Managing all objects of the image repository storage

You can execute the following operations on all cached objects of image repositories:

Synchronizing all OSD objects

This operation allows the administrator to synchronize the image repository with all OSD objects that are defined on the OSD Manager immediately.

Note:

The newest version can be downloaded either as a complete new version or as a delta, depending on which is smaller.

  1. Click the Synchronize button in the top panel of the Storage tab.
     The synchronization is launched immediately.

In this window you call follow the progress of the synchronization as the synchronized objects appear one after the other in the right pane, if it is the first synchronization, or as the Cache Size for each object is updated.

Stopping the synchronization of all OSD objects

This operation stops all currently running synchronizations on the image repository. The already transferred data remains in the cache, and the next time a target requests the data, the download starts again. The remaining data, not downloaded during the aborted synchronization, is downloaded into the cache of the repository.

Note:

If a deployment of a project is currently in progress on a target, when the synchronization is aborted, the deployment fails.

  1. Click the Stop Synchronization button in the top panel of the Storage tab.
     The synchronization currently in progress is immediately stopped.

In this view you can see which of the objects were already synchronized via their new versions or deltas and in the updated cache size, and for which the synchronization was aborted, due to unchanged values.

Exporting all OSD objects from image repositories

This menu item allows you to export all OSD objects currently stored in the cache of the image repository to a USB storage medium and then import it on another image repository. This might be a useful operation, if your network is very slow and the data to transfer is very large.

Note:

Existing content on the USB medium is irrevocably deleted before exporting the cache.

  1. Click the Export Cache button in the top panel of the Storage tab.
  2. In the appearing Export Cache window select the drive to which the USB medium is connected.
  3. Click OK .
  4. In the appearing Confirmation appears, click Yes to continue.

Any data that is currently stored on the USB medium is deleted and then all OSD objects are copied to it. When the copy operation is completed, the USB medium is ready to be transported and connected to another image repository for import.

Completely clearing the image repository cache

This operation completely clears the cache of an image repository. This operation is irreversible and all deleted data are lost. You should therefore use this operation with caution. To recover all or part of the data you need to resynchronize with the OSD Manager image repository. If there are currently deployments running, they fail.

Note:

This might take a few moments and the console could block during this operation.

  1. Click the Clear Cache button in the top panel of the Storage tab.
  2. Click Yes in the appearing Confirmation window.

The OSD cache of the image repository is completely emptied and all data are deleted.

 

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