Based on the current selected cloudbase init installer architecture, itll be available under c. The following is an example of how to prepare a windows image with cloudbase init and optionally sysprep it. System virtual images are preconfigured with metadata and have cloud init or cloudbase init installed. Image for openstack create windows image for openstack. Download the required product from the developers site for free safely and easily using the official link provided by the developer of cloudbase init below. Prerequisites install the appropriate version of microsoft system preparation sysprep for each guest operating system that you want to customize. If you get any windows errors during initial launch, try to resolve them like by running msoobe in my workaround answer and boot into windows. Finally cloudbase init windows servers proxmox support forum. Cloudbase init is platform independent and beside the stock windows support, a freebsd fork has been recently published by third parties. After all is well, and your windows images are sealed, sysprep ed and cloudbase init has installed and shut down the guest, how do you rearm cloudbase init if you have to power the box back online. We wish to warn you that since cloudbaseinit files are downloaded from an external source, fdm lib bears no responsibility for the safety of such downloads. It seems that the stock bootstrapping process is a bit lacking on windows.
Depending on the platform used, the files should be valid powershell, python, batch or bash scripts. After install, cloudbaseinit acts like a 2step service which will read. To do so, add a plugins line to both the cloudbase init. Contentssetup cloudbase init in a vcenter windows imagedeploy and customize windows guest instance within vmware cloud assemblysummary in a previous post we showed how to leverage cloudbase init to customize windows guest instances provisioned by vmware cloud assembly in an azure cloud account. Windows custom startup scripts and cloudinit on oracle. Settings for the log file in cloudbase init unattend cloudbase init is intalled\conf\ cloudbase init nf. Windows image preparation for openstack scyld cloud. When deployed as a service on windows, cloudbase init takes care of all the guest initialization actions. Its not yet allowed to do this tutorial on fuga cloud release 2. In the action menu, select the create image action and provide an image name. Like cloud init, cloudbase init is a bridge by which you can communicate with windows cvm instances. Downloading and installing the latest cloudbase init version.
These subservices can change their behavior according to custom configuration options documented below. Windows guest initialization with cloudbaseinit in. Cloudbase init is the cloud init equivalent for windows. Windows image with cloudbaseinit morpheus supports provisioning windows images with cloudbaseinit to set user data, network setting and other data at boot time. A metadata service has the role of getting the guest provided data configuration information and exposing it to the plugins for a general and basic initialization of the instance. To download the product you want for free, you should use the link provided below and proceed to the developers website, as this is the only legal source to get cloudbaseinit. After the sysprep process completes, the virtual machine will shutdown automatically. Cloudbase init also comes with a feature that fully automates the windows remote management winrm configuration, without any manual user setup. To achieve this, we just need to request new instance from that image via the azure management portal, the azure api, the azure cli or via the vmware cloud assembly. The various config options above are used by the cloudbase init services and plugins to customize the guest instance user experience. The cloudbase init service is run when an instance boots up for the first time. Windows guest initialization with cloudbaseinit in vcenter. From vcenter, convert the virtual machine to template. By continuing to use pastebin, you agree to our use of cookies as described in the cookies policy.
Nov 08, 2019 in a previous post we showed how to leverage cloudbase init to customize windows guest instances provisioned by vmware cloud assembly in an azure cloud account. Nov 09, 2017 various unattended setup scripts and configuration files. Here is how i build the image i install windows as our standards in my. Windows image preparation for openstack scyld cloud manager. For example, configure custom instance host name, network address, username, password and others. If you click finish the windows installation will be prepared for use as an image and the vm will be closed. Openstack juno windows 2012 std r2 fails after sysprep. Using winscp, download the nvidia sdk drivers and the scw installer from the vmhost. All you have to do to prepare an image, is to start a vm with the autounattend. Hi, i am creating windows raw image file for kvm hypervisor for openstack using the autounattend answer file which installs the os, install cloudbase init and then do a sysprep with another unattend answer file. Contribute to cloudbasecloudbase init development by creating an account on github. Nov 08, 2019 download the cloudbaseinit installation binaries from.
