[openstack-dev] [nova] about rebuild instance booted from volume

Dan Smith dms at danplanet.com
Thu Mar 15 22:29:13 UTC 2018


> Deleting all snapshots would seem dangerous though...
>
> 1. I want to reset my instance to how it was before
> 2. I'll just do a snapshot in case I need any data in the future
> 3. rebuild
> 4. oops

Yep, for sure. I think if there are snapshots, we have to refuse to do
te thing. My comment was about the "does nova have authority to destroy
the root volume during a rebuild" and I think it does, if
delete_on_termination=True, and if there are no snapshots.

--Dan



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