Re: [Users] Passing a hint/message to a VM when it boots

Hi, yes, using a kernel boot option would be nice, and there is an option for it in Ovirt, but I am not getting it to work. When i want to specify a boot parameter, I also have to specify a kernel path. When i specify the internal kernel, the VM fails to boot. Is this supposed to be an "external" kernel ( like paravirtualized Xen? )

On 03/16/2012 11:11 PM, Itamar Heim wrote: > On 03/16/2012 03:05 PM, Kyrre Begnum wrote: >> Hello, >> >> when creating a new VM from a template, i'd like to pass a hint of some >> sort ( perhaps a hostname ) to it so that the internal config managment >> system can do the rest of the setup. This should also be programmable >> via the REST API, as I want to use it for automated deployments. >> >> Has anyone had success doing this with Ovirt? i can only see two >> approaches: >> >> - Put the hint in a floppy / iso and mount it on the VM. >> - Hardcode a MAC address and let a DHCP server provide the hostname > > did you try the kernel boot options? > >> >> Both of these do not seem very optimal to me. I'd appreciate some >> thoughts from the community on how to proceed. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> k >> _______________________________________________ >> Users mailing list >> Users(a)ovirt.org >> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >