Correct me if I am wrong, but couldn't you specific the IP during the VM create through the API?
On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Tamas Monos <tam...@veber.co.uk> wrote: > Hi,**** > > ** ** > > It is not currently supported, but have no clue whether it will be > supported later or not.**** > > CS is using linked in clones so you just cannot simply replace the > template the VM is based on because the VMs ROOT volume depends on it.**** > > To “re-image” basically you’d need to destroy the VM with its disks then > re-deploy it with the new template but because it is a new VM new IP will > be allocated for it.**** > > If you want the new VM with a specific (previous) IP address you’ll need > to manually edit the database.**** > > ** ** > > Regards**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* Trevor Francis [mailto:trevor.fran...@tgrahamcapital.com] > *Sent:* 04 January 2013 21:19 > > *To:* cloudstack-users@incubator.apache.org > *Subject:* Re: Reimage Instance**** > > ** ** > > I have used every public cloud out there and everyone will allow a reimage > of a VM from a template. Is this a feature that will fundamentally not be > supported Cloudstack, or just one that isnt supported currently?**** > > ** ** > > Regards,**** > > ** ** > > > Trevor Francis > Partner > 46 Labs | PeerEdge Cloud Switch (PeCS) > http://www.46labs.com | http://www.peeredge.net > 720-214-3643- Voice > tre...@46labs.com > > Solutions Provider for the Telecom Industry**** > > > **** > > ** ** > > On Jan 4, 2013, at 3:08 PM, Tamas Monos <tam...@veber.co.uk> wrote:**** > > > > **** > > Hi,**** > > **** > > I’m using advanced vlan isolated networking with dhcp.**** > > For me the internal IPs do not matter as the public IP belongs to the > account and the virtual router will sort out the rest.**** > > **** > > Via the GUI you cannot preserve IPs but manually via the database you can > change what IP belongs to what VM.**** > > **** > > My recovery procedure is to deploy a brand new VM, re-attach the data > volume to it and update the firewall/static-nat rules if any to the new VM. > **** > > **** > > Regards**** > > **** > > *From:* Trevor Francis [mailto:trevor.fran...@tgrahamcapital.com] > *Sent:* 04 January 2013 20:51 > *To:* cloudstack-users@incubator.apache.org > *Subject:* Re: Reimage Instance**** > > **** > > How do you preserve hostname and IP address if you want to spin a box up > from scratch again....assuming you are using advanced networking and dhcp? > **** > > > Trevor Francis > Partner > 46 Labs | PeerEdge Cloud Switch (PeCS) > http://www.46labs.com | http://www.peeredge.net > 720-214-3643- Voice > tre...@46labs.com > > Solutions Provider for the Telecom Industry**** > > > **** > > **** > > On Jan 4, 2013, at 2:46 PM, Tamas Monos <tam...@veber.co.uk> wrote:**** > > > > > **** > > Hi,**** > > **** > > I don’t think there is.**** > > You can change the template of your VM by manually editing the database > and then shut it down and restart it.**** > > This way at the next start CS will re-deploy the new template for the VM > and start it.**** > > **** > > Please be aware this is not recommended in production due to this method > will confuse the storage clean-up scripts and will kill your live VM in > case the old template it was based on no longer required.**** > > It is always recommended to create a new VM instance with the new template. > **** > > **** > > Regards**** > > **** > > *From:* Trevor Francis [mailto:trevor.fran...@tgrahamcapital.com] > *Sent:* 04 January 2013 19:25 > *To:* cloudstack-users@incubator.apache.org > *Subject:* Reimage Instance**** > > **** > > Is there a way through the Cloudstack UI, to respin an already active > instance with a new template? I see a way in the API, but nothing in the UI. > **** > > **** > > > Trevor Francis > Partner > 46 Labs | PeerEdge Cloud Switch (PeCS) > http://www.46labs.com | http://www.peeredge.net > 720-214-3643- Voice > tre...@46labs.com > > Solutions Provider for the Telecom Industry**** > > > **** > > ** ** >
