====== November 2014 SLUG Meeting - virtual appliances ======
====Summary====
* Date: Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, 6 p.m.
* Start: Arrive at 6pm for a 6:30pm start
* RSVP: http://www.slug.org.au/event/10180001
* Suggest or sign up for a talk at http://www.slug.org.au/talks
==== Details ====
Our main talk this Friday will be "Creating your own virtual appliance" by
Robert Smit.
Description: My attempt to script the creation of my own VM appliance that
will work on any of the major Visualization platforms. I am using
boot2dokcer image as a base so I will show how to build a customized
boot2docker image and link a data image to it. I will during this image
build run docker and pull down the docker images I am interested in. Then
craft a Open Virtualization Format (OVF) file which details the VM specs
and compress it and the disk images to a compressed OVA file. It is this
last bit I am still having issues with.
Please note that we will once again be in the next building over, due to
continuing construction. Please go to the Fairfax building and not the main
Google building!
====Location====
Google Sydney
Cylon Conference Room
level 2, Fairfax Building
1 Darling Island Road
Pyrmont, NSW
Map: http://www.slug.org.au/map
-- Getting there --
The Google office is the big black building marked "Accenture" opposite
Star City Pirrama Road facade.
If using the trains, you can go either get off at;
* Town Hall station, head towards Darling Harbour, walk across the Pyrmont
footbridge and then follow Pirrama Road towards Star city.
* Central station, then follow the light rail instructions.
If using the buses, the route 443 stops right out front of the building.
If using the light rail, get off at Star City station and walk across the
street.
If you drive, then you can look for parking on the suburban streets around
the office (or pay for parking at the Casino), and then walk from there.
=== Afterwards ===
We'll be aiming to finish by 8pm and will be heading to the Pyrmont Bridge
Hotel (PBH) afterwards to socalise and eat dinner. The PBH is marked on the
map.
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