[Users] Cloud-init for Windows
Itamar Heim
iheim at redhat.com
Thu Mar 27 10:22:59 UTC 2014
On 03/27/2014 06:18 AM, Tejesh M wrote:
> Can you guide me on sysprep with sample code & sysprep file?
>
just launch a windows VM, look at the generated sysprep file we pass to
the VM via the floppy disk.
then pass it as a payload as-is.
then try to change what you want.
>
> On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 3:16 PM, Itamar Heim <iheim at redhat.com
> <mailto:iheim at redhat.com>> wrote:
>
> On 03/27/2014 05:33 AM, Tejesh M wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I was doing google to see if i can set Hostname,Password & IP
> details
> for Windows server from RHEV-M. I got to know that we can create VM
> Payload & send that to Windows VM (installed with Cloud-init)
>
> Refer this link
> http://www.cloudbase.it/cloud-__init-for-windows-instances/#__comment-9411
> <http://www.cloudbase.it/cloud-init-for-windows-instances/#comment-9411>
>
> Cloud-init expects Meta-data & User-Data file to be sent either via
> Config Drive or via HTTP. I'm trying to achive this via ConfigDrive
> (created using VM Payload).
>
>
> note you can also just pass the full sysprep file as a payload
> yourself via the API, and set all these items in it.
>
>
> But i'm wondering what should be the format of this two files
> (Meta-data
> & User-data). Have any1 tried this? If yes, would request to share
> sample for both the files with setting Hostname, Password & IP
> details.
>
>
> just launch a linux VM and check the file we create?
>
>
> Java code:
>
> org.ovirt.engine.sdk.__decorators.VM vm1 =
> api.getVMs().get(vmName);
> Payloads payloads = new Payloads();
> Payload payload = new Payload();
> payload.setType("cdrom");
>
> Files payloadFiles = new Files();
> File payloadFile = new File();
> payloadFile.setName("meta-__data.txt");
> payloadFile.setContent("__hostname:"+vmName);
> payloadFiles.getFiles().add(__payloadFile);
> payload.setFiles(payloadFiles)__;
> vm1.setPayloads(payloads);
> Action action = new Action();
> vm1.start(action);
>
> --
> Thanks & Regards
> Tejesh
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks & Regards
> Tejesh
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