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[PR] vm: note on skip forced disk controllers uefi secure boot [cloudstack-documentation]
shwstppr opened a new pull request, #616:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/616
Related https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/11750
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Re: [PR] vm: note on skip forced disk controllers uefi secure boot [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "blueorangutan (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
blueorangutan commented on PR #616:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/616#issuecomment-3718472255
QA-Doc build preview: https://qa.cloudstack.cloud/builds/docs-build/pr/616. (QA-JID 478)
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Re: [PR] vm: note on skip forced disk controllers uefi secure boot [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "shwstppr (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
shwstppr commented on PR #616:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/616#issuecomment-3718467649
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Re: [PR] vm: note on skip forced disk controllers uefi secure boot [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "shwstppr (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
shwstppr commented on PR #616:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/616#issuecomment-3908326834
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Re: [PR] vm: note on skip forced disk controllers uefi secure boot [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "abh1sar (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
abh1sar merged PR #616:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/616
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Re: [PR] vm: note on skip forced disk controllers uefi secure boot [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "blueorangutan (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
blueorangutan commented on PR #616:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/616#issuecomment-3718468984
@shwstppr a Jenkins job has been kicked to build the document. I'll keep you posted as I make progress.
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Re: [PR] vm: note on skip forced disk controllers uefi secure boot [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "sureshanaparti (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
sureshanaparti commented on code in PR #616:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/616#discussion_r2671431721
##########
source/adminguide/virtual_machines.rst:
##########
@@ -175,6 +175,18 @@ To create an Instance from a Template:
specified at the Instance or Template level. For an existing Instance its settings can be updated while it is in
stopped state by admin.
+ **KVM**
+
+ Instances running on the KVM hypervisor with UEFI Secure Boot have disk controllers automatically enforced:
+
+ - Windows OS instances use SATA
+ - Non-Windows OS instances use VirtIO
+
+ Starting with 4.20.3 and later, this behavior can be overridden by setting the following template or instance detail:
Review Comment:
```suggestion
Starting with 4.20.3 and later, this behavior can be overridden by setting the following template or instance detail to true:
```
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Re: [PR] vm: note on skip forced disk controllers uefi secure boot [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "shwstppr (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
shwstppr commented on code in PR #616:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/616#discussion_r2812272046
##########
source/adminguide/virtual_machines.rst:
##########
@@ -175,6 +175,18 @@ To create an Instance from a Template:
specified at the Instance or Template level. For an existing Instance its settings can be updated while it is in
stopped state by admin.
+ **KVM**
+
+ Instances running on the KVM hypervisor with UEFI Secure Boot have disk controllers automatically enforced:
+
+ - Windows OS instances use SATA
+ - Non-Windows OS instances use VirtIO
+
+ Starting with 4.20.3 and later, this behavior can be overridden by setting the following template or instance detail:
+
+ ``skip.force.disk.controller = true``
+
+ When set, disk controller enforcement is skipped and the controllers defined by template/instance details are used.
Review Comment:
```suggestion
When set to true, disk controller enforcement is skipped, and the controllers defined by template/instance details are used. If the detail is added at both template and instance level, the instance detail takes precedence.
```
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Re: [PR] vm: note on skip forced disk controllers uefi secure boot [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "shwstppr (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
shwstppr commented on code in PR #616:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/616#discussion_r2812275774
##########
source/adminguide/virtual_machines.rst:
##########
@@ -175,6 +175,18 @@ To create an Instance from a Template:
specified at the Instance or Template level. For an existing Instance its settings can be updated while it is in
stopped state by admin.
+ **KVM**
+
+ Instances running on the KVM hypervisor with UEFI Secure Boot have disk controllers automatically enforced:
Review Comment:
```suggestion
Instances running on the KVM hypervisor with UEFI Secure Boot have disk controllers automatically enforced as following:
```
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Re: [PR] vm: note on skip forced disk controllers uefi secure boot [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "sureshanaparti (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
sureshanaparti commented on code in PR #616:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/616#discussion_r2671438845
##########
source/adminguide/virtual_machines.rst:
##########
@@ -175,6 +175,18 @@ To create an Instance from a Template:
specified at the Instance or Template level. For an existing Instance its settings can be updated while it is in
stopped state by admin.
+ **KVM**
+
+ Instances running on the KVM hypervisor with UEFI Secure Boot have disk controllers automatically enforced:
+
+ - Windows OS instances use SATA
+ - Non-Windows OS instances use VirtIO
+
+ Starting with 4.20.3 and later, this behavior can be overridden by setting the following template or instance detail:
+
+ ``skip.force.disk.controller = true``
+
+ When set, disk controller enforcement is skipped and the controllers defined by template/instance details are used.
Review Comment:
```suggestion
When set to true, the disk controller enforcement is skipped and the controllers defined by template/instance details are used.
```
need to mention which detail takes priority?
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Re: [PR] vm: note on skip forced disk controllers uefi secure boot [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "RosiKyu (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
RosiKyu commented on code in PR #616:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/616#discussion_r2675629188
##########
source/adminguide/virtual_machines.rst:
##########
@@ -175,6 +175,18 @@ To create an Instance from a Template:
specified at the Instance or Template level. For an existing Instance its settings can be updated while it is in
stopped state by admin.
+ **KVM**
+
+ Instances running on the KVM hypervisor with UEFI Secure Boot have disk controllers automatically enforced:
+
+ - Windows OS instances use SATA
+ - Non-Windows OS instances use VirtIO
+
+ Starting with 4.20.3 and later, this behavior can be overridden by setting the following template or instance detail:
+
+ ``skip.force.disk.controller = true``
+
+ When set, disk controller enforcement is skipped and the controllers defined by template/instance details are used.
Review Comment:
@sureshanaparti ,@shwstppr - based on the test results so far, instance-level detail takes priority over template-level (standard CloudStack behavior). We can add: 'If set on both template and instance, the instance setting takes precedence.'"
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Re: [PR] vm: note on skip forced disk controllers uefi secure boot [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "blueorangutan (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
blueorangutan commented on PR #616:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/616#issuecomment-3908335325
QA-Doc build preview: https://qa.cloudstack.cloud/builds/docs-build/pr/616. (QA-JID 492)
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Re: [PR] vm: note on skip forced disk controllers uefi secure boot [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "abh1sar (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
abh1sar commented on PR #616:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/616#issuecomment-3908087159
@shwstppr can you please address the comments.
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Re: [PR] vm: note on skip forced disk controllers uefi secure boot [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "blueorangutan (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
blueorangutan commented on PR #616:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/616#issuecomment-3908329686
@shwstppr a Jenkins job has been kicked to build the document. I'll keep you posted as I make progress.
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Re: [PR] vm: note on skip forced disk controllers uefi secure boot [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "sureshanaparti (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
sureshanaparti commented on code in PR #616:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/616#discussion_r2671429025
##########
source/adminguide/virtual_machines.rst:
##########
@@ -175,6 +175,18 @@ To create an Instance from a Template:
specified at the Instance or Template level. For an existing Instance its settings can be updated while it is in
stopped state by admin.
+ **KVM**
+
+ Instances running on the KVM hypervisor with UEFI Secure Boot have disk controllers automatically enforced:
Review Comment:
```suggestion
Instances running on the KVM hypervisor with UEFI Secure Boot have the following disk controllers automatically enforced:
```
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