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In private cloud and VCD, Abiquo implements cloud-init with configuration drive. See Configuration drive.

Cloud-init in Abiquo

Abiquo supports two main kinds of first boot automation with cloud-init:

• Abiquo built-in functionality:

  • Guest initial password

  • Fully qualified domain name (FQDN) 

  • SSH key injection

  • Configuration drive data including VM variables as user data

  • Network configuration injection (when DHCP is not present)

• User bootstrap script and variables

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Configure guest initial password

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Configure FQDN

Prepare templates for cloud-init in private cloud

To enable users to work with cloud init, the administrator prepares VM templates that will run cloud-init services or cloudbase-init services (for Windows) or similar. The compatible version of cloud-init is version 0.7.9 or above, or cloudbase-init.

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Edit templates for cloud-init in Abiquo

To use cloud-init in private cloud:

1. Edit the cloud-init template in the platform

2. Go to the Advanced tab

   1. For the Guest setup option select Cloud-init

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   2. Optionally, choose to Set initial guest password.

3. Optionally, go to Bootstrap and paste your configuration or script in the Bootstrap script text box

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4. Optionally, go to Variables and set predefined variables for the template

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