[one-users] Using CloudInit for contextualization

Tue Feb 4 04:19:53 PST 2014

I'll try to test that image and will let you know what I can find.

On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 1:18 PM, Wilma Hermann <wilma.hermann at gmail.com> wrote:
> No, I never touched that file. It's current setting is
>
> DISK     = [ driver = "raw" , cache = "none"]
>
> I also tried converting the Ubuntu Image to qcow and raw using qemu-img to
> make sure it is no problem with the image format. That also didn't change
> anything.
>
>
> 2014-02-04 Javier Fontan <jfontan at opennebula.org>:
>>
>> It's a long shot but do you have the default image set to qcow2? In
>> '/etc/one/vmm_exec/vmm_exec_kvm.conf':
>>
>> DISK     = [ driver = "qcow2" ]
>>
>> If this is the case change it to raw, restart oned and try again. The
>> image already has the driver set to qcow2 so it should work.
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Wilma Hermann <wilma.hermann at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I also tried it with the current Alpha 2 of Ubuntu 14.04 which includes
>> > cloud-init 0.7.5, but it does not work either. You can find the output
>> > of
>> > onevm and oneimage attached.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance
>> > Wilma
>> >
>> > 2014-02-04 Javier Fontan <jfontan at opennebula.org>:
>> >
>> >> It should be working. Can you send us the output of "onevm show -x
>> >> <vmid>" of one of those machines?
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 6:17 PM, Wilma Hermann <wilma.hermann at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm using the release image from yesterday (02-Feb-2014 03:39) [1].
>> >> > And
>> >> > the
>> >> > machine uses cloud-init 0.7.3:
>> >> >
>> >> > # virt-cat one-42 /var/log/cloud-init.log | grep running
>> >> > 2014-02-03 15:18:56,873 - util.py[DEBUG]: Cloud-init v. 0.7.3 running
>> >> > 'init-local' at Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:18:56 +0000. Up 4.48 seconds.
>> >> >
>> >> > [1]: http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/13.10/release/
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks in advance
>> >> > Wilma
>> >> >
>> >> > 2014-02-03 Javier Fontan <jfontan at opennebula.org>:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Are you using a recent version of those images? OpenNebula support
>> >> >> was
>> >> >> added in cloud-init 0.7.3 and the current images come with that
>> >> >> version. User data can be specified with USER_DATA or USERDATA
>> >> >> parameters so your configuration seems to be OK.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 5:54 PM, Wilma Hermann
>> >> >> <wilma.hermann at gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > Hi,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Well, the core of the problem sounds logical to me. Nevertheless,
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > have
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > wait 2 minutes for the network initialization to time-out until I
>> >> >> > can
>> >> >> > reboot
>> >> >> > the machine using the CtrlAltDel-Button in VNC... That's not
>> >> >> > comfortable,
>> >> >> > but bearable.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > However, I cannot get that USER_DATA variable to work. Whatever I
>> >> >> > enter
>> >> >> > there, it is obviously ignored. I tried it with the exact code
>> >> >> > from
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > documentation you mentioned, but also with something like
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > CONTEXT=[NETWORK="YES",SSH_PUBLIC_KEY="$USER[SSH_PUBLIC_KEY]",
>> >> >> >   USER_DATA="#cloud-config
>> >> >> > bootcmd:
>> >> >> >  - echo HelloWorld > /etc/issue
>> >> >> > " ]
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > just to get a visual feedback that the USER_DATA is being used by
>> >> >> > cloud-init. None of it worked out.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Is there a special trick with USER_DATA?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Just in case that's important: I'm using OpenNebula 4.4 with
>> >> >> > libvirt/KVM.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks in advance
>> >> >> > Wilma
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > 2014-01-30 Javier Fontan <jfontan at opennebula.org>:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> Unfortunately the current version of cloud-init does not load new
>> >> >> >> network parameters after they are configured in some
>> >> >> >> distributions.
>> >> >> >> There is a ticket to track that problem [1]
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> The documentation gives some ideas on how to overcome this [2]:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> --8<------
