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features:
- |
Add a new option of ``image_handler`` in the ``xenapi`` section for
configuring the image handler plugin which will be used by XenServer
to download or upload images. The value for this option should be a
short name representing a supported handler.
The following are the short names and description of the plugins which
they represent:
* ``direct_vhd``
This plugin directly processes the VHD files in XenServer SR(Storage
Repository). So this plugin only works when the host's SR type is
file system based e.g. ext, nfs. This is the default plugin.
* ``vdi_local_dev``
This plugin implements an image upload method which attaches the VDI
as a local disk in the VM in which the OpenStack Compute service runs.
It uploads the raw disk to glance when creating an image; When booting
an instance from a glance image, it downloads the image and streams it
into the disk which is attached to the compute VM.
deprecations:
- |
The ``image_upload_handler`` option in the ``xenserver`` conf section
has been deprecated. Please use the new option of ``image_handler`` to
configure the image handler which is used to download or upload images.