Andy Kurth created VCL-1052:
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Summary: Prevent captures from failing if VM disk mode is
'dedicated' and the repository is not configured
Key: VCL-1052
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/VCL-1052
Project: VCL
Issue Type: Improvement
Components: vcld (backend)
Reporter: Andy Kurth
Assignee: Andy Kurth
Fix For: 2.5
VMware.pm's capture subroutine currently aborts if _vmprofile.vmdisk_ is set to
_dedicated_ and the repository path is not configured. This was done to
prevent _reclaim\_vmhost\_disk\_space_ from deleting image directories that may
be shared with other hosts. This is a common base image creation problem since
it hasn't been well-documented. The vcld.log error is:
{noformat}
VMware.pm:capture|660| ---- CRITICAL ----
VMware.pm:capture|660| 2017-05-24 08:22:23VMware.pm:capture|660|disk type is
set to 'dedicated' but the repository path is NOT configured for VM profile
'VMware ESXi - local storage', this configuration is not allowed because it may
result in vmdk directories being deleted without a backup copy saved in the
image repository
VMware.pm:capture|660| ( 0) VMware.pm, capture (line: 660)
VMware.pm:capture|660| (-1) image.pm, process (line: 179)
VMware.pm:capture|660| (-2) vcld, make_new_child (line: 587)
VMware.pm:capture|660| (-3) vcld, main (line: 348)
{noformat}
It would be better to add logic to _reclaim\_vmhost\_disk\_space_ to prevent
possible deletion and allow captures to proceed.
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