Xen Orchestra Kubernetes Storage Driver new release v0.2.0

Cyrille

Xen Orchestra Kubernetes Storage Driver new release v0.2.0

Introducing dynamic provisioning

The latest CSI driver release introduces dynamic provisioning: by creating a Kubernetes storage class that references the XO CSI driver and sets the poolId parameter, you can then create a PVC and pod using that storage class, and Xen Orchestra will automatically provision new VDIs into the default SR of the chosen pool, to satisfy the requested volumes.

Your feedback on the CSI driver is welcome! Which features would you like to see? How would you like to use the driver and storage classes?

https://github.com/vatesfr/xenorchestra-csi-driver/releases/tag/v0.2.0

Cyrille

Hi,

Thank you for the feedback

There was an error in the Makefile used to build the Docker image for the CSI. The name was incorrect... The fix that we pushed a month ago didn't trigger the CI

I manually ran the CI to rebuild the edge image with the correct name, which is now available at ghcr.io/vatesfr/xenorchestra-csi-driver:edge

I delete the wrong one (ghcr.io/vatesfr/xenorchestra-csi:edge).

Cyrille

@ThasianXi Thank you for your feedback !

Cyrille

Kubernetes CCM for Xen Orchestra v1.0.0-rc.1

We’re shipping v1.0.0-rc.1, our first release candidate on the road to a stable 1.0.0! This RC is feature-complete and ready for real-world use.

Please try it out and share any feedback—bugs, regressions, or usability notes—so we can polish the final release. Thank you for testing and helping us!

https://github.com/vatesfr/xenorchestra-cloud-controller-manager/releases/tag/v1.0.0-rc.1

Golang SDK for Xen Orchestra v1.11.0

SDK v2:

VM and Task services now match the latest REST API.
Host service has been added for host data retrieval.
Integration tests have also been strengthened to boost reliability.

The v2 SDK is gradually becoming our main library for all the other DevOps tools (Kubernetes drivers, Terraform provider…).

There are BREAKING CAHNGES in the v2 SDK, so please read the release notes carefully.
Remember that the v2 SDK is a beta version and can be subject to significant changes. The current semantic versioning we use is mostly for the v1 SDK. When the v2 SDK becomes stable, the major version number will increase.

https://github.com/vatesfr/xenorchestra-go-sdk/releases/tag/v1.11.0

Cyrille

Hi @jacob.becker,
We identified the issue last weekend, and we're currently working on a solution. We plan to include a fix in the next XO release.

Cyrille

XO CCM v0.2.0

This update make it working with Talos.

What's Changed

Feat: record event when region zone changed
Refactor: make xoClient and xoConfig available outside package scope (to be used by the CSI)
Workaround for the SystemUUID sometimes in little-endian

https://github.com/vatesfr/xenorchestra-cloud-controller-manager/releases/tag/v0.2.0

Terraform Provider v0.37.2

What's Changed

Fix xenorchestra_vdi data source: you can now filter VDI/ISO with the same name label using tags.

https://github.com/vatesfr/terraform-provider-xenorchestra/releases/tag/v0.37.2

Cyrille

@afk Nice! I haven't tried Pulumi yet. Does Talos have a provider for it?

I'm working on improving the CCM to make it work with Talos. Especially the cloud-node-label-sync controller (as the cloud-controller is the Talos one) to get the XO topology in the node labels.

Cyrille

Hi here,

We have released documentation with our recommendations for those who want to run Talos in Xen Orchestra.

It is available in the official Sidero Labs documentation: Platform specific installation > Virtualized Platforms > Xen Orchestra

We are currently working on providing an example of a Talos cluster that has been created using Terraform.

Have fun

Cyrille

Terraform provider release v0.37.0

Enables the secure boot parameter for the VM resource

Terraform provider release: https://github.com/vatesfr/terraform-provider-xenorchestra/releases/tag/v0.37.0

Cyrille

Terraform provider release v0.36.1

Fix for VM creation from templates with >=3 disks

Cyrille

Can you share how you created the template?
And copy here the template object from xo-cli or the rest api: xo-cli list-objects type=VM-template id=<your_template_id>?

Cyrille

Hi @carloum70

I'm back now — sorry for the delay.
If I understand correctly, this issue only occurs with a template created from a Debian 13 cloud-init raw file, is that right? I'm trying to understand how to reproduce the issue, as I've never seen it before.

Cyrille

Actually, it's not a closed door; it's more a door that is opening for people who are already using both Xen Orchestra and Kubernetes.

From a technical point of view, it makes more sense for us to use XO, because its API is easier to use, especially with the new REST API. For the application side itself, it does many thing that we don't have to deal with. For VDIs, perhaps it's not so much. But for other things such as backups, live migrations, templates and VM creation... it's easier. Moreover, using a unique SDK to develop tools makes sense for our small DevOps team in terms of development speed, stability and security.

Cyrille

@bvitnik As Olivier said, it's more of a design decision than a technical requirement. The idea behind using XO is to have a single point of entry, regardless of the number of pools, etc.

For example, this allows the mapping of Kubernetes regions to Xen Orchestra pools and Kubernetes zones to Xen Orchestra hosts with a single entry point and credentials.

Cyrille

Xen Orchestra Container Storage Interface (CSI) for Kubernetes

We are pleased to announce the development of a CSI driver for Xen Orchestra

It is currently under active development, but it's already available for testing with static volume provisioning only (i.e. use an existing VDI with its UUID).

https://github.com/vatesfr/xenorchestra-csi-driver

Cyrille

@carloum70 Disk migration isn't supported by the provider yet. What you can do it's only ignore the changes to the sr_id of a given disk.

For example for the first disk:

  lifecycle {
    ignore_changes = [
      disk[0].sr_id
    ]
  }

You can also manually do the migration in XO and then after edit your HCL to update the sr_id with the new ID. It should do the trick.

Cyrille

Terraform Provider v0.36.0 and Pulumi Provider v2.3.0

Read and expose boot_firmware on template data-source by @sakaru in #381
Fixes VM creation from multi-disks template:
- All existing disks in the template are used if they are declared in the plan.
- All unused disks in the template are deleted to avoid inconsistency between the plan and the actual state.
- It is no longer possible to resize existing template disks to a smaller size (fixes potential source of data loss).
- Order of existing disk matches the declaration order in the plan

Terraform provider release: https://github.com/vatesfr/terraform-provider-xenorchestra/releases/tag/v0.36.0

Pulumi provider release: https://github.com/vatesfr/pulumi-xenorchestra/releases/tag/v2.3.0