Novell PLATESPIN ORCHESTRATE 2.0.2 - DEVELOPMENT CLIENT REFERENCE 08-28-2009 Reference page 113

Preferred Storage Path: Enter the relative path (from
PlateSpin Orchestrate to place the VM files after a move or a clone operation.
In the Fact Editor, this fact is listed as
<fact name="repository.preferredpath" value="" type="String" />
IMPORTANT: If you use this field, do not include a leading forward slash ( / ) in the path. For
more information, see "Best Practices for Entering Repository File Paths" on page
Repository Types and Preferred Storage Path Examples
Table 5-4
Repository Type
local
NAS (Network Attached
Storage)
(Storage Area Network)
SAN
datagrid
virtual
Capacity (Mb): Enter the maximum amount (in megabytes) of storage space available to VMs. The
default ( ) designates an unlimited amount of space.
-1
In the Fact Editor, this fact is listed as
<fact name="repository.capacity" value="-1" type="Integer" />
Used Space (Mb): This is a non-editable field that displays the amount (in megabytes) of storage
space used for VMs.
In the Fact Editor, this fact is listed as
<fact name="repository.usedspace" value="0" type="Integer" />
Free Space (Mb): This is a non-editable field that displays the amount (in megabytes) of storage
space available to new VMs. The value is always set to
space.
In the Fact Editor, this fact is listed as
<fact name="repository.freespace" value="-1" type="Integer" />
Efficiency: Enter an efficiency coefficient that PlateSpin Orchestrate uses to calculate the cost of
moving VM disk images to and from the repository. This value is multiplied by the disk image size
(in megabytes) to determine an efficiency score. A score of zero (0) means no cost (very efficient).
In the Fact Editor, this fact is listed as
<fact name="repository.efficiency" value="1.0000" type="Real" />
Stored VMs: This field displays a list of VM images stored in this repository. The list is aggregated
from individual VM facts.
repository.preferredpath:
Preferred Storage Path Examples
var/lib/xen/images for Xen VMs
my_vms
not required
grid:///vms
repository.capacity
repository.usedspace
repository.freespace
repository.efficiency
) where you want
repository.location
:
:
, which designates an unlimited amount of
-1
:
:
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