Re: New to CloudStack // Questions

2014-01-20 Thread Ron Wheeler
CloudStack Users Group on LinkedIn with 2580 members http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=3144859 On 20/01/2014 3:53 PM, Chad wrote: Hello everyone, I'm interested in launching cloud services utilizing CloudStack but have a few questions if one wouldn't mind answering for me. Thanks i

Re: New to CloudStack // Questions

2014-01-20 Thread Nux!
On 20.01.2014 20:53, Chad wrote: Hello everyone, Hello, 1. Will CS notify me if a hardware and/or service fails on a particular host (node)? Not as far as I know, you will need to set up monitoring on your own. 2. Is this a suitable platform for general cloud web hosting (

RE: New to CloudStack // Questions

2014-01-20 Thread Chad
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RE: New to CloudStack // Questions

2014-01-20 Thread Chad
GICWEB ext 79 // f. 718-841-7124 www.logicweb.com -Original Message- From: Nux! [mailto:n...@li.nux.ro] Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 5:04 PM To: users@cloudstack.apache.org Subject: Re: New to CloudStack // Questions On 20.01.2014 20:53, Chad wrote: > Hello everyone, > Hello, &g

Re: New to CloudStack // Questions

2014-01-20 Thread Erik Weber
On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 12:23 AM, Chad wrote: > Regarding creating templates, the wiki comes off a little confusing to me > but I hope someone can explain. > > https://cloudstack.apache.org/docs/en-US/Apache_CloudStack/4.2.0/html/Admin_Guide/create-templates-overview.html > > "Launch a VM instanc

RE: New to CloudStack // Questions

2014-01-20 Thread Chad
14 6:37 PM To: users@cloudstack.apache.org Subject: Re: New to CloudStack // Questions On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 12:23 AM, Chad wrote: > Regarding creating templates, the wiki comes off a little confusing to > me but I hope someone can explain. > > https://cloudstack.apache.org/docs/en

Re: New to CloudStack // Questions

2014-01-20 Thread Shanker Balan
Comment inline. On 21-Jan-2014, at 4:53 am, Chad wrote: > Regarding creating templates, the wiki comes off a little confusing to me but > I hope someone can explain. > https://cloudstack.apache.org/docs/en-US/Apache_CloudStack/4.2.0/html/Admin_Guide/create-templates-overview.html > > "Launch a

Re: New to CloudStack // Questions

2014-01-20 Thread Shanker Balan
On 21-Jan-2014, at 5:10 am, Chad wrote: > Thanks Erik. > > I've installed O/S on dedicated servers over the years using USB method, > easily done as you boot off the USB. I personally use PXE boot to install OS on bare-metal hardware. Running around in cold colos with a USB stick would be fun th

Re: New to CloudStack // Questions

2014-01-21 Thread Peter Jönsson
Hi! I have been working on adding support for Cloudstack in packer.io. This way it is simple to create either new templates from scratch or update an existing template. For creating the initial template from scratch we have a custom iPXE ISO that will fetch the iPXE-script via userdata, boot ke

Re: New to CloudStack // Questions

2014-01-21 Thread sebgoa
On Jan 21, 2014, at 10:01 AM, Peter Jönsson wrote: > Hi! > > I have been working on adding support for Cloudstack in packer.io. This way > it is simple to create either new templates from scratch or update an > existing template. For creating the initial template from scratch we have a > cus

Re: New to CloudStack // Questions

2014-01-21 Thread Prasanna Santhanam
On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 10:29:35AM +0100, sebgoa wrote: > > On Jan 21, 2014, at 10:01 AM, Peter J?nsson wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > I have been working on adding support for Cloudstack in packer.io. This way > > it is simple to create either new templates from scratch or update an > > existing t

Re: New to CloudStack // Questions

2014-01-21 Thread Peter Jönsson
Well, I wrote that library so I’m using it. :) I will try to make that library more agnostic to packer, that the plugin will be in a more releasable state. We are testing a version of packer with cloudstack support internally at work. That moving target is here: https://github.com/mindjiver/pac

Re: New to CloudStack // Questions

2014-01-21 Thread Prasanna Santhanam
On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 10:52:11AM +0100, Peter J??nsson wrote: > Well, I wrote that library so I???m using it. :) yup - i know, i started working off a fork of your lib when i started couple months ago. will checkout your fork of packer too. > > I will try to make that library more agnostic to

Re: New to CloudStack // Questions

2014-01-21 Thread Shanker Balan
On 21-Jan-2014, at 3:22 pm, Peter Jönsson wrote: > Well, I wrote that library so I’m using it. :) > > I will try to make that library more agnostic to packer, that the plugin will > be in a more releasable state. We are testing a version of packer with > cloudstack support internally at work. T

RE: New to CloudStack // Questions

2014-01-23 Thread Chad
Balan [mailto:shanker.ba...@shapeblue.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 12:23 AM To: CloudStack-Users Subject: Re: New to CloudStack // Questions Comment inline. On 21-Jan-2014, at 4:53 am, Chad wrote: > Regarding creating templates, the wiki comes off a little confusing to me but I h

Re: New to CloudStack // Questions

2014-01-23 Thread Shanker Balan
On 24-Jan-2014, at 3:59 am, Chad wrote: > Thanks Shanker. > > Does that link tutorial you gave me also apply for any other o/s? I have yet > to try the demo/live interface hence why I ask. Just prepping. The "create template from instance volume" would be the same for any OS. However, the "insta

Re: New to CloudStack // Questions

2014-01-23 Thread Chad
Thanks! > On Jan 23, 2014, at 10:12 PM, Shanker Balan > wrote: > >> On 24-Jan-2014, at 3:59 am, Chad wrote: >> >> Thanks Shanker. >> >> Does that link tutorial you gave me also apply for any other o/s? I have yet >> to try the demo/live interface hence why I ask. Just prepping. > > The "cre