+1 using openstack format -- Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!
Nux! www.nux.ro ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wido den Hollander" <w...@widodh.nl> > To: "dev" <dev@cloudstack.apache.org>, "Kris Sterckx" > <kris.ster...@nuagenetworks.net> > Sent: Friday, 19 May, 2017 14:15:28 > Subject: [DISCUSS] Config Drive: Using the OpenStack format? > 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
