On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 4:35 AM, Radhika PC <radhika.puthiyet...@citrix.com> wrote: > > >> On Oct. 31, 2012, 11:10 p.m., Joe Brockmeier wrote: >> > Hi Radhika, >> > >> > A couple of things: >> > >> > - In the bug for this, (CLOUDSTACK-390) Chip asked whether there's an >> > option to provide a locally built version of the System VM. Is this >> > possible? The patch doesn't address that. >> > - "If you are using a separate NFS server, perform this step." Which step? >> > I'm unclear which step I should or shouldn't perform. Is this unmounting >> > the NFS server? >> > - Does the cloud-install-sys-tmplt script mount NFS for the user? >> > >> > Thanks! >> > >> > Joe >> >> Radhika PC wrote: >> Thank you Joe. I will look into his. >> >> Joe Brockmeier wrote: >> Any progress on this one? >> >> Radhika PC wrote: >> Not yet. Sorry about it. Will come back to it at the earliest. >> >> Radhika PC wrote: >> A query: >> >> What do you mean by locally-built version ? The one downloaded and is >> available on the local Web server ? >> >> Joe Brockmeier wrote: >> Locally built version means a system VM that's built by the user to >> replace the default system VM. So, not the one downloaded by default. >> >> Radhika PC wrote: >> Updating it as follows: >> >> Secondary storage must be seeded with a template that is used for >> CloudStack system VMs. Citrix provides you with the necessary binary package >> of the system VM. Alternatively, you can build a System VM template of your >> own locally. If you are using your own template, ensure that you copy the >> template to your Web server, and run the cloud-install-sys-tmplt command. > > Sorry about the confusion. Double checked with the dev team. We are not > supporting any external System VM template currently. You can only use the > CloudStack-provided System VM templates.
But a user can certainly build their own, right? Apache CloudStack is just source code, and while the System VM that's hosted by Citrix is being provided to the users as a connivence, there has to be a path for a user to do the build themselves. > > > - Radhika > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > This is an automatically generated e-mail. To reply, visit: > https://reviews.apache.org/r/7802/#review12975 > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > On Oct. 31, 2012, 6:36 a.m., Radhika PC wrote: >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> This is an automatically generated e-mail. To reply, visit: >> https://reviews.apache.org/r/7802/ >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> >> (Updated Oct. 31, 2012, 6:36 a.m.) >> >> >> Review request for cloudstack, David Nalley, Chip Childers, and Jessica >> Tomechak. >> >> >> Description >> ------- >> >> Added a note that Citrix is providing necessary binary package of the system >> VM. >> >> >> This addresses bug CLOUDSTACK-390. >> >> >> Diffs >> ----- >> >> docs/en-US/prepare-system-vm-template.xml 5ed78f7 >> >> Diff: https://reviews.apache.org/r/7802/diff/ >> >> >> Testing >> ------- >> >> patch cleanly applies. >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Radhika PC >> >> >
