Hi Juan, I tried with the above touch command but it seems the 'iwashere' file isn't created after executing it the above command.
-- Regards Shanil On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 3:02 PM, Juan Hernandez <[email protected]> wrote: > On 09/04/2014 10:58 AM, Shanil S wrote: > > Hi Juan, > > > > Okay.. Thanks for your update. Also i found some sample cloud init > > scripts from here > > https://github.com/number5/cloud-init/tree/master/doc/examples and i > > tried the following scripts > > > > - type: foo/wark > > filename: bar > > content: | > > This is my payload > > hello > > - this is also payload > > - | > > multi line payload > > here > > - > > type: text/upstart-job > > filename: my-upstart.conf > > content: | > > Test file contents > > > > And run the start vm using the above script using cloud init and api, > > Could you please tell me where i can find the result of the above script > ? > > I think the above script will create a file like my-upstart.conf > > > > As I said I am not a cloud-init expert, so I don't really know what is > the meaning or effect of this script. But I think that you need to use > the "runcmd" option. For example: > > <action> > ... > <initialization> > <cloud-init>...</cloud-init> > <custom-script><![CDATA[runcmd: > - touch /iwashere > ]]></custom-script> > </initialization> > </action> > > If you use this it should run the "touch /iwashere" command, and you can > check that it did verifying that the "/iwashere" file exists. > > As I said I didn't test this, so I may not work. I'd appreciate if you > can test it, and once it works update the wiki with the correct > instructions: > > > http://www.ovirt.org/REST-Api#How_can_I_run_a_custom_script_using_cloud-init.3F > > > > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 1:56 PM, Juan Hernandez <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > On 09/04/2014 06:29 AM, Shanil S wrote: > > > Hi Juan, > > > > > > Is there anyways to specify the custom script from a file in the > xml ? > > > ie, i have a script in a file called script.sh and i would like to > > > include this script in the xml with the api call. Is there any > methods > > > for this ? > > > > > > > You can deploy files using cloud-init, and the run them using the > custom > > script. Something like this: > > > > <action> > > ... > > <initialization> > > <cloud-init> > > <files> > > <file name="/root/myscript.sh"/> > > <content><![CDATA[#!/bin/sh the content of your > > script]]></content> > > </file> > > </files> > > </cloud-init> > > <custom_script><![CDATA[runcmd: > > - sh /root/myscript.sh > > ]]></custom_script> > > </initialization> > > </action> > > > > But I'm not a cloud-init expert, and I didn't test this, so I don't > > really know if the custom_script will run before or after the files > are > > deployed. It makes more sense to run the scripts after deploying the > > files, but you will have to test it yourself. > > > > The content of the files and the scripts has to be embedded in the > XML > > document that you send to the RESTAPI server, there is no way to > send an > > XML document and a separate file. Building this kind of XML document > > shouldn't be complicated if you use the CDATA syntax like in the > example > > above. > > > > Another thing that you may consider, if you have to run a complicated > > script or set of scripts, is to have them pre-installed in the > template > > that you use to create the VM, then you just need to run them. > > > > > -- > > > Regards > > > Shanil > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 3:02 PM, Shanil S <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi Juan, > > > > > > Thanks for the solution. > > > > > > -- > > > Regards > > > Shanil > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 2:59 PM, Juan Hernandez > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> > wrote: > > > > > > On 09/02/2014 05:46 AM, Shanil S wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > > > From the ovirt admin panel, there is an option to give > the > > > custom script > > > > in the cloud init ( Run Once-> cloud init- > Custom > > script ). > > > Is there > > > > any ways to pass the custom script to cloud init using > the > > > rest api ? > > > > > > > > > > The custom script should go inside the "custom_script" > element > > > inside > > > the "initialization" element: > > > > > > <action> > > > ... > > > <initialization> > > > <cloud_init>...</cloud_init> > > > <custom_script>your custom script</custom_script> > > > </initialization> > > > </action> > > > > > > > -- > Dirección Comercial: C/Jose Bardasano Baos, 9, Edif. Gorbea 3, planta > 3ºD, 28016 Madrid, Spain > Inscrita en el Reg. Mercantil de Madrid – C.I.F. B82657941 - Red Hat S.L. >
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