,"
>>>> > > >> >> >>
>>>> > > >>
>>>> description":"centext","maxDownloadSizeInBytes":53687091200,"id":209,"
>>>> > > >> >> >> resourceType":"TEMPLATE","installPath":"template/tmpl/2/
>>>> > > >> >> >> 209/209-2-b624436c-5f37-30d4-8eaf-81582eb0d39d","_store":{"
>>>> > > >> >> >> com.cloud.agent.api.to.S3TO":{"id":14,"uuid":"e4afd7bb-39ea
>>>> > > >> >> >> - 4128-ab93-f8a09b1d5e03","bucketName":"test-cloudstack",
>>>> > > >> >> >> "httpsFlag":false,"created":"Aug 26, 2014 8:16:24
>>>> > > >> >> PM","enableRRS":false,"
>>>> > > >> >> >> maxSingleUploadSizeInBytes":5368709120}},"url":"http://
>>>> > > >> >> >>
>>>> download.cloud.com/templates/builtin/centos56-x86_64.vhd.bz
>>>> > > >> >> >> 2
>>>> > > >> >> >>
>>>> > > >> >>
>>>> > > >>
>>>> > >
>>>> > ","format":"VHD","accountId":2,"name":"209-2-b624436c-5f37-30d4-8eaf-8
>>>> > 1582eb0d39d","wait":0}}]
>>>> > > >> >> >> }
>>>> > > >> >> >> 2014-08-26 20:41:07,556 DEBUG [c.c.a.t.Request]
>>>> > > >> >> >> (AgentManager-Handler-10:null) Seq 10-5684105679694996125:
>>>> > > >> >> Processing:  {
>>>> > > >> >> >> Ans: , MgmtId: 52242179434, via: 10, Ver: v1, Flags: 10,
>>>> > > >> >> >> [{"com.cloud.agent.api.storage.DownloadAnswer":{"
>>>> > > >> >> >> jobId":"d43a17c9-3b03-4ff9-8906-e1d155981e86","
>>>> > > >> >> >> downloadPct":0,"errorString":"No route to
>>>> > host","downloadStatus":"
>>>> > > >> >> >> DOWNLOAD_ERROR","installPath":"template/tmpl/2/209/209-2-
>>>> > > >> >> >> b624436c-5f37-30d4-8eaf-81582eb0d39d","templateSize":
>>>> > > >> >> >> 0,"templatePhySicalSize":0,"result":true,"details":"No
>>>> > > >> >> >> route to host","wait":0}}] }
>>>> > > >> >> >>
>>>> > > >> >> >> but i don't see any logging happening in secondary storage
>>>> > > >> >> >> vm's
>>>> > > >> >> cloud.log
>>>> > > >> >> >>
>>>> > > >> >> >> not sure this error is happening due to S3!
>>>> > > >> >> >>
>>>> > > >> >> >>
>>>> > > >> >> >> thanks!
>>>> > > >> >> >>
>>>> > > >> >> >
>>>> > > >> >> >
>>>> > > >> >> > --
>>>> > > >> >> > Francois Gaudreault
>>>> > > >> >> > Gestionnaire de Produit | Product Manager - Cloud Platform &
>>>> > > Services
>>>> > > >> >> > t:514-629-6775
>>>> > > >> >> >
>>>> > > >> >> > CloudOps Votre partenaire infonuagique | Cloud Solutions
>>>> > > >> >> > Experts
>>>> > > >> >> > 420 rue Guy | Montreal | Quebec | H3J 1S6
>>>> > > >> >> > w: cloudops.com | tw: @CloudOps_
>>>> > > >> >> >
>>>> > > >> >> >
>>>> > > >> >>
>>>> > > >> >
>>>> > > >> >
>>>> > > >> >
>>>> > > >> > --
>>>> > > >> > regards,
>>>> > > >> >
>>>> > > >> > punith s
>>>> > > >> > cloudbyte.com
>>>> > > >> >
>>>> > > >>
>>>> > > >>
>>>> > > >>
>>>> > > >> --
>>>> > > >> *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>*™*
>>>> > > >>
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > --
>>>> > > > regards,
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > punith s
>>>> > > > cloudbyte.com
>>>> > > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > > --
>>>> > > *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>*™*
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> *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>*™*
>>
>
>
>
> --
> regards,
>
> punith s
> cloudbyte.com
>



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