Got it! gcloud compute instances create [myInstance-name] --disk name=[myExistingDisk-name] boot=yes
Online documentation is obsolete, by the way. On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 4:26 PM, Jose R R <[email protected]> wrote: > Niltze, Jimmy- > > No, I am not blaming the kernel nor GCE utilities, I *know* it is due > to the SSL pass-phrase that apache2 prompts for. > > I have guided myself by: < > https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/troubleshooting#ssherrors > and > thus far I was able create a snapshot -- with which I imaged a disk -- > that I mounted and modified under another Debian instance. > > Now I have this modified persistent disk that I want to use when I > create another instance. > > My issue now is, how do I create another instance using this *existing* disk? > > By the way, spending much of the morning/afternoon examining the > gcloud and gce commands, I don't think it is possible to completely > shut down the vm -- only reset it (which is a reboot ;-) > > Best Professional Regards > > On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 4:00 PM, Jimmy Kaplowitz <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Hi Jose, >> >> You could certainly use our metadata server to provide the apache passphrase >> at boot time, if you then integrate it with the apache startup process. I'm >> not an expert on Apache's initialization procedure so I'll leave advice on >> that to others. As far as I know, no code has been written yet to do that. >> >> The dist-upgrade was probably only relevant as your first reason to reboot >> after making the change, I'd expect, nothing specific to the new kernel or >> to GCE. >> >> However, I do have one bit of positive feature clarification to provide: >> gcutil, gcloud, and our web UI do allow you to fully shut down an instance, >> which will let you attach the disk to another instance. Just delete it while >> preserving the boot disk (it's an option for all of those tools). This will >> send a clean ACPI power down signal to the VM, giving it an approximate >> maximum of 2 minutes before pulling the virtual power cord. >> >> Good luck, and glad you're trying GCE! >> >> - Jimmy >> >> On Oct 19, 2014 9:12 AM, "Jose R R" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Niltze, all- >>> >>> Well, doing my part in the security of the Web :p >>> >>> I run Apache web server in a GCE VM [different email account than this >>> one] and decided to acquire an SSL certificate which I successfully >>> installed under Debian Wheezy a few days ago. >>> >>> For added security, I pass-phrased-protected the SSL certificate so >>> that when I restart the web server I need to input my pass phrase. >>> >>> I had no issues whatsoever until today that I did an: apt-get >>> dist-upgrade for a newer kernel. Upon doing a reboot I found out that >>> my port 22 is closed but my web server ports 80 and 443 are open. >>> >>> I used nmap to scan for my open ports as well as the tcping utility. >>> >>> Accordingly, I get the message connection refused whenever I use >>> gcloud or ssh to attempt to log into my GCE instance. >>> >>> After using gcutil and gcloud to reset my GCE instance -- multiple >>> times -- the outcome was the same. Accordingly I did: >>> >>> gcloud compute instances get-serial-port-output myInstance >>> >>> Below is the last message of the output that indicates that GCE Debian >>> Wheezy instance needs the passphrase before proceeding further (and >>> starting sshd): >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ... >>> Oct 19 07:53:51 myInstance acpid: 1 rule loaded >>> Oct 19 07:53:51 myInstance acpid: waiting for events: event logging is off >>> [....] Starting web server: apache2Apache/2.2.22 mod_ssl/2.2.22 (Pass >>> Phrase Dialog) >>> Some of your private key files are encrypted for security reasons. >>> In order to read them you have to provide the pass phrases. >>> >>> Server myInstance.x.xyz-host.internal:443 (RSA) >>> Enter pass phrase: >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> I tried detaching the disk to subsequently mount onto another instance >>> but the command fails with: >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ERROR: (gcloud.compute.instances.detach-disk) There was a problem >>> modifying the resource: >>> - Hot-remove of the root disk is not supported. >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Now, gcutil and gcloud utilities can reset (reboot) the instance but >>> can not shut it down completely (that I'm aware) -- which would allow >>> me to detach the disk. >>> >>> Is there a way to provide (as parameter) the passphrase that the web >>> server requires to start apache2 and thus continue/complete the boot >>> process to start ssh server so that port 22 will be opened? >>> >>> Best Professional Regards >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jose R R >>> http://www.metztli-it.com >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> NEW Apache OpenOffice 4.1.1! 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