Take a look at http://ipxe.org/ it should enable you to create a boot ISO which behaves like a PXE boot, I've not tried it yet with CloudStack, but I have used (different) boot images in the past when I have had problems using PXE on old hardware
Kind Regards Geoff Higginbottom CTO / Cloud Architect [email protected] | www.shapeblue.com ShapeBlue Ltd, 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London, WC2N 4HS On 12 Jun 2012, at 01:28, "Jewel Nuruddin" <[email protected]> wrote: Nope, PXE boot load image from remote pc(or centerl image). --- On Tue, 6/12/12, Geoff Higginbottom <[email protected]> wrote: From: Geoff Higginbottom <[email protected]> Subject: RE: How to create empty guest VM To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 1:26 AM Most PXE Boot systems enable you to create a PXE Boot Image, you can then upload the ISO to CloudStack and boot from that. Geoff -----Original Message----- From: Jewel Nuruddin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 11 June 2012 17:15 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: How to create empty guest VM Thank you very much, But I could not crate a vm without ISO or template. Yes my intention is to install guest OS from PXE boot. Thanks Jewel --- On Tue, 6/12/12, Ahmad Emneina <[email protected]> wrote: From: Ahmad Emneina <[email protected]> Subject: Re: How to create empty guest VM To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 1:08 AM Deploying from an ISO, via cloudstack, is effectively booting an 'empty'/OS-less vm. Is there something specific you want to do after booting a vm with no OS? -- æ On 6/11/12 9:03 AM, "Jewel Nuruddin" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > Is there any way to create an empty guest VM in CloudStack. > > Thanks > Jewel ShapeBlue provides a range of strategic and technical consulting and implementation services to help IT Service Providers and Enterprises to build a true IaaS compute cloud. ShapeBlue’s expertise, combined with CloudStack technology, allows IT Service Providers and Enterprises to deliver true, utility based, IaaS to the customer or end-user. ________________________________ This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Shape Blue Ltd. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a company incorporated in England & Wales. ShapeBlue provides a range of strategic and technical consulting and implementation services to help IT Service Providers and Enterprises to build a true IaaS compute cloud. ShapeBlue’s expertise, combined with CloudStack technology, allows IT Service Providers and Enterprises to deliver true, utility based, IaaS to the customer or end-user. ________________________________ This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Shape Blue Ltd. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a company incorporated in England & Wales.
