Re: Debian cloud images for OpenStack?
On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 9:02 AM, Anders Ingemann <anders@ingemann.de> wrote:
> On 5 July 2013 08:58, Juerg Haefliger <juergh@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm responsible for the image catalog in the HP Cloud
>> (www.hpcloud.com) which runs OpenStack. I'm in the process of pushing
>> a Debian 7.1 image which should hit public as soon as HP legal is
>> happy with it (which means it can only be a matter of weeks). I
>> noticed that you guys build EC2 images but I couldn't find any
>> OpenStack images. I'm wondering if you are willing to work together to
>> build OpenStack compliant images? This would ensure that always
>> up-to-date images are available and also supported by the community.
>> At the moment, I'm building the images for our cloud but I don't have
>> the bandwidth to update those images on a regular basis with the
>> latest security updates and bug fixes.
>>
>> Best
>> ...Juerg
>>
>>
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>> I'm wondering if you are willing to work together to build OpenStack compliant images
> I certainly am. In the coming week or two I will release a python port
> of my bootstrapper (alpha release), which is much more flexible than
> the current one.
> Do you already have an automated version up and running or is the
> process mostly hand-held?
I have a bash script that automates the image build. It uses
virt-install to install the base OS using preseeding and then does
some post-installation fixups. I'm considering moving to Oz and
libguestfs but haven't had the time yet to look into it more closely.
...Juerg
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