[openstack-dev] [Glance] Blueprint proposal - Import / Export images with user properties

Emilien Macchi emilien.macchi at enovance.com
Thu Aug 15 21:02:21 UTC 2013


Wrong copy paste, sorry.

We can delete :
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/glance/+spec/api-v2-export-properties
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/glance/+spec/api-v2-import-properties

Thank's,

Emilien Macchi
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On 08/14/2013 07:39 PM, Mark Washenberger wrote:
> I think this could fit alongside a current blueprint we've discussed
> (https://blueprints.launchpad.net/glance/+spec/iso-image-metadata)
> that does similar things for metadata in isos.
>
> In general, I think the sane way to add a feature like this is as an
> optional container-format-specific plugin for import and export. Since
> the import and export features are still in pretty early stages of
> development (advanced on design though!), I don't expect such a
> feature would land until mid Icehouse, just fyi.
>
> Can you restructure these blueprints as a single bp feature to
> "export/import metadata in ovf"?
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Emilien Macchi
> <emilien.macchi at enovance.com <mailto:emilien.macchi at enovance.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Mark,
>
>
>     I was thinking at the OVF container format first since as far I
>     know, it does support metadatas.
>
>
>     Thank's,
>
>
>     Emilien Macchi
>     ----------------------------------------------------
>     # OpenStack Engineer
>     // eNovance Inc.              http://enovance.com
>     // ✉ emilien at enovance.com <mailto:emilien at enovance.com>     ☎ +33 (0)1 49 70 99 80 <tel:%2B33%20%280%291%2049%2070%2099%2080>
>     // 10 rue de la Victoire 75009 Paris
>
>     On 08/14/2013 06:34 PM, Mark Washenberger wrote:
>>     Lets dig into this a bit more so that I can understand it.
>>
>>     Given that we have properties that we want to export with an
>>     image, where would those properties be stored? Somewhere in the
>>     image data itself? I believe some image formats support metadata,
>>     but I can't imagine all of them would. Is there a specific format
>>     you're thinking of using?
>>
>>
>>     On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 8:36 AM, Emilien Macchi
>>     <emilien.macchi at enovance.com
>>     <mailto:emilien.macchi at enovance.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         Hi,
>>
>>
>>         I would like to discuss here about two blueprint proposal
>>         (maybe could I merge them into one if you prefer) :
>>
>>         https://blueprints.launchpad.net/glance/+spec/api-v2-export-properties
>>         https://blueprints.launchpad.net/glance/+spec/api-v2-import-properties
>>
>>         *Use case* :
>>         I would like to set specific properties to an image which
>>         could represent a signature, and useful for licensing
>>         requirements for example.
>>         To do that, I should be able to export an image with user
>>         properties included.
>>
>>         Then, a user could reuse the exported image in the public
>>         cloud, and Glance will be aware about its properties.
>>         Obviously, we need the import / export feature.
>>
>>         The idea here is to be able to identify an image after
>>         cloning or whatever with a property field. Of course, the
>>         user could break it in editing the image manually, but I
>>         consider he / she won't.
>>
>>
>>         Let me know if you have any thoughts and if the blueprint is
>>         valuable.
>>
>>         Regards,
>>
>>         -- 
>>         Emilien Macchi
>>         ----------------------------------------------------
>>         # OpenStack Engineer
>>         // eNovance Inc.              http://enovance.com
>>         // ✉ emilien at enovance.com <mailto:emilien at enovance.com>     ☎ +33 (0)1 49 70 99 80 <tel:%2B33%20%280%291%2049%2070%2099%2080>
>>         // 10 rue de la Victoire 75009 Paris
>>
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