Package ganeti :: Package storage :: Module filestorage :: Class FileStorage
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Class FileStorage

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File device.

This class represents a file storage backend device.

The unique_id for the file device is a (file_driver, file_path) tuple.

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__init__(self, unique_id, children, size, params, dyn_params, *args)
Initalizes a file device backend.
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Assemble(self)
Assemble the device.
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Shutdown(self)
Shutdown the device.
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Open(self, force=False, exclusive=True)
Make the device ready for I/O.
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Close(self)
Notifies that the device will no longer be used for I/O.
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boolean
Remove(self)
Remove the file backing the block device.
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Rename(self, new_id)
Renames the file.
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Grow(self, amount, dryrun, backingstore, excl_stor)
Grow the file
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boolean
Attach(self)
Attach to an existing file.
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GetActualSize(self)
Return the actual disk size.
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Inherited from base.BlockDev: CombinedSyncStatus, Export, GetActualDimensions, GetActualSpindles, GetSyncStatus, GetUserspaceAccessUri, Import, PauseResumeSync, SetInfo, SetSyncParams, Snapshot, __repr__

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __format__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __setattr__, __sizeof__, __str__, __subclasshook__

Class Methods [hide private]
bdev.FileStorage
Create(cls, unique_id, children, size, spindles, params, excl_stor, dyn_params, *args)
Create a new file.
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Properties [hide private]

Inherited from object: __class__

Method Details [hide private]

__init__(self, unique_id, children, size, params, dyn_params, *args)
(Constructor)

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Initalizes a file device backend.

Overrides: object.__init__

Assemble(self)

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Assemble the device.

Checks whether the file device exists, raises BlockDeviceError otherwise.

Overrides: base.BlockDev.Assemble

Shutdown(self)

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Shutdown the device.

This is a no-op for the file type, as we don't deactivate the file on shutdown.

Overrides: base.BlockDev.Shutdown

Open(self, force=False, exclusive=True)

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Make the device ready for I/O.

This is a no-op for the file type.

Overrides: base.BlockDev.Open

Close(self)

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Notifies that the device will no longer be used for I/O.

This is a no-op for the file type.

Overrides: base.BlockDev.Close

Remove(self)

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Remove the file backing the block device.

Returns: boolean
True if the removal was successful
Overrides: base.BlockDev.Remove

Rename(self, new_id)

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Renames the file.

Overrides: base.BlockDev.Rename

Grow(self, amount, dryrun, backingstore, excl_stor)

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Grow the file

Parameters:
  • amount - the amount (in mebibytes) to grow with
Overrides: base.BlockDev.Grow

Attach(self)

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Attach to an existing file.

Check if this file already exists.

Returns: boolean
True if file exists
Overrides: base.BlockDev.Attach

GetActualSize(self)

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Return the actual disk size.

Overrides: base.BlockDev.GetActualSize

Note: the device needs to be active when this is called

Create(cls, unique_id, children, size, spindles, params, excl_stor, dyn_params, *args)
Class Method

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Create a new file.

Parameters:
  • size (int) - the size of file in MiB
Returns: bdev.FileStorage
an instance of FileStorage
Overrides: base.BlockDev.Create