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[Alan Pevec <1255317@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Changed in: nova/icehouse
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  VMware: can't boot from sparse image copied to volume

Status in OpenStack Compute (Nova):
  Fix Committed
Status in OpenStack Compute (nova) icehouse series:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Using VC Driver, we are unable to boot from a sparse image copied to a
  volume. Scenario is as follows:

  1. Create an image using the cirros vmdk image (linked below) with vmware_disktype="sparse"
  2. Copy the image to a volume
  3. Boot from the volume

  Expected: Able to boot into OS and see the login screen
  Actual: "Operating system is not found"

  [1]
  http://partnerweb.vmware.com/programs/vmdkimage/cirros-0.3.0-i386-disk.vmdk

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