>> >> >> >> The current version of cloud-init configures the network before
>> >> >> >> running cloud-init configuration. This makes the network
>> >> >> >> configuration
>> >> >> >> not reliable. Until a new version that fixes this is released you
>> >> >> >> can
>> >> >> >> add OpenNebula context packages or this user data to reboot the
>> >> >> >> machine so the network is properly configured.
>> >> >> >> ------>8--
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-init/+bug/1225922
>> >> >> >> [2]
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> http://docs.opennebula.org/stable/user/virtual_machine_setup/cloud-init.html
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 1:56 PM, Wilma Hermann
>> >> >> >> <wilma.hermann at gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >> > Hi,
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > I'm trying to get a Ubuntu 13.10 guest to work, which uses a
>> >> >> >> > official
>> >> >> >> > Cloud-image (http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/saucy/) as disk.
>> >> >> >> > However,
>> >> >> >> > the VM
>> >> >> >> > is not integrating into the virtual network. I've double
>> >> >> >> > checked
>> >> >> >> > the
>> >> >> >> > virtual
>> >> >> >> > network settings with CentOS-VMs, the network works correctly.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > I've found out that CloudInit writes a correct
>> >> >> >> > /etc/network/interfaces
>> >> >> >> > file
>> >> >> >> > with a static address, however, the machine somehow ignores
>> >> >> >> > this
>> >> >> >> > file
>> >> >> >> > and
>> >> >> >> > keeps sending DHCP requests without getting an answer (which is
>> >> >> >> > intended
>> >> >> >> > since we don't use DHCP in the VM's network).
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > # virt-cat one-42 /etc/network/interfaces
>> >> >> >> > auto lo
>> >> >> >> > iface lo inet loopback
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > auto eth0
>> >> >> >> > iface eth0 inet static
>> >> >> >> >   address 192.168.129.4
>> >> >> >> >   network 192.168.128.0
>> >> >> >> >   netmask 255.255.254.0
>> >> >> >> >   gateway 192.168.128.1
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > # virt-cat one-42 /var/log/syslog | tail -6
>> >> >> >> > Jan 28 12:42:44 ubuntu dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to
>> >> >> >> > 255.255.255.255
>> >> >> >> > port 67 interval 21 (xid=0x1080a577)
>> >> >> >> > Jan 28 12:43:05 ubuntu dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to
>> >> >> >> > 255.255.255.255
>> >> >> >> > port 67 interval 13 (xid=0x1080a577)
>> >> >> >> > Jan 28 12:43:18 ubuntu dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to
>> >> >> >> > 255.255.255.255
>> >> >> >> > port 67 interval 20 (xid=0x1080a577)
>> >> >> >> > Jan 28 12:43:38 ubuntu dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to
>> >> >> >> > 255.255.255.255
>> >> >> >> > port 67 interval 1 (xid=0x1080a577)
>> >> >> >> > Jan 28 12:43:39 ubuntu dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received.
>> >> >> >> > Jan 28 12:43:39 ubuntu dhclient: No working leases in
>> >> >> >> > persistent
>> >> >> >> > database -
>> >> >> >> > sleeping.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Does anybody know how the VM template needs to be configured in
>> >> >> >> > order
>> >> >> >> > to
>> >> >> >> > get
>> >> >> >> > it working?
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Thanks in advance
>> >> >> >> > Wilma
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
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>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> --
>> >> >> >> Javier Fontán Muiños
>> >> >> >> Developer
>> >> >> >> OpenNebula - The Open Source Toolkit for Data Center
>> >> >> >> Virtualization
>> >> >> >> www.OpenNebula.org | @OpenNebula | github.com/jfontan
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Javier Fontán Muiños
>> >> >> Developer
>> >> >> OpenNebula - The Open Source Toolkit for Data Center Virtualization
>> >> >> www.OpenNebula.org | @OpenNebula | github.com/jfontan
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Javier Fontán Muiños
>> >> Developer
>> >> OpenNebula - The Open Source Toolkit for Data Center Virtualization
>> >> www.OpenNebula.org | @OpenNebula | github.com/jfontan
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Javier Fontán Muiños
>> Developer
>> OpenNebula - The Open Source Toolkit for Data Center Virtualization
>> www.OpenNebula.org | @OpenNebula | github.com/jfontan
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Javier Fontán Muiños
Developer
OpenNebula - The Open Source Toolkit for Data Center Virtualization
www.OpenNebula.org | @OpenNebula | github.com/jfontan