I'm ditching my linux template generator in favor of box grinder! Thanks for sharing -ilya
> -----Original Message----- > From: David Nalley [mailto:da...@gnsa.us] > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:07 PM > To: users@cloudstack.apache.org > Subject: Re: automating template creation and install > > So my first choice is Boxgrinder - but it's not the only way. > > Check out how Fedora creates them: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Cloud_SIG/EC2_Creation > > The tools to do that abound, SuSE has a platform, and there are tons of third > party tools. > > --David > > > On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 8:34 AM, Shane Witbeck > <sh...@digitalsanctum.com> wrote: > > I'd like to automate the creation and install of VM templates. > > > > Is there a step-by-step procedure for doing this without using an existing > VM or snapshot? There's a lot of useful info here: > > > > http://cloudstack.apache.org/docs/en- > US/Apache_CloudStack/4.0.2/html/A > > dmin_Guide/working-with-templates.html > > > > but I'd like to know how to take, say a plain Ubuntu ISO, and create a > template from it which allows SSH to it. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > Shane > >
