+1 But if we are sending base64 encoded userdata as part of POST, we can increase the limit even further.
-1 If userdata will be sent as part of GET query, based on the rfc [1] and from the widely used ugliest web browser [2] the GET url length should be <= 2000 (we're already exceeding that how we send userdata request at present). Suggestion: Make POST as the default way of requesting apis from mgmt server. [1] http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2616.html [2] http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q208427 Regards. On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 7:40 PM, Hari Kannan <hari.kan...@citrix.com> wrote: > Hello All, > > I wish to propose increasing the size of userdata to be passed along with > DeployVirtualMachine API - I have added some info here > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/DeployVirtualMachine+userdata+enhancements > along with a JIRA ticket > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-1086 > > > Please review and comment > > Hari Kannan