However, when i used the sysprep command directly, sometimes got stuck in the first boot. Leave the virtual machine do not shut it down, run sysprep or anything. Windows image with cloudbase init morpheus supports provisioning windows images with cloudbase init to set user data, network setting and other data at boot time. Creating windows 7 image setup error on first boot ask.
Here one can find the directories containing the config and log files, a freshly installed python environment which also contains a cloudbase init script. We use cookies for various purposes including analytics. First, download your desired type of installer from here, then install it and fill in configuration options which suits you best. After install, cloudbaseinit acts like a 2step service which will read metadata. The service will read the initialization configuration information of. The system preparation sysprep tool prepares an installation of windows for. Its highly modular and can be easily extended to provide support for a lot of features and metadata sources. These images are ready to be provisioned with no configuration necessary, however it is required to populate administration provisioning cloud init section with user data as well as user profiles users data when creating additional users prior to provisioning, as the. After the cloudbaseinit installation, do not select the option to run sysprep. Alternatively, it is possible to install cloudbase init in silent mode unattended. Also integrated are the guest initialization tools cloudbaseinit, security updates, proper performance and security configurations as. To add cloudbaseinit to your image, download it from.
Allowed cloudbase init to sysprep and shutdown the vm. At instantiation of a vm, cloud init fetches from a metadata server, data such as ssh public key and hostname that allows the instance to become unique. Download the cloudbaseinit installation binaries from cloudbase cloudbaseinit or downloads page. Nov 15, 2014 creating a windows image for openstack published sat, nov 15, 2014 by lars kelloggstedman if you want to build a windows image for use in your openstack environment, you can follow the example in the official documentation, or you can grab a windows 2012r2 evaluation prebuilt image from the nice folks at cloudbase. If you do not install cloudbaseinit, you can log in to the ecs only with the original image password. This set of scripts transforms a legacy os image into a ready for openstack image.
Hi, i have a question about sysprep with cloudbaseinit. Various unattended setup scripts and configuration files. Download a windows 2016 server iso image at microsoft registration is necessary download the fedora virtio drivers. Filename, size file type python version upload date hashes. Contribute to cloudbasecloudbaseinit development by creating an account. What is the difference between running sysprep with a checkbox after installed and running sysprep command with the following. Do not use windows guest customization metadata and cloudbase init on the same image. The following is an example of how to prepare a windows image with cloudbaseinit and optionally sysprep it. Configuration file in the chosen installation path, under the conf directory, are present two config files named nf and nf. Apr 17, 2020 crossplatform instance initialization. If you want to have the batch file created and executed again set the ec2handleuserdata plugin state to enabled. The system preparation sysprep tool prepares an installation of. We wish to warn you that since cloudbase init files are downloaded from an external source, fdm lib bears no responsibility for the safety of such downloads.
A windows installer is available to setup the application in a few simple steps, including sysprep integration. When closing the cloudbaseinit setup wizard, do not select any checkbox or run sysprep. To be able to use cloudinit we need this to, for example, be able to set an admin passphrase when deploying we have to configure this. Your image is ready to upload to the image service. Upload the image to openstack with glance lets call it the seed image create an instance based on the image. If you want to build a windows image for use in your openstack environment, you can follow the example in the official documentation, or you can grab a windows 2012r2 evaluation prebuilt image from the nice folks at cloudbase. For vrealize automation cloud assembly to initialize a windows machine deployed to vsphere, it needs to be based on a template with cloudbase init installed and configured.
To complete the setup, download and execute cloudbase init on the windows system. Once the image is created i use the image to spawn the instances. You can find more options here in this example, we will use. Creating cloudinit images for nova deployment on windows. Now it is time to show the power of cloudbase init in vcenter cloud accounts. Windows image with cloudbaseinit morpheus docs documentation. Linux has cloud init which will install packages, store files, and run a bash script from user data. When everything finishes dont let the installer run sysprep. Remember to download the windowsupdates tools referenced in the repo as well.
