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Re: What does "nova migrate" do, exactly?

 

On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 7:44 AM, Nick Khamis <symack@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm with Florian with this one. Migrate usually implies something much different
> than upgrade....
>
> N.
>
> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 4:00 AM, Heber Dijks <heber@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi Florian,
>>
>> I don't know for sure what this instructuction does, but if it's true what
>> you're suggesting, I agree "upgrade" or "configuration-upgrade" (similar
>> construction to other nova-related command-line instructions) would be less
>> confusing.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Heber Dijks
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 9:04 AM, Florian Haas <florian@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> do I understand correctly that "nova migrate" is intended to upgrade
>>> an instance's configuration from one Nova version to the next? I can't
>>> seem to find it documented anywhere, and would be happy to provide a
>>> doc patch if my hunch is correct.
>>>
>>> Also if my assumption is correct, would people agree that this is a
>>> partial naming clash with "nova live-migration" which does something
>>> completely different (which might confuse users)? And would "nova
>>> upgrade" then perhaps be a better term for what "nova migrate" does
>>> now?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Florian
>>>
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