[occi-wg] Nouns and Verbs (was: Syntax of OCCI API) - state model

[Edmonds, AndrewX]

Totally - we've removed any reference to migrating - the current state model can be found here....

http://forge.ogf.org/sf/wiki/do/viewPage/projects.occi-wg/wiki/StateModel

Andy

-----Original Message-----
From: occi-wg-bounces at ogf.org [mailto:occi-wg-bounces at ogf.org] On Behalf Of Alexander Papaspyrou
Sent: 21 April 2009 10:16
To: Chris Webb
Cc: occi-wg at ogf.org
Subject: Re: [occi-wg] Nouns and Verbs (was: Syntax of OCCI API) - state model

This is a "view" question. From the viewpoint of a scheduler, "migrating" is important; the user certainly does not need (want?) to see this. Are we really clear about the target audience of the API?

-Alexander

Am 17.04.2009 um 14:49 schrieb Chris Webb:

> Thijs Metsch <Thijs.Metsch at Sun.COM> writes:
>
>> Installed --> Starting --> Running --> Stopping --> Stopped
>>                                 \---> Suspended --> Starting -->
>> Running
>>                                 \---> Migrated
>>                                 \---> Copied
>>
>> Hope this nice piece of ASCII arts survives :-)
>
> It did! Could you clarify how 'migrated' and 'copied' differ from
> 'running'?
> (Migration of VMs within a cloud for load-balancing is something that
> should surely be completely user-transparent. Is this intended for
> some other
> purpose?)
>
> Also, I don't follow what your 'installed' and 'starting' states are
> for.
> Surely our virtual machine is either running or not: we can't
> distinguish from outside whether a guest OS has fully started or not,
> even if we believe such a distinction is well-defined.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris.
>
> _______________________________________________
> occi-wg mailing list
> occi-wg at ogf.org
> http://www.ogf.org/mailman/listinfo/occi-wg

--
Alexander Papaspyrou
alexander.papaspyrou at tu-dortmund.de

-------------------------------------------------------------
Intel Ireland Limited (Branch)
Collinstown Industrial Park, Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland
Registered Number: E902934

This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for
the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution
by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended
recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies.