** Description changed:
[Impact]
* To run a fully automated Ubuntu server installation (autoinstall) using
virt-install, we want to use a combination of:
* --cloud-init user-data=$path_to_autoinstall
* --extra-args autoinstall
* Unfortunately, when --location is used, the --cloud-init option gets
silently ignored. This makes the installer start interactively ; instead
of performing the installation automatically using the autoinstall
configuration from the cloud-init user-data file.
* In certain scenarios, the --location option can be replaced by --cdrom
(and then the --cloud-init option is honored). However, the --cdrom
option is mutually exclusive with --extra-args ; so we can only get a
partially automated installation (it requires confirmation from the
user).
- [
- There is an upstream bug report [1] with an open PR [2]:
+ [Test plan]
+ * Ensuring that the following commands result in a fully automated (and
successful) installation:
+
+ $ wget https://releases.ubuntu.com/noble/ubuntu-24.04-live-server-
+ amd64.iso
+
+ $ cat > autoinstall.yaml
+ #cloud-config
+ autoinstall:
+ version: 1
+ source:
+ id: ubuntu-server-minimal
+ identity:
+ hostname: ubuntu
+ realname: ubuntu
+ username: ubuntu
+ password:
$6$VDuw.212hptHuNMP$id7Wzc0Lem9aUl9RqydBIehO.6J2Qud6jlhgLEgXa3cnql30XIGmP5c18FRZixH.6LsgFo336Azfce8Fht0t30
+
+ $ virt-install --noreboot --connect qemu:///session --disk size=10
+ --memory 1024 --virt-type kvm --location ubuntu-24.04-live-server-
+ amd64.iso --cloud-init user-data=autoinstall.yaml --extra-args
+ autoinstall
+
+ [Where problems could occur]
+ It seems unlikely, but if someone relies on virt-install's current behavior
(i.e., silently ignoring the --cloud-config option in the presence of
--location), they might be surprised to witness a different behavior after
virt-manager gets upgraded.
+
+ [Additional information]
+ There is an upstream bug report [1] with a merged PR [2]:
[1] https://github.com/virt-manager/virt-manager/issues/469
[2] https://github.com/virt-manager/virt-manager/pull/485
** Summary changed:
- virt-install ignores --cloud-init when --location is present
+ [SRU] virt-install ignores --cloud-init when --location is present
** Also affects: virt-manager (Ubuntu Noble)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: virt-manager (Ubuntu Noble)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Olivier Gayot (ogayot)
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