Re: [libvirt] VolumeCreateXML "XML" description for ESX
This XML snippet should work
<volume>
<name>test_vm/test_vm.vmdk</name>
<allocation>0</allocation>
<capacity unit='G'>2</capacity>
</volume>
The error message says that the volume name doesn't have the expected
format <directory>/<file>. The <> might be misleading here, they
don't
refer to XML elements.
I can probably relax this and allow files in the datastore root. The
problem with a .vmdk file in the datastore root is that ESX doesn't
allow a virtual machine to be registered (or defined in libvirt terms)
in the datastore root. The typical layout is to have a subdirectory
per virtual machine.
Matthias
2010/12/2 Sherif Nagy <sherif.nagy(a)gmail.com>:
The XML i am trying to use is
"<volume><name>test_vm.vmdk</name><key></key><allocation>0</allocation><capacity
unit='G'>2</capacity></volume>"
or
"<volume><name>test_vm.vmdk</name><directory>test_vm<file>test_vm.vmdk</file></directory><key></key><allocation>0</allocation><capacity
unit='G'>2</capacity></volume>"
and if i added directory and file directive i am still getting the same
error, i am not sure if i am doing something wrong or it is a bug , can
someone please advice me what is the correct XML structure for creating
volume using the ESX driver ?
Thank You
Regards,
Sherif
On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Justin Clift <jclift(a)redhat.com> wrote:
>
> Matthias, sounds like there's a bug or we need to update the docs?
>
>
> On 02/12/2010, at 11:02 PM, Sherif Nagy wrote:
> > yes i am using same template like KVM but it is not working, seems ESX
> > driver has a different XML structure since it is using datatstore
> > /dir/filename.vdk structure.
> >
> > so any idea what is the XML structure for creating the XML for volumes
> > using the ESX driver?
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Justin Clift <jclift(a)redhat.com> wrote:
> > On 02/12/2010, at 8:18 PM, Sherif Nagy wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I am using libvirt 0.8.6 "python bindings " can someone point me
to
> > > where i find the XML description of creating volumes using
> > > storagecolumecreateXML function ? i am getting libvir: ESX error :
internal
> > > error Volume name 'nameXXXX.vmdk' doesn't have expected format
> > > '<directory>/<file>'
> >
> > Hi Sherif,
> >
> > In theory, it's probably supposed to work with the "standard"
storage
> > and pool XML format documented here:
> >
> > http://libvirt.org/formatstorage.html
> >
> > But, it sounds like in practise that's not working for you. Is that the
> > case?
> >
> > Regards and best wishes,
> >
> > Justin Clift
> >
>
>
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