-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I just want to clarify one thing for anyone following this. Dmitri is working on an esxi *OS* module so that users can make a reservation for an esxi node. Kelly was referring to an esxi *provisioning* module, which was used to provision VMs on top of esxi (and it is correct that people should be using the standard vmware provisioning module now). So, they're actually two different things, but very easy to get confused.
Josh On Tuesday, April 17, 2012 4:55:17 PM Dmitri Chebotarov wrote: > Kelly, thank you. > > I'm running 2.2.1. > My attempt is to run ESXi as a guest on a blade (using xCAT/kickstart to > provision it, xCAT is already configured). I'm able to make computer > available with ESXi server, but when user makes reservation it fails. > ESXi.pm module is already under lib/Modules/OS/Linux and I would like to > extend it with reserve(), get_public_ip_address(), grand_access(), etc. > functions which would be specific to ESXi OS. > > I'm not sure if there is a better way to test the module. For example this > is what I do right now: > > - make changes to the code; > - restart VCLD; > - make reservation via web-gui; > - watch log vcld.log. > - fix the code. > > Since I'm just trying to figure out VCL code, last 2 steps take the most of > my time. And I was looking maybe for a better way to test the module. I.e. > simulate reservation request by passing arguments to VCLD via debug or may > be using remote perl debugger, etc. > > Thanks. > > > > -- > Dmitri Chebotarov > Virtual Computing Lab Systems Engineer, TSD - Ent Servers & Messaging > 223 Aquia Building, Ffx, MSN: 1B5 > Phone: (703) 993-6175 > Fax: (703) 993-3404 > > On Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 14:26 , Kelly Patrice Robinson wrote: > > Dmitri- > > > > We set up our development environment by virtualizing a separate > > management node using KVM. I also look at vcld.log for errors during > > development and testing. The log gives the name of the module and line > > number as each task executes which helps troubleshoot the issues. What > > version of VCL are you using? We initially tried to use the esx.pm > > module > > (in VCL version 2.1 at the time) but ran into significant issues. We > > were > > told to switch to using the vmware.pm provisioning module which helped > > alleviate a number of problems. This may not be the issue with VCL 2.2 > > but we decided to stick with the vmware.pm provisioning module for our > > nodes running esxi. > > > > > > > > Kelly P. Robinson > > Lead Software Systems Engineer > > Georgia State University > > Platform Storage & Engineering / IS&T > > krobinso...@gsu.edu (mailto:krobinso...@gsu.edu) > > > > On 4/17/12 12:10 PM, "Dmitri Chebotarov" <dcheb...@gmu.edu (mailto:dcheb...@gmu.edu)> wrote: > > > Hi, All > > > > > > I'm looking for some help on how to setup development environment > > > for VCL back-end development. > > > I already have working VCL system. I need to debug and troubleshoot > > > new > > > code and changes I plan to make to VCL. > > > > > > I use Komodo IDE. Would it possible to just hit 'run' button and > > > follow > > > the code via IDE? > > > Right now I run vcld and watch vcld.log for errors, then come back > > > to the code to correct issues. > > > > > > I'm working on ESXi.pm module - trying to make reservations for ESXi > > > 4.1 server. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > -- > > > Dmitri Chebotarov > > > Virtual Computing Lab Systems Engineer, TSD - Ent Servers & > > > Messaging > > > 223 Aquia Building, Ffx, MSN: 1B5 > > > Phone: (703) 993-6175 > > > Fax: (703) 993-3404 - -- - ------------------------------- Josh Thompson VCL Developer North Carolina State University my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu All electronic mail messages in connection with State business which are sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk+OvF4ACgkQV/LQcNdtPQN36gCeNZ9G3toN27BX5MoNAM/yGuFe QloAniqYaYfUPpqvoHJUs/po9jnMh7rI =vOF3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
