Hi, the problem you saw probably happened because Ubuntu cannot be installed in PV mode from ISO on XenServer. A PV mode Ubuntu installation must be network-based, which is not possible with CloudStack. Your workaround is the recommended solution: perform a network-based installation of Ubuntu on a standalone XenServer host and import the resulting VHD into CloudStack as a template.
Best regards, Kirk On 07/18/2013 10:16 AM, Carlos Reategui wrote: > I've found that it is easier to do with a separate host that is not part of > cloudstack. I keep a standalone Xenserver around to create the templates. > Unfortunately this is not a completely automated (I do have some > automation using kickstart). > > For some reason I have not been successful at importing an ISO and booting > an instance from that on Cloudstack. Maybe it is because I was trying to > use Ubuntu 12.04 ISO which was not officially supported by CS4.0 nor > XS6.0.2. > > I would prefer to have a process like what I do for my centos images for > AWS where I create a file based filesystem using dd/mkfs and then mount and > install to it using yum to create what is essentially a raw disk file. I > tried to use the vbox tools to create a vhd from this but was not > successful. > > For ubuntu does someone know how to convert one of these to a vhd: > http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/server/ ? > > > > On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Indra Pramana <in...@sg.or.id> wrote: > >> Hi Sanjay and all, >> >> What if we don't have any VMs running with the mentioned OS types yet? How >> can we prepare the first template? >> >> Do I need to download the ISO, attach to VM, and then convert to template? >> Is it possible? >> >> Looking forward to your reply, thank you. >> >> Cheers. >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Sanjay Tripathi < >> sanjay.tripa...@citrix.com >>> wrote: >> >>> If you have VMs running with the mentioned OS types, first stop those VMs >>> then go to "Storage" tab in the CS UI and select the ROOT disk of the VM >>> for which you want to create the template. >>> There you'll get the option to create template from that ROOT volume. >>> >>> And VM should have xenserver tools installed to reflect it in the >> template. >>> >>> --Sanjay >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: celso.fernan...@gmail.com [mailto:celso.fernan...@gmail.com] On >>>> Behalf Of Celso Fernandes >>>> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 6:21 AM >>>> To: users@cloudstack.apache.org >>>> Subject: Generating OS Templates >>>> >>>> I know its an novice question, but I haven't found in the documentation >>> the >>>> best way to get this. >>>> >>>> I'd like to generate template for CentOS 6.4 / Debian 7.1 / Ubuntu >>>> 12.04 with xenserver tools installed and password enabled. >>>> >>>> What is the best way to generate this templates? Any documentation or >>>> tutorial some could point would help very much. >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> Celso Fernandes >>>> >>>> www.zertico.com >>>> >>>> +55 35 4105-0922 >>>> Av. BPS, 1303 - PCE - PCTI - Sala 10 >>> >> >
