Dan Watkins has proposed merging lp:~daniel-thewatkins/cloud-init/openstack-vendor-data-doc into lp:cloud-init.
Requested reviews: cloud init development team (cloud-init-dev) For more details, see: https://code.launchpad.net/~daniel-thewatkins/cloud-init/openstack-vendor-data-doc/+merge/260463 -- Your team cloud init development team is requested to review the proposed merge of lp:~daniel-thewatkins/cloud-init/openstack-vendor-data-doc into lp:cloud-init.
=== modified file 'doc/rtd/topics/datasources.rst' --- doc/rtd/topics/datasources.rst 2015-04-04 01:40:17 +0000 +++ doc/rtd/topics/datasources.rst 2015-05-28 11:31:06 +0000 @@ -177,6 +177,12 @@ For now see: https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~cloud-init-dev/cloud-init/trunk/files/head:/doc/sources/ovf/ --------------------------- +OpenStack +--------------------------- + +.. include:: ../../sources/openstack/README.rst + +--------------------------- Fallback/None --------------------------- === added directory 'doc/sources/openstack' === added file 'doc/sources/openstack/README.rst' --- doc/sources/openstack/README.rst 1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 +++ doc/sources/openstack/README.rst 2015-05-28 11:31:06 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +*TODO* + +Vendor Data +~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The OpenStack metadata server can be configured to serve up vendor data +which is available to all instances for consumption. OpenStack vendor +data is, generally, a JSON object. + +cloud-init will look for configuration in the ``cloud-init`` attribute +of the vendor data JSON object. cloud-init processes this configuration +using the same handlers as user data, so any formats that work for user +data should work for vendor data. + +For example, configuring the following as vendor data in OpenStack would +upgrade packages and install ``htop`` on all instances: + +.. sourcecode:: json + + {"cloud-init": "#cloud-config\npackage_upgrade: True\npackages:\n - htop"} + +For more general information about how cloud-init handles vendor data, +including how it can be disabled by users on instances, see +https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~cloud-init-dev/cloud-init/trunk/view/head:/doc/vendordata.txt
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