Alex, I don't think that's correct. The instructions that I gave in the earlier email was changes to the VR to serve metadata from the VR. Regardless of hypervisor, it should work.
Darren On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Alex Huang <alex.hu...@citrix.com> wrote: > In order to use an link local address inside the end user vm, that metadata > service must be setup on every hypervisor's dom0 or it has to be proxied out > of the dom0. That's not doable for VmWare. Instead, CloudStack uses VR to > serve the data, which works for all three hypervisors. > > --Alex > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Darren Shepherd [mailto:darren.s.sheph...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 8:13 AM >> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org >> Cc: klindg...@godaddy.com >> Subject: Re: Metadata URL location >> >> My guess, I don't really know, would be because its hard. The VR uses link >> local for the control network so 169.254/16 is bound to the wrong nic. To >> fix >> this you just need some ip routing magic in linux (credit goes to Kris >> Lindgren >> who showed me how to do this). Add the below to a file, substitute eth0 for >> the guest network nic, run "ip -b <FILE>" >> The below effectively creates a routing table dedicated to the IP >> 169.254.169.254 that sets it default route to go out the guest network nic. >> >> rule add from 169.254.169.254 table 70 >> rule add to 169.254.169.254 dev eth0 table 70 route flush table 70 route add >> default dev eth0 src 169.254.169.254 table 70 route flush cache >> >> Darren >> >> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 6:10 AM, Shanker Balan >> <shanker.ba...@shapeblue.com> wrote: >> > Hi Guys, >> > >> > CloudStack metadata services are on the default gateway while on EC2, >> > its at 169.254.169.254. Am curious to know why CloudStack does not use >> > a link local address for meta data services. >> > >> > A search of the Wiki >> (https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/dosearchsite.action?where=CLOUDST >> ACK&tooltip=Type+ALL%3A+in+your+query+to+search+all+of+Confluence& >> spaceSearch=true&queryString=metadata) didn't seem to list any doc >> related to the design of this service. >> > >> > TIA. >> > >> > -- >> > @shankerbalan >> > >> > M: +91 98860 60539 | O: +91 (80) 67935867 shanker.ba...@shapeblue.com >> > | www.shapeblue.com | Twitter:@shapeblue ShapeBlue Services India LLP, >> > 22nd floor, Unit 2201A, World Trade Centre, Bangalore - 560 055 >> > >> > CloudStack Bootcamp Training on 27/28 November, Bangalore >> > http://www.shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/ >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > 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 or related companies. 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 Services India LLP is a >> company incorporated in India and is operated under license from Shape >> Blue Ltd. Shape Blue Brasil Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in >> Brasil and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a >> registered trademark.
