"Block migraton" option on the VM´s Advanced tab
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Hi, what exactly is the purpose of the "Block migration" setting on the Advanced tab of the VM configuration?
I tried to look it up in the documentation at https://docs.xen-orchestra.com, but I had no luck finding it there. Thank you in advance for the explanation.
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@abudef You can't migrate VM's between hosts and Disks between storages.
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@manilx Thanks, how simple! I confused myself by thinking of "Block" as a noun, not a verb imperative, being influenced by the NBD term
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Ah yes I see, I wonder if we could make it more clear.
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Pinging @thomas-dkmt
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@abudef @olivierlambert @thomas-dkmt I agree. I read
blockthe same way... how about disable or prevent. (French? empêcher) -
Disable or prevent are indeed a lot better.
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If I had my choice, Prevent Migration is more understandable.
Disable Migration, while it means the same thing, doesn't naturally come out of the English language.
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Food for thoughts @thomas-dkmt
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@olivierlambert @DustinB Thanks! It's always helpful to have a native speaker's perspective.
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@thomas-dkmt said in "Block migraton" option on the VM´s Advanced tab:
@olivierlambert @DustinB Thanks! It's always helpful to have a native speaker's perspective.
Happy to help, worth noting that if a setting like this is enabled on a given VM, there should also be some sort of visual indication on the home screen of XO to annotate that these VMs won't move unless this is disabled.
