VMWARE: Unable to spawn instances from sparse/ide images

[Sreeram Yerrapragada]

Branch: stable/havana

Traceback: http://paste.openstack.org/show/54855/

Steps to reprodude:
Upload a ide/sparse type image to glance.
Spawn an instance from that image

Actual Result:
Failed to spawn an instance

Link to image: http://partnerweb.vmware.com/programs/vmdkimage/cirros-0.3.0-i386-disk.vmdk

[Tracy Jones (tjones-i)]

this is a regression

[Tracy Jones (tjones-i)]

Sreeram - can you point to when this used to work? I don't see how this image *ever* worked as a sparse type. AFAIK sparse images should be monolythicSparse which means the header includes the info normally found in the descriptor file. This image does not have such a header.

[Sreeram Yerrapragada (syerrapragada)]

This should work with the branch you have created for us for Havana functional testing.

Sent from my iPhone

On Dec 12, 2013, at 1:40 PM, Tracy Jones <email address hidden> wrote:

> Sreeram - can you point to when this used to work? I don't see how this
> image *ever* worked as a sparse type. AFAIK sparse images should be
> monolythicSparse which means the header includes the info normally found
> in the descriptor file. This image does not have such a header.
>
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> Title:
> VMWARE: Unable to spawn instances from sparse/ide images
>
> Status in OpenStack Compute (Nova):
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Branch: stable/havana
>
> Traceback: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://paste.openstack.org/show/54855/&k=oIvRg1%2BdGAgOoM1BIlLLqw%3D%3D%0A&r=aFCd3VHHntevS%2F4zRg5X3Q67rMfoK4zaQbQ8vktBEac%3D%0A&m=MW9Xx0NmXmGFFxZaPbGlFVMbNF6b5aPuEAxL%2F4zyojw%3D%0A&s=d2d030d8e954c0cac865e4e7bf77e0e146d74808e6db78ca217ef9f721647315
>
> Steps to reprodude:
> Upload a ide/sparse type image to glance.
> Spawn an instance from that image
>
> Actual Result:
> Failed to spawn an instance
>
> Link to image:
> http://partnerweb.vmware.com/programs/vmdkimage/cirros-0.3.0-i386-disk.vmdk
>
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[Tracy Jones (tjones-i)]

using the monolithic sparse image you gave me i was able to boot the image. I think the issue is that sparse disks that do not have the descriptor header will not boot. We should probably say that by sparse we mean monolythicSparse files. If you agree we can close this

[Sreeram Yerrapragada (syerrapragada)]

Yep if it is working then we can close it.

On Dec 12, 2013, at 4:59 PM, Tracy Jones <email address hidden> wrote:

> using the monolithic sparse image you gave me i was able to boot the
> image. I think the issue is that sparse disks that do not have the
> descriptor header will not boot. We should probably say that by sparse
> we mean monolythicSparse files. If you agree we can close this
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> Title:
> VMWARE: Unable to spawn instances from sparse/ide images
>
> Status in OpenStack Compute (Nova):
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Branch: stable/havana
>
> Traceback: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://paste.openstack.org/show/54855/&k=oIvRg1%2BdGAgOoM1BIlLLqw%3D%3D%0A&r=aFCd3VHHntevS%2F4zRg5X3Q67rMfoK4zaQbQ8vktBEac%3D%0A&m=IEJwHDW4BdI5hM6VZZJROFJFeKVAVIYarIwDr8ytyLs%3D%0A&s=4605f0f2930734c9568c6418c8a35bbfa041171c44a45954798ff048f90bf4ea
>
> Steps to reprodude:
> Upload a ide/sparse type image to glance.
> Spawn an instance from that image
>
> Actual Result:
> Failed to spawn an instance
>
> Link to image:
> http://partnerweb.vmware.com/programs/vmdkimage/cirros-0.3.0-i386-disk.vmdk
>
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