Ok, I've opened a ticket with your suggestion: http://dev.opennebula.org/issues/2132
Thanks for your input. -- Join us at OpenNebulaConf2013 <http://opennebulaconf.com> in Berlin, 24-26 September, 2013 -- Carlos Martín, MSc Project Engineer OpenNebula - The Open-source Solution for Data Center Virtualization www.OpenNebula.org | [email protected] | @OpenNebula<http://twitter.com/opennebula><[email protected]> On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 2:46 AM, Shankhadeep Shome <[email protected]>wrote: > How about this > > disk-snapshot vmid diskid img_name Sets the specified VM disk to be saved > in a new Image. The image record in the open nebula database is created > immediately however the contents are saved only after the VM is shut down > gracefully (i.e., using 'onevm shutdown' and not 'onevm delete') > > If '--live' is specified, the contents of the image will be saved while the > instance is active. > > > > On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Carlos Martín Sánchez < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> About the saveas - disk-snapshot rename, those kind of things are >> documented in the compatibility guide [1]. >> >> Regarding the help message, the deferred disk snapshot creates an >> OpenNebula Image, but that's only the internal resource. The disk contents >> are not copied until the VM is shutdown, so it is not a hot snapshot (we >> call those live snapshots). What would you change to make the message >> clearer? >> >> Regards >> >> [1] >> http://opennebula.org/documentation:rel4.0:compatibility#command_line_interface >> >> -- >> Join us at OpenNebulaConf2013 <http://opennebulaconf.com> in Berlin, >> 24-26 September, 2013 >> -- >> Carlos Martín, MSc >> Project Engineer >> OpenNebula - The Open-source Solution for Data Center Virtualization >> www.OpenNebula.org | [email protected] | >> @OpenNebula<http://twitter.com/opennebula><[email protected]> >> >> >> On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 7:23 AM, Shankhadeep Shome >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> ok never mind, I noticed that deferred snapshot does the same thing >>> however you may want to change the verbage in the definition. >>> >>> It says in onevm help >>> >>> >>> - >>> >>> disk-snapshot vmid diskid img_name Sets the specified VM disk to be >>> saved in a new Image. The Image is created immediately, but the contents >>> are saved only if the VM is shut down gracefully (i.e., using 'onevm >>> shutdown' and not 'onevm delete') >>> >>> If '--live' is specified, the Image will be saved immediately. >>> >>> States: ANY >>> valid options: type, live >>> >>> >>> Well, if it's created immediately then its hot snapshot even if it's >>> differed, I don't think that's what is intended with deferred. >>> >>> Shank >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 1:10 AM, Shankhadeep Shome <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> I used to be able to save the vm disk as a new image file from >>>> sunstone, it was the "save as" command equivalent from the console. It was >>>> very useful, I don't see that option in 4.0.X sunstone any longer, what is >>>> the alternative? >>>> >>>> Shank >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.opennebula.org/listinfo.cgi/users-opennebula.org >>> >>> >> >
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