Yes, I don't see any point in reinventing the wheel. Simon Weller/615-312-6068
-----Original Message----- From: Wido den Hollander [w...@widodh.nl] Received: Saturday, 20 May 2017, 8:45AM To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org [dev@cloudstack.apache.org] Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Config Drive: Using the OpenStack format? Just to check all the +1's, they are about using the OpenStack format. Right? Config Drive will be there no matter what. Wido > Op 19 mei 2017 om 19:45 heeft Kris Sterckx <kris.ster...@nuagenetworks.net> > het volgende geschreven: > > FYI > > Slides are here : > https://www.slideshare.net/2000monkeys/apache-cloudstack-collab-miami-user-data-alternatives-to-the-vr > > Thanks > > - Kris > >> On 19 May 2017 at 12:58, Wei ZHOU <ustcweiz...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> gooood idea >> >> 2017-05-19 15:33 GMT+02:00 Marc-Aurèle Brothier <ma...@exoscale.ch>: >> >>> Hi Widoo, >>> >>> That sounds like a pretty good idea in my opinion. +1 for adding it >>> >>> Marco >>> >>> >>>> On 19 May 2017, at 15:15, Wido den Hollander <w...@widodh.nl> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Yesterday at ApacheCon Kris from Nuage networks gave a great >>> presentation about alternatives for userdata from the VR: Config Drive >>>> >>>> In short, a CD-ROM/ISO attached to the Instance containing the >>> meta/userdata instead of having the VR serve it. >>>> >>>> The outstanding PR [0] uses it's own format on the ISO while cloud-init >>> already has support for config drive [1]. >>>> >>>> This format uses 'openstack' in the name, but it seems to be in >>> cloud-init natively and well supported. >>>> >>>> I started the discussion yesterday during the talk and thought to take >>> it to the list. >>>> >>>> My opinion is that we should use the OpenStack format for the config >>> drive: >>>> >>>> - It's already in cloud-init >>>> - Easier to templates to be used on CloudStack >>>> - Easier adoption >>>> >>>> We can always write a file like "GENERATED_BY_APACHE_CLOUDSTACK" or >>> something on the ISO. >>>> >>>> We can also symlink the 'openstack' directory to a directory called >>> 'cloudstack' on the ISO. >>>> >>>> Does anybody else have a opinion on this one? >>>> >>>> Wido >>>> >>>> [0]: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/2097 >>>> [1]: http://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/ >>> datasources/configdrive.html#version-2 >>> >>> >>
