[one-users] Booting from CDROM image

[Slava Yanson]

Try this in your VM config file:

OS = [ boot = "cdrom" ]


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On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 10:18 PM, Jason Heiss <jheiss at aput.net> wrote:

> I'm running 2.0beta1.  I've added a CentOS ISO image and a blank disk image
> via oneimage:
>
>  ID     USER                 NAME TYPE              REGTIME PUB STAT  #VMS
>   0 oneadmin CentOS-5.5-x86_64-ne   CD   Aug 09, 2010 05:28 Yes used     1
>   1 oneadmin             blank20G   OS   Aug 09, 2010 05:29 Yes used     1
>
> I've created a template using those images:
>
> DISK = [ image = "CentOS-5.5-x86_64-netinstall.iso" ]
> DISK = [ image = "blank20G" ]
>
> When I create a VM from that template it is set to boot only from disk.
>  The relevant section of the deployment file looks like:
>
>        <os>
>                <type>hvm</type>
>                <boot dev='hd'/>
>        </os>
>
> I've looked through the OpenNebula docs and can't find any mention of how I
> would get the VM to boot from CD.  Ideally I'd like a disk then CD boot
> order so that it boots from CD on the first round, then boots from disk
> after the OS install completes.  I.e. the deployment file would look like:
>
>        <os>
>                <type>hvm</type>
>                <boot dev='hd'/>
>                <boot dev='cdrom'/>
>        </os>
>
> Is something like that possible?  Or should I open a feature request
> ticket?
>
> Jason
>
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