[dev] vCloud deployment of Linux VMs

[Markos Gogoulos <mg...@mist.io>]

 

Hi all, 

I'm experimenting with vCloud's driver (vCloud 1.5) and haven't managed
so far to successfully deploy Linux VMs with ssh keys. I know there are
some nice examples on
http://ci.apache.org/projects/libcloud/docs/compute/examples.html but
would appreciate further tips and advice on how you manage your vCloud
VMs deployments.

create_node does create a VM for me, but I never get a password (there's
no AdminPassword field on vCloud's response for the VM). On vCloud 0.8
driver I see that password is specified on create_node, but for 1.5
there's no mention on the password. Also the username is root, or can I
specify another one as well?

Then ex_vm_script parameter for create_node, does this expect to be a
bash script or commands?

Thanks for any help.

Cheers,
Markos 
 

Re: [dev] vCloud deployment of Linux VMs

[sebgoa <ru...@gmail.com>]

On Nov 27, 2014, at 10:50 PM, philip.kershaw@stfc.ac.uk wrote:

> Hi Markos,
> 
> I’ve been working with libcloud with vCloud 5.5.  I found that I need to make a few changes to support v5.5 including patches to the VM script handling.  I’ve put these here:
> 
> https://github.com/cedadev/libcloud/blob/trunk/libcloud/compute/drivers/vcloud.py
> 
> The changes are pretty much complete but I haven’t submitted a pull request yet.  

Don't hesitate to do so when you are ready,

> We have successfully tested passing shell scripts through the ex_vm_script keyword e.g. setting up an ssh key for an account on a Linux VM.
> 
> I’ve not really looked at the admin password feature so can’t really comment on that.
> 
> Cheers,
> Phil
> 
>> On 27 Nov 2014, at 21:00, Markos Gogoulos <mg...@mist.io> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Hi all, 
>> 
>> I'm experimenting with vCloud's driver (vCloud 1.5) and haven't managed
>> so far to successfully deploy Linux VMs with ssh keys. I know there are
>> some nice examples on
>> http://ci.apache.org/projects/libcloud/docs/compute/examples.html but
>> would appreciate further tips and advice on how you manage your vCloud
>> VMs deployments.
>> 
>> create_node does create a VM for me, but I never get a password (there's
>> no AdminPassword field on vCloud's response for the VM). On vCloud 0.8
>> driver I see that password is specified on create_node, but for 1.5
>> there's no mention on the password. Also the username is root, or can I
>> specify another one as well?
>> 
>> Then ex_vm_script parameter for create_node, does this expect to be a
>> bash script or commands?
>> 
>> Thanks for any help.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Markos 
> 

Re: [dev] vCloud deployment of Linux VMs

[ph...@stfc.ac.uk]

Hi Markos,

I’ve been working with libcloud with vCloud 5.5.  I found that I need to make a few changes to support v5.5 including patches to the VM script handling.  I’ve put these here:

https://github.com/cedadev/libcloud/blob/trunk/libcloud/compute/drivers/vcloud.py

The changes are pretty much complete but I haven’t submitted a pull request yet.  We have successfully tested passing shell scripts through the ex_vm_script keyword e.g. setting up an ssh key for an account on a Linux VM.

I’ve not really looked at the admin password feature so can’t really comment on that.

Cheers,
Phil

> On 27 Nov 2014, at 21:00, Markos Gogoulos <mg...@mist.io> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Hi all, 
> 
> I'm experimenting with vCloud's driver (vCloud 1.5) and haven't managed
> so far to successfully deploy Linux VMs with ssh keys. I know there are
> some nice examples on
> http://ci.apache.org/projects/libcloud/docs/compute/examples.html but
> would appreciate further tips and advice on how you manage your vCloud
> VMs deployments.
> 
> create_node does create a VM for me, but I never get a password (there's
> no AdminPassword field on vCloud's response for the VM). On vCloud 0.8
> driver I see that password is specified on create_node, but for 1.5
> there's no mention on the password. Also the username is root, or can I
> specify another one as well?
> 
> Then ex_vm_script parameter for create_node, does this expect to be a
> bash script or commands?
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> Cheers,
> Markos