<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 14"> <link rel="File-List" href="cid:filelist.xml@01D06AFB.159694F0"><style></style> </head> <body lang="ZH-CN" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="tab-interval:21.0pt"> <div class="WordSection1"> Hi, Evanghelos<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div style="border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt"> <div> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"> From: virt-tools-list-bounces@redhat.com [mailto:virt-tools-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Evanghelos Papaioannu Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 2:14 PM To: virt-tools-list@redhat.com Subject: [virt-tools-list] virt-manager default storage values customization<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Hi everybody,<o:p></o:p> <div> is it possible to configure virt-manager (0.9.5-1) so that when an operator adds storage:<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> * add hardware<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> * storage<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> the default value for "Cache mode" is "none"?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Please use upstream virt-manager <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1F497D;mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings">J<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <div> At the beginning I thought there were a default config file to modify, but after spending several time researching I came to the conclusion that the only way is to modify the code of virt-manager.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> We had a edit->preference (virtManager/preferences.py) to do such kind of job.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <div> Unfortunately I'm new to python.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> I think some modification have to be made in files<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> * addhardware.py (line 632)<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> * createvol.py<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> But I have no idea how to proceed ... <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <div> Do you have any advice?<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <div> Thank you very much for your support.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Evan<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> See build_disk_cache_combo <o:p></o:p> in virtManager/addhardware.py:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> _iter = model.insert(0, [None, "default"])<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> If you really want to change the cache mode of lots of storage,<o:p></o:p> *virsh edit* may be a better choice than “Add Hardware-> Storage”<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> If you want really want to do that, you need to <o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>1) <![endif]>change ui<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>2) <![endif]>change virtManager/addhardware.py, virtManager/preferences.py etc.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I wonder whether it worth to do this.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Regards,<o:p></o:p> - Chen<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>