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[PR] notes on system template auto-download, seeding [cloudstack-documentation]
shwstppr opened a new pull request, #580:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/580
Related https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/11656
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Re: [PR] notes on system template auto-download, seeding [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "sureshanaparti (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
sureshanaparti commented on code in PR #580:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/580#discussion_r2509994339
##########
source/adminguide/systemvm.rst:
##########
@@ -76,11 +76,18 @@ templates for hypervisor and architecture which are in use in the zone
if not already present will be automatically registered and seeded on
the secondary storage.
-ARM 64-bit template(s) will be downloaded from the official repository
-and the same workflow for the registration and seeding will be used. If
-the automatic download and seeding of ARM 64-bit template fails, the
-template can be manually registered in a multi-architecture zone or
-will need manual registration and seeding in a ARM 64-bit only zone.
+Template(s) will be downloaded from the configured repository
+and the same workflow for the registration and seeding will be used.
+Repository for downloading the templates can be configured using
+/etc/cloudstack/management/server.properties file by updating the
+``system.vm.templates.download.repository`` property.
Review Comment:
Is the official repository configured in _server.properties_ by default? If so, you can mention something like "official repository is configured by default"
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Re: [PR] notes on system template auto-download, seeding [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "sureshanaparti (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
sureshanaparti commented on code in PR #580:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/580#discussion_r2521771516
##########
source/quickinstallationguide/qig.rst:
##########
@@ -402,23 +402,43 @@ up the management server by issuing the following command:
# cloudstack-setup-management
+ .. note::
+ Since CloudStack 4.23.0, the ``cloudstack-setup-management`` command
+ can download SystemVM templates on demand when they are not present.
-System Template Setup
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ Use the ``--systemvm-templates`` argument to specify which templates to
+ download. If not specified, ``kvm-x86_64`` template will be downloaded
+ by default.
+
+ For offline environments, provide a custom repository URL with the
+ ``--systemvm-templates-repository`` argument so the installer can fetch
+ templates from an internal mirror.
-CloudStack uses a number of system VMs to provide functionality for accessing
-the console of Instances, providing various networking services, and
-managing various aspects of storage.
-We need to download the systemVM Template and deploy that to the secondary storage.
-We will use the local path (/export/secondary) since we are already on the NFS server itself,
-but otherwise you would need to mount your Secondary Storage to a temporary mount point, and use
-that mount point instead of the /export/secondary path.
+System Template Setup
Review Comment:
```suggestion
System VM Template Setup
```
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Re: [PR] notes on system template auto-download, seeding [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "blueorangutan (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
blueorangutan commented on PR #580:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/580#issuecomment-3525312338
@shwstppr a Jenkins job has been kicked to build the document. I'll keep you posted as I make progress.
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Re: [PR] notes on system template auto-download, seeding [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "blueorangutan (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
blueorangutan commented on PR #580:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/580#issuecomment-3525315784
QA-Doc build preview: https://qa.cloudstack.cloud/builds/docs-build/pr/580. (QA-JID 458)
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Re: [PR] notes on system template auto-download, seeding [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "shwstppr (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
shwstppr commented on PR #580:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/580#issuecomment-3525308478
@blueorangutan docbuild
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Re: [PR] notes on system template auto-download, seeding [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "sureshanaparti (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
sureshanaparti commented on code in PR #580:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/580#discussion_r2521767995
##########
source/quickinstallationguide/qig.rst:
##########
@@ -402,23 +402,43 @@ up the management server by issuing the following command:
# cloudstack-setup-management
+ .. note::
+ Since CloudStack 4.23.0, the ``cloudstack-setup-management`` command
+ can download SystemVM templates on demand when they are not present.
-System Template Setup
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ Use the ``--systemvm-templates`` argument to specify which templates to
+ download. If not specified, ``kvm-x86_64`` template will be downloaded
Review Comment:
this is missing here
```
Valid values are ``all``, ``kvm-aarch64``, ``kvm-x86_64``,
``xenserver``, and ``vmware``. A comma-separated list combining any of
these identifiers can also be supplied (for example
``kvm-x86_64,xenserver``).
```
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Re: [PR] notes on system template auto-download, seeding [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "sureshanaparti (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
sureshanaparti commented on PR #580:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/580#issuecomment-3525996442
@blueorangutan docbuild
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Re: [PR] notes on system template auto-download, seeding [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "blueorangutan (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
blueorangutan commented on PR #580:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/580#issuecomment-3526001476
@sureshanaparti a Jenkins job has been kicked to build the document. I'll keep you posted as I make progress.
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Re: [PR] notes on system template auto-download, seeding [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "blueorangutan (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
blueorangutan commented on PR #580:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/580#issuecomment-3526009217
QA-Doc build preview: https://qa.cloudstack.cloud/builds/docs-build/pr/580. (QA-JID 459)
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Re: [PR] notes on system template auto-download, seeding [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "shwstppr (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
shwstppr merged PR #580:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/580
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