No need to edit code, there is a config option for this: ###### (MultiStrOpt) mkfs commands for ephemeral device. The format is <os_type>=<mkfs command>
Put the following in nova.conf: virt_mkfs=default=mkfs.ext4 -L %(fs_label)s -F %(target)s On Aug 6, 2012, at 3:02 AM, Sébastien Han <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I think this only way is to edit the code like so: > go to the line 66 of /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/nova/virt/disk/api.py > and change to 'default=mkfs.ext4 -L %(fs_label)s -F %(target)s', > Make sure to purge your /var/lib/nova/instances/_base > It worked for me :) > > Let me know if it's ok :) > > Cheers! > > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 10:47 AM, Jerico Revote <[email protected]> > wrote: > Hi, > > Is there a way to change the default file system of the ephemeral disk > attached to an instance? > By default it's ext3. > > Thanks, > > Jerico > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
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