hi Ken'ichi Ohmichi, Thanks for the suggestion ! I tried --file option but it failed.
Command: nova boot --flavor 3 --image bae8715c-1758-4949-8bf7-e6bb4e983e67 --key_name key1 --file /tmp/input.xml=/home/ubuntu110/input.xml vm2 nova.conf file :, --config_drive_format=iso9660 --libvirt_inject_partition=-2 It fails with the following error: *2013-05-21 02:04:49 TRACE nova.rpc.amqp Command: sudo nova-rootwrap mkdir -p /tmp/openstack-disk-mount-tmpWvaDMs/tmp* *2013-05-21 02:04:49 TRACE nova.rpc.amqp Exit code: 1* *2013-05-21 02:04:49 TRACE nova.rpc.amqp Stdout: ''* *2013-05-21 02:04:49 TRACE nova.rpc.amqp Stderr: "/bin/mkdir: cannot create directory `/tmp/openstack-disk-mount-tmpWvaDMs/tmp': Read-only file system\n"* *2013-05-21 02:04:49 TRACE nova.rpc.amqp* 2013-05-21 02:04:54 DEBUG nova.manager [-] Running periodic task ComputeManager._publish_service_capabilities from (pid=1479) periodic_tasks /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/nova/manager.py:152 2013-05-21 02:04:54 DEBUG nova.manager [-] Notifying Schedulers of capabilities ... from (pid=1479) _publish_service_capabilities /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/nova/manager.py:203 2013-05-21 02:04:54 DEBUG nova.rpc.amqp [-] Making asynchronous fanout cast... from (pid=1479) fanout_cast /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/nova/rpc/amqp.py:359 2013-05-21 02:04:54 DEBUG nova.manager [-] Running periodic task ComputeManager._poll_rescued_instances from (pid=1479) periodic_tasks /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/nova/manager.py:152 2013-05-21 02:04:54 DEBUG nova.manager [-] Skipping ComputeManager._sync_power_states, 1 ticks left until next run from (pid=1479) periodic_tasks /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/nova/manager.py Regards, Rashmi On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 9:45 AM, Ken'ichi Ohmichi <oomi...@mxs.nes.nec.co.jp>wrote: > > Hi Rashmi, > > On Thu, 9 May 2013 09:31:25 +0530 > Rashmi SN <snrashm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Rashmi SN <snrashm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > I would want to associate a floppy disk image say "example.flp" to a VM > > > when I instantiate. > > > The idea is that , during installation , the image picks up certain > > > configuration details from a defined file from the floppy image (flp). > > > How do I achieve this with openstack nova (boot) commands. > > I guess you can use --file option of 'nova boot' command, if a defined > file is small. > > > Thanks > Ken'ichi Ohmichi > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack > Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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