Re: [ovirt-users] name of virtual machine and hostname

----- Original Message ----- > From: "nicola gentile" <nicola.gentile.to(a)gmail.com&gt; > To: Users(a)ovirt.org > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 2:33:35 PM > Subject: Re: [ovirt-users] name of virtual machine and hostname > > Good morning, > sorry if I reply only now. > Let me explain better. > Once generated the vms, the hostname of the vms are the same of the > template, but I wish it was centos-01, centos-02, etc. > Is it possible? Yes, you can use cloud-init to set some parameters for each VM including the hostname. You should install the cloud-init rpm on your VMs (it would probably better to do it on the template one) and than you can set the parameters for each VM from 'Initial run' tab under 'Advanced option'.

> Thanks, > Nicola > > 2014-06-29 15:43 GMT+02:00 Moti Asayag <masayag(a)redhat.com&gt;: >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Shahar Havivi" <shaharh(a)redhat.com&gt; >>> To: "Antoni Segura Puimedon" <asegurap(a)redhat.com&gt; >>> Cc: Users(a)ovirt.org >>> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 11:12:24 AM >>> Subject: Re: [ovirt-users] name of virtual machine and hostname >>> >>> On 27.06.14 05:18, Antoni Segura Puimedon wrote: >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "nicola gentile" <nicola.gentile.to(a)gmail.com&gt; >>>>> To: Users(a)ovirt.org >>>>> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 11:16:51 AM >>>>> Subject: [ovirt-users] name of virtual machine and hostname >>>>> >>>>> Good morning, >>>>> I would like to ask you an information. >>>>> After I have installed ovirt, I have created a pool of vm with name >>>>> like centos-?? (from 1 to 20) >>>>> and then ovirt generated 20 vm with name centos-1, centos-2, centos-3 >>>>> etc. >>>>> etc. >>>>> The problem is when the vm starts the hostname is not the same of the >>>>> vm name in ovirt but is the same name of the template. >>>>> Is it possible to make sure that the name of vm and the hostname is >>>>> identical? >>>> I guess that the way to go about it would be to use the cloudinit >>>> integration. >>>> I've not tried it myself, but: >>>> http://www.ovirt.org/Features/Cloud-Init_Integration >>>> states that setting the hostname was one of the planned features when >>>> the >>>> integration was designed. >>> Setting the host name via cloud-init is currently supported - you can set >>> it >>> via the Add/Edit VM via the "Initial Run" section or try to run-once the >>> VM >>> and look at the same "initial Run" section. >>> Please note that if you do Edit a VM that already run ie already >>> initialized >>> oVirt engine will not send the cloud-init data, you will need to use >>> run-once >>> dialog. >>> >>> What you reported looks like a bug - the VM name should be the hostname >>> and >>> not the template name. >> Unless Nicola referred to the template's host name, from which the vm pool >> was >> created. It might be if the template wasn't sealed. >> >> Nicola, could you clarify what did you mean by "template name" which >> appears as >> the "host name" ? >> >> Thanks, >> Moti >> >>> Care to report the bug on bugzilla? >>> Thank you, >>> Shahar Havivi. >>>>> Best regard >>>>> >>>>> Nicola Gentile >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Users mailing list >>>>> Users(a)ovirt.org >>>>> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Users mailing list >>>> Users(a)ovirt.org >>>> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Users mailing list >>> Users(a)ovirt.org >>> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>> > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > Users(a)ovirt.org > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >