Hi Michaël, "Boot from ISO" should be ISO image agnostic.
The feature was intended to overcome restrictions placed on the redistribution of Windows images. It allows the CD to be used as the basis of a new VM, although the hardware has to be dedicated to the user for certain versions of Windows. You should have no problem with a Linux distribution. I wrote it for XenAPI, so we need someone to duplicate the work for KVM and VMWare. DL From: openstack-bounces+armando.migliaccio=eu.citrix....@lists.launchpad.net [mailto:openstack-bounces+armando.migliaccio=eu.citrix....@lists.launchpad.net] On Behalf Of Michaël Van de Borne Sent: 14 November 2011 13:44 To: openstack@lists.launchpad.net Subject: [Openstack] boot from ISO Hi all, I'm very interested in the "Boot From ISO" feature described here: http://wiki.openstack.org/bootFromISO In a few words, it's about the ability to boot a VM from the CDROM with an ISO image attached. A blank hard disk being attached to install the OS files in it. I've got some questions about this: 1. Is the feature available today using a standard Diablo install? I've seen the code about this feature is stored under nova/tests and glance/tests. Does this mean it isn't finished yet and could only be tested under specific conditions? Which ones? 2. the spec tells about a Windows use case. Why just Windows? What should I do to test with a Linux distribution? 3. I can see here<http://bazaar.launchpad.net/%7Ehudson-openstack/nova/trunk/revision/1433?start_revid=1433> that the Xen hypervisor only has been impacted by the source code changes. Are KVM and VMWare planned to be supported in the future? May I help/be helped to develop KVM and VMWare support for this 'Boot From Iso' feature? Any help appreaciated thank you, michaël -- Michaël Van de Borne R&D Engineer, SOA team, CETIC Phone: +32 (0)71 49 07 45 Mobile: +32 (0)472 69 57 16, Skype: mikemowgli www.cetic.be<http://www.cetic.be>, rue des Frères Wright, 29/3, B-6041 Charleroi
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