Hi Daan, The Jenkins job do produce ova images, the issue is that an additional cdrom device is added and some secret sauce needs to be injected in the template to make it work on vmware. I’m not sure what that is, perhaps a VMWare guru can comment. I’ll try to explore more next week and fix the automation as much as I can.
> On 20-Mar-2015, at 8:25 pm, Daan Hoogland <daan.hoogl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Rohit, why don't you look into the systemvm jobs. These should produce > vmware images as well. If not, we have some jobs that do work on our > internal jenkins. Those we use for a vmware zone so these must work > correctly. > > On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 10:57 AM, Rohit Yadav <rohit.ya...@shapeblue.com> > wrote: >> Hi, >> >> The systemvm template build system does not do all the steps for >> producing a valid systemvm template for VMWare, from wiki and past >> discussions I know that some extra steps are needed but I'm not sure. >> >> This wikis notes some of those steps: >> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Creating+System+VM+template+for+Vmware+from+generated+Vbox+template >> >> Can anyone confirm this issue? And, update the wiki if more steps are >> needed? >> >> Also can we automate those additional steps using Jenkins? Or perhaps >> semi-automate the creation process by writing scripts that do these >> extra steps for us? >> >> Regards, >> Rohit Yadav >> Software Architect, ShapeBlue >> M. +91 8826230892 | rohit.ya...@shapeblue.com >> Blog: bhaisaab.org | Twitter: @_bhaisaab >> PS. If you see any footer below, I did not add it :) >> Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related services >> >> IaaS Cloud Design & >> Build<http://shapeblue.com/iaas-cloud-design-and-build//> >> CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework<http://shapeblue.com/csforge/> >> CloudStack Consulting<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-consultancy/> >> CloudStack Software >> Engineering<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-software-engineering/> >> CloudStack Infrastructure >> Support<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-infrastructure-support/> >> CloudStack Bootcamp Training >> Courses<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/> >> >> This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended >> solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or >> opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily >> represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. If you are not the >> intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based >> upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender >> if you believe you have received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a >> company incorporated in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is a >> company incorporated in India and is operated under license from Shape Blue >> Ltd. Shape Blue Brasil Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in Brasil >> and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue SA Pty Ltd is a >> company registered by The Republic of South Africa and is traded under >> license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered trademark. > > > > -- > Daan Regards, Rohit Yadav Software Architect, ShapeBlue M. +91 88 262 30892 | rohit.ya...@shapeblue.com Blog: bhaisaab.org | Twitter: @_bhaisaab Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related services IaaS Cloud Design & Build<http://shapeblue.com/iaas-cloud-design-and-build//> CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework<http://shapeblue.com/csforge/> CloudStack Consulting<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-consultancy/> CloudStack Software Engineering<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-software-engineering/> CloudStack Infrastructure Support<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-infrastructure-support/> CloudStack Bootcamp Training Courses<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/> This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a company incorporated in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is a company incorporated in India and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. Shape Blue Brasil Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in Brasil and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue SA Pty Ltd is a company registered by The Republic of South Africa and is traded under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered trademark.
