OpenNebula

This can implemented using hooks. Copied from the mailing list [1]:

VM_HOOK = [
   name      = "vmdir_cleanup",
   on        = "DONE",
   command   = "/bin/rm",
   arguments = "-r /var/lib/one/$VMID" ]

VM_HOOK = [
   name      = "log_cleanup",
   on        = "DONE",
   command   = "/bin/rm",
   arguments = "/var/log/one/$VMID.log" ]

I'll leave this open, maybe we should provide a default in oned.conf, or add this as an example to the documentation...

[1] http://lists.opennebula.org/pipermail/users-opennebula.org/2011-December/007333.html

Thank you very much Carlos! The solution you've given will be sufficient for what is needed in my OpenNebula deployment.

There is limited documentation describing what happens when a VM is deleted, or transitions to the DONE state. In my opinion it would be helpful if the following statement:

"The VM is done. VMs in this state won't be shown with “onevm list” but are kept in the database for accounting purposes"

Found here: http://opennebula.org/documentation:rel3.0:vm_guide_2

Was expanded to mention that files related to the VM are kept, and that hooks should be used to clean those files up if not needed by the cloud infrastructure owners.

The following addition to my oned.conf file is where I'm going with the solution you pointed out.

1. Clean-Up Hooks #*******************************************************************************
2. The following VM hooks can be activated in order to manage the clean-up of
3. log, and deployment files after a VM has transitioned to the DONE state. #******************************************************************************* #
   #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. VM Clean-Up
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
5. The vmdir_cleanup hook will remove the folder, and all its contents,
6. associated with VMs that have transitioned to the DONE state. The log_cleanup
7. hook will remove the OpenNebula log associated with the VM. #
   #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. 
   #VM_HOOK = [
9. name = "vmdir_cleanup",
10. on = "DONE",
11. command = "/bin/rm",
12. arguments = "-r /var/lib/one/$VMID" ] #
    #VM_HOOK = [
13. name = "log_cleanup",
14. on = "DONE",
15. command = "/bin/rm",
16. arguments = "/var/log/one/$VMID.log" ] #

This solution won't work either. When the OpenNebula server is re-started, old folders are re-created. Not ALL folders beginning at VMID 1. Instead an assortment of folders for previously "DONE" VMs between 1 and the current VMID.