On 03/23/2016 05:06 AM, Marek Libra wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to hear your opinion on adding Virtual Machine status and > management capability to the Cockpit. >
I've been pitching this for about a year now: https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/issues/2099 > I've already played with this idea for some time. It lead me to a plugin > providing such a functionality, but with dependency on the oVirt (VDSM). The > plugin - lists all VMs running on the host, - displays some charts, > statistics and other VM details - plus allows set of actions on them (so far > basic - shutdown, restart, console, but can grow). > > With optional access to oVirt's engine, additional cluster-related > functionality is made accessible: - list of VMs in a cluster, - VM run, - > click-through to other cockpit running particular VM - ... > > In hindsight, there might be a better approach in contributing VM > status&management to the Cockpit upstream, alongside with recent Docker or > Kubernetes. > > As a starting point, a list of running VMs will be displayed and basic set of > actions provided. Vision: implement in the Cockpit - similar functionality as > is recently done for the desktop's virt-manager but with the benefit of > revising the User Experience - allow monitoring&management of cluster VMs, if > the host is part of any > > This feature would be libvirt-based, not VDSM - so no additional dependencies > for Cockpit. The VDSM would be preferred service provider, if *optionally* > installed on the host. Similar for oVirt's engine - if accessible then > cluster-related functionality is provided (i.e. cluster VMs list, managed VM > migration, run a VM "in a cluster", cockpit's VM detail click-through, > etc.). > > Benefit for users: support for VM management out of the box with layered > access to functionality as more advanced VM management tools are installed on > a host > > Please share your ideas. Thanks, Marek >
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