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
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