Re: [Openstack] storage for virtual machines
Hi, If you planned to use Swift to store the virtual images disk and run instance over Swift: it's not possible. If you planned to use swift for nova-volume (cinder) and attaching disk: it's also not possible. Swift is *NOT*: - a filesystem - a block device Perhaps, Swift can be use as a backend for Glance and of course object storage like S3. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Cheers. On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Udit Agarwal fzdu...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I have setup nova compute and storage on different nodes. I want to create new virtual machine images on my nova compute node. I also want to configure these virtual machines to use swift(openstack storage that is setup on a different node) for their storage purposes. But I have no idea how to do this? Can anyone help me in this matter. ** ** Thanks in advance. ** ** --Udit Agarwal ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Openstack] storage for virtual machines
Sebastien, you are correct. Udit, you will need to provide a bit more information on what you are looking to do with Swift. Thanks, -jay p.s. sorry for top-posting. On 06/12/2012 08:02 AM, Sébastien Han wrote: Hi, If you planned to use Swift to store the virtual images disk and run instance over Swift: it's not possible. If you planned to use swift for nova-volume (cinder) and attaching disk: it's also not possible. Swift is *NOT*: * a filesystem * a block device Perhaps, Swift can be use as a backend for Glance and of course object storage like S3. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Cheers. On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Udit Agarwal fzdu...@gmail.com mailto:fzdu...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I have setup nova compute and storage on different nodes. I want to create new virtual machine images on my nova compute node. I also want to configure these virtual machines to use swift(openstack storage that is setup on a different node) for their storage purposes. But I have no idea how to do this? Can anyone help me in this matter. __ __ Thanks in advance. __ __ --Udit Agarwal ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net mailto:openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Openstack] storage for virtual machines
I believe swift CAN be used as a block device via FUSE, and I believe it has been done before. I wouldn't recommend it though. -Matt On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 8:37 AM, Jay Pipes jaypi...@gmail.com wrote: Sebastien, you are correct. Udit, you will need to provide a bit more information on what you are looking to do with Swift. Thanks, -jay p.s. sorry for top-posting. On 06/12/2012 08:02 AM, Sébastien Han wrote: Hi, If you planned to use Swift to store the virtual images disk and run instance over Swift: it's not possible. If you planned to use swift for nova-volume (cinder) and attaching disk: it's also not possible. Swift is *NOT*: * a filesystem * a block device Perhaps, Swift can be use as a backend for Glance and of course object storage like S3. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Cheers. On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Udit Agarwal fzdu...@gmail.com mailto:fzdu...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I have setup nova compute and storage on different nodes. I want to create new virtual machine images on my nova compute node. I also want to configure these virtual machines to use swift(openstack storage that is setup on a different node) for their storage purposes. But I have no idea how to do this? Can anyone help me in this matter. __ __ Thanks in advance. __ __ --Udit Agarwal __**_ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~**openstackhttps://launchpad.net/%7Eopenstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net mailto:openstack@lists.**launchpad.netopenstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~**openstackhttps://launchpad.net/%7Eopenstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/**ListHelphttps://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp __**_ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~**openstackhttps://launchpad.net/%7Eopenstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~**openstackhttps://launchpad.net/%7Eopenstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/**ListHelphttps://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp __**_ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~**openstackhttps://launchpad.net/%7Eopenstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~**openstackhttps://launchpad.net/%7Eopenstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/**ListHelphttps://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Openstack] storage for virtual machines
On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 6:03 PM, Matt Joyce matt.jo...@cloudscaling.com wrote: I believe swift CAN be used as a block device via FUSE, and I believe it has been done before. I wouldn't recommend it though. well anything is possible with FUSE ;-) I would not recommend it as well but FWIW here is the URL of the projects : https://github.com/redbo/cloudfuse/ https://github.com/memset/pycloudfuse Chmouel. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
