Re: [ovirt-users] Add multiple files to a VM via cloud-init

On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Shahar Havivi <shaharh(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: > On 30.10.14 12:30, Branimir Pejakovic wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 12:02 PM, Shahar Havivi <shaharh(a)redhat.com&gt; > wrote: > > > > > On 30.10.14 10:06, Branimir Pejakovic wrote: > > > > On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 7:22 AM, Shahar Havivi <shaharh(a)redhat.com&gt; > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 29.10.14 17:35, Branimir Pejakovic wrote: > > > > > > Hi list, > > > > > > > > > > > > I was wondering is there a way to add multiple files to a vm via > > > > > cloud-init > > > > > > using python SDK. I was able to add /etc/resolv.conf and > > > additionally I > > > > > > would like to add config files for NICs (ifcfg-ethX) with > appropriate > > > > > > values (ip,gw,netmask). I used an example given here: > > > > > > http://www.ovirt.org/Features/Cloud-Init_Integration . But > > > > > unfortunately I > > > > > > cannot do the same thing If I want to write multiple files to a > vm in > > > > > > params.Action class. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you in advance! > > > > > you can use the custom script text box in oVirts cloud-init > section, > > > > > there you can add any cloud-init section - adding files examples > can be > > > > > found > > > > > here: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://cloudinit.readthedocs.org/en/latest/topics/examples.html#writing-o... > > > > > > > > > > Shahar Havivi. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Shahar, > > > > > > > > Thank you for the reply. > > > > > > > > To be honest I knew for those scripts but I want to do it in > automate > > > > fashion just like in that example that I put in my original > message. I > > > have > > > > tried to specify in params.Files class multiple files: > > > > > > > > vm_file1 = params.Files(file=[params.File(name = 'file1', content = > > > > file1_content, type_= 'PLAINTEXT')]) > > > > vm_file2 = params.Files(file=[params.File(name = 'file2', content = > > > > file2_content, type_= 'PLAINTEXT')]) > > > > > > > > and then give them as arguments to params.CloudInit _init_ > constructor > > > > (files=...) just like in that example above but it seems that I am > doing > > > > something wrong because it does not write multiple files - it > writes only > > > > when you specify one file all right. The exception is "Error: 'list' > > > object > > > > has no attribute 'export'" (I tried to specify those files as a > list - > > > > files=[vm_file1,vm_file2]). > > > > > > > > Thanks for any help. > > > The custom script is currently the only option to add files via > Cloud-Init > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Shahar Havivi. > > > > > > > > Hi Shahar, > > > > Granted. But the example in python > > http://www.ovirt.org/Features/Cloud-Init_Integration uses custom > script :) > > I just want to know how to do the same thing in case when I want to > write > > more than one file to a VM - and yes - all those multiple files that I > > want to write are specified via custom scripts. > > > > From the link - (The "Python SDK" paragraph: scontent object holds the > > custom script): > > > > scontent = "write_files:\n- content: |\n search > > example.com\n nameserver 10.10.10.1\n nameserver > > 10.10.10.2\n path: /etc/resolv.conf" > > > > For example (and just for example), I want to write to /etc/issue and > > /etc/hosts not only /etc/resolv.conf. In essence, when vm goes to > run-once > > mode I want to write more than one file to a vm via Python (using > > CloudInit) in automated fashion (and not touching oVirt GUI at all). > You don't need to use the GUI, > the sdks initialization have custom_script as string which is equivalent > to > the text box that you see in the GUI, and you can put the same content > there > (ie multiple files). > Is that sufficient enough? > Hi Shahar, Thanks! I will try this one. I was not aware of this feature. Although I can see that it was mentioned on the list (my bad). Thank you for your effort! I really do appreciate it!

From that point forward I tried to use custom_script parameter (as