I've created an issue in github. In the meantime, I've also been able to use Service Offerings and can confirm that this does offer a workaround. Thanks for the suggestion Jithin!
Kind regards, Jeroen Kleijer On Mon, Dec 9, 2024 at 2:43 PM Nux <n...@li.nux.ro> wrote: > So the UI does not cover 100% of the API. > You will find things that are not covered by the UI, either by > deliberate omission or bug, this happens and it's normal. > > The ultimate test is to try it with the API or cmk, if that works then > you know at least you can work around it and most likely you haven't > done anything "stupid" as you say. :) > > > > On 2024-12-09 13:36, Jeroen Kleijer wrote: > > Hi nux, > > > > I'll create an issue in github. > > My main concern was trying to determine whether I was doing something > > stupid in if not, then create an issue :) > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Jeroen Kleijer > > > > On Mon, Dec 9, 2024 at 2:32 PM Nux <n...@li.nux.ro> wrote: > > > >> It'd be great if you opened an issue in github and signal that the UI > >> is > >> not capable of selecting a cluster. > >> Unsure whether this would be a bug or an improvement at this point, > >> maybe the latter. > >> > >> On 2024-12-09 13:22, Jeroen Kleijer wrote: > >> > Hi all, > >> > > >> > Thanks for the responses. > >> > I'll have to look into the tags and service offerings but I've done > >> > some > >> > tests using some ansible code and using my user account, I was able to > >> > deploy VMs in both cluster CL01 and CL02 and properly tell it to > create > >> > the > >> > instance in that cluster. When I tried to specifically state on which > >> > host > >> > it should be created, I get the message back that "Parameter hostid > can > >> > only be specified by a Root Admin, permission denied" > >> > > >> > I'll have a look to see if service offerings and tags can bring me > >> > something but I'm getting a feeling that, out of the box, granting > >> > users > >> > additional permissions (API calls), won't make the POD/Cluster/Host > >> > selection appear while creating a new instance. Given that I am able > to > >> > (manually) select the cluster while using the API, I'm inclined to say > >> > that > >> > it's in the GUI. (but I'd be more than happy to be proven wrong :) ) > >> > > >> > Kind regards, > >> > > >> > Jeroen Kleijer > >> > > >> > On Mon, Dec 9, 2024 at 12:54 PM Nux <n...@li.nux.ro> wrote: > >> > > >> >> If you try to deploy a VM via the API or cmk/cloudmonkey, can the > user > >> >> select the host or cluster? Trying to determine if it's a UI problem > >> >> or > >> >> more general. > >> >> Also, if you put AccountA in DomainA and then dedicated the cluster > to > >> >> DomainA (generically), does that change anything? > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On 2024-12-09 11:01, Jeroen Kleijer wrote: > >> >> > Hi all, > >> >> > > >> >> > We've set up Apache CloudStack (4.19.1.2), users are able to login > and > >> >> > we > >> >> > were able to dedicate resources to their accounts. > >> >> > We basically created an Account A and dedicated two clusters to it, > >> >> > called > >> >> > CL01 and CL02. > >> >> > Our Account A has been assigned the role of "User" since all user > >> >> > accounts > >> >> > only need to be able to create VMs, delete them and stop and start > >> >> > them. > >> >> > However, we would like the people in Account A, when deploying a > new > >> >> > instance, to be able to choose between cluster CL01 and CL02 (and > >> >> > perhaps > >> >> > even the individual hosts if possible) > >> >> > > >> >> > I've looked into the role "User", created a copy of it and added > >> >> > several > >> >> > "list" API calls to it, such as listPods, listClusters, listHosts, > >> >> > listDedicatedClusters and listDedicatedHosts, but when a user > creates > >> a > >> >> > new > >> >> > instance through the GUI, the selection of the pod, cluster or > host is > >> >> > not > >> >> > offered. (the selection of zone is offered though) > >> >> > > >> >> > How would I go about doing this where an end-user is restricted and > >> >> > doesn't > >> >> > need to see more than they should but still have the option of > >> choosing > >> >> > between the resources that belong to them? (if this is even > possible > >> at > >> >> > all) > >> >> > > >> >> > Kind regards, > >> >> > > >> >> > Jeroen Kleijer > >> >> > >> >
