Bug 1040982

Summary: [RFE][nova]: Allow windows builds with xentools 6-1 and above
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Reporter: RHOS Integration <rhos-integ>
Component: openstack-novaAssignee: RHOS Maint <rhos-maint>
Status: CLOSED UPSTREAM QA Contact:
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Priority: low    
Version: unspecifiedCC: hateya, markmc, ndipanov, sgordon, yeylon
Target Milestone: Upstream M1Keywords: FutureFeature
Target Release: 5.0 (RHEL 7)   
Hardware: Unspecified   
OS: Unspecified   
URL: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/allow-windows-builds-with-xentools6-1-and-6-2
Whiteboard: upstream_milestone_icehouse-1 upstream_status_implemented upstream_definition_approved
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Description RHOS Integration 2013-12-12 13:18:01 UTC 
Cloned from launchpad blueprint https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/allow-windows-builds-with-xentools6-1-and-6-2.

Description:

Windows builds with pre-installed xentools version >= 6.1 require the property 'device_id' to be set on the xen vm record for the VM to build successfully. Also, the device_id needs to be set only if the hypervisor version is greater than or equal to 6.1
For eg, the device_id requires to be set to "0002" in case of Windows with xen tools version >= 6.1
Refer to:
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135099
http://www.r2dtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/listxstools.png
for more information.

Requires:
In Glance, the property 'xenapi_device_id' has to be set on the image_metadata for such images which require a device_id to be built.

Approach taken:
In Nova, the property 'xenapi_device_id' on the image_metadata is copied over to the xen vm record before vm create is invoked.

Specification URL (additional information):

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Comment 2 Stephen Gordon 2013-12-12 21:31:52 UTC 
Xen is not formally supported in RHELOSP at this time.