apache / apache/cloudstack

Lack of progress updates when migrating volumes

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Description

##### ISSUE TYPE
* Improvement Request

##### COMPONENT NAME

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Volume operations
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##### CLOUDSTACK VERSION

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4.19.1.1
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##### CONFIGURATION

##### OS / ENVIRONMENT
Ubuntu KVM

##### SUMMARY

When migrating volumes between storages the qemu-img command does not report any progress anywhere, when moving large volumes it's useful to know how it is going.
It would be beneficial to add "-p" "convert" switch to qemu-img to get a progress then send the stdout/stderr to the agent.log or syslog.

##### STEPS TO REPRODUCE
Migrate a large volume between different various storages.
Takes a long time with no way to check (unless you start inspecting target volumes that is).

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##### EXPECTED RESULTS

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Command returns some progress to the user/operator, either in UI , logs, both etc.
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##### ACTUAL RESULTS

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No progress reports of any sort.
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Research direction

Start by locating the volume-migration path that invokes qemu-img for Ubuntu KVM, then trace where agent.log or syslog output is handled. The issue proposes qemu-img convert progress and expects it to be visible to operators in logs, the UI, or both; confirm the chosen output location during a large-volume migration.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ubuntu
Domain
cloud, infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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