For ecss created from external image files, install and configure cloudbaseinit by performing the operations in this section. You can now use this private image for provisioning with ibm cloud orchestrator. The default installation path for the cloudbase init files is \program files x86\ cloudbase \ cloudbase init. When scripts are ready they are usually moved to a dedicated repo. Creating a windows image for openstack the odd bit. Updating windows imagesysprep, how to rearm clouldbaseinit. At the end of the installation of cloudbase init, select the run sysprep and shutdown check boxes. When the installation is done, in the complete the cloudbase init setup wizard window, select the run sysprep and shutdown check boxes and click finish. Cloudbase init script for windows drive initialization. How to create an initializable windows image for vsphere. Perform the following sysprep operations on windows. Hi, i have a question about sysprep with cloudbase init. Cloudbase init is the windows equivalent of the cloud init project used on most openstack linux images. Running windows 7 guests on openstack icehouse cloud ninja.
Windows guest vm with cloudbase init proxmox support forum. Jul 31, 2016 cloudbaseinit is a quick way of automating windows guest initialization. Alternatively, it is possible to install cloudbaseinit in. When deployed as a service on windows, cloudbaseinit takes care of all the guest initialization actions. Once the sysprep process is complete, the windows 10 machine will shut down automatically.
Go back to the ec2 portal and click on the virtual machine to open its details. Once the sysprep process is complete, the windows 10. The batch file will only be created and executed on the first launch of an instance after a sysprep. Running sysprep ensures that an ecs has a unique sid after it is added to a domain after installing cloudbase init on an ecs, you need to decide whether the ecs needs to be added to a domain or whether it must have a unique sid. The sysprep tool makes the guest unique by generating an os id, which is used by certain microsoft services. Download the cloudbase installer inside the windows vm using the link here. After the cloudbase init installation, do not select the option to run sysprep. When i run sysprep using the check box, it can boot normally. After cloudbase init is installed, click finish to exit the cloudbase init setup wizard, as shown in the following figure. Windows cloud images are a great way for you to rapidly deploy prepackaged, fully supported openstack windows guests, including the required support for hypervisor specific drivers hyperv kvm.
When exiting the cloudbase init setup wizard, do not select any checkboxes nor run sysprep. Jan 18, 2019 the guest instance metadata is picked up by the so called cloudbase init metadata services. There are three open cards with critical problems for that plugin and having a workaround is not possible. In a previous post we showed how to leverage cloudbase init to customize windows guest instances provisioned by vmware cloud assembly in an azure cloud account. Cloudbase init has the ability to execute user provided scripts, usually found in the default path c.
Cloudbaseinit is the windows equivalent of the cloudinit project used on most openstack linux images. Download the cloudbase init installation binaries from. Shut down the computer, remove the hard disk from the computer, and then clone it using a thirdparty disk imaging process. Contribute to cloudbasecloudbaseinit development by creating an account on github. Set service to delayed with sc config cloudbase init startdelayedauto. You can find the path to the cloudbase init log file at the following locations on a windows os. The cloudbase provided image is built using a set of scripts and configuration files that cloudbase has made available on github. Do not install cloudbase init or sysprep the image. Note down the image name and click create now that we have the image created, we can easily customize the guest instance based on the predefined options in the cloudbase init config file or via the optional instance userdata. Deletes all temporary files including browser caches, system restore points, and windows temp files in preparation for running spyware and virus scans.
Jan 18, 2019 the various config options above are used by the cloudbase init services and plugins to customize the guest instance user experience. Cloud init base is open source, and cloudbase provides an installer on its blog. Sysprep will run for a minute or so, after which the system will automatically shutdown. Save the file and finish the cloudbase init installation using the options below. How to create windows openstack images cloudbase solutions. To download the product you want for free, you should use the link provided below and proceed to the developers website, as this is the only legal source to get cloudbase init. Finally running sysprep, using cloudbase init s unattended. Then they exposed the data to the cloudbase init plugins, responsible for the guest instance customization. Freerdp doesnt work saying this instance seems not to be working. Windows cloudinit solution vmware cloud management. Adding cloudbaseinit to windows images ibm knowledge center.
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