upload the image to pithos with name FILENAME
-r IMAGENAME, --register=IMAGENAME
register the image with ~okeanos as IMAGENAME
- -a ACCOUNT, --account=ACCOUNT
- use this ACCOUNT when uploading/registering images
- [Default: None]
-m KEY=VALUE, --metadata=KEY=VALUE
add custom KEY=VALUE metadata to the image
-t TOKEN, --token=TOKEN
media
--no-sysprep don't perform any system preparation operation
--no-shrink don't shrink the image
+ --public register image with cyclades as public
--tmpdir=DIR create large temporary image files under DIR
Most input options are self-describing. If you want to save a local copy of
the image you create, provide a filename using the *-o* option. To upload the
-image to *pithos+*, provide valid credentials using *-a* and *-t* and a
+image to *pithos+*, provide a valid authentication token using *-t* and a
filename using *-u*. If you also want to register the image with *~okeanos*, in
-addition to *-u* provide a registration name using *-r*.
+addition to *-u* provide a registration name using *-r*. All images are
+registered as *private*. Only the user that registers the image can create
+VM's out of it. If you want the image to be visible by other user too, use the
+*--public* option.
By default, before extracting the image, snf-image-creator will perform a
number of system preparation operations on the snapshot of the media and will
* Name: A short name for the image (ex. "Slackware")
* Description: An one-line description for the image
(ex. "Slackware Linux 14.0 with KDE")
- * Account: An *~okeanos* account user id
- * Token: A token corresponding to the account given above
+ * Registration Type: Private or Public
+ * Account: The authentication token for an *~okeanos* account
After confirming, the image will be extracted, uploaded to *pithos+* and
registered with *~okeanos*. The user will also be given the choice to keep a
In the *Register* sub-menu the user can provide:
- * The credentials to login to *~okeanos*
+ * The credentials (authentication token) to use when authenticating
+ to *~okeanos*
* A *pithos+* filename for the uploaded *diskdump* image
- * A name for the image to be registered to *~okeanos* with
+ * A name for the image to use when registering it with *~okeanos*, as well as
+ the registration type (*private* or *public*)
By choosing the *Extract* menu entry, the user can dump the image to the local
file system. Finally, if the user selects *Reset*, the system will ignore
.. code-block:: console
- $ wget http://ubuntureleases.tsl.gr/12.04.1/ubuntu-12.04.1-server-amd64.iso
+ $ wget http://ubuntureleases.tsl.gr/12.04.2/ubuntu-12.04.2-server-amd64.iso
Verify that it has been downloaded correctly:
.. code-block:: console
- $ echo 'a8c667e871f48f3a662f3fbf1c3ddb17 ubuntu-12.04.1-server-amd64.iso' > check.md5
+ $ echo 'a8c667e871f48f3a662f3fbf1c3ddb17 ubuntu-12.04.2-server-amd64.iso' > check.md5
$ md5sum -c check.md5
Create a 2G sparse file to host the new system:
.. code-block:: console
$ sudo kvm -boot d -drive file=ubuntu_hd.raw,format=raw,cache=none,if=virtio \
- -m 1G -cdrom ubuntu-12.04.1-server-amd64.iso
+ -m 1G -cdrom ubuntu-12.04.2-server-amd64.iso
.. warning::
In the first screen you will be asked to choose if you want to run the program
in *Wizard* or *Expert* mode. Choose *Wizard*.
-.. image:: /snapshots/01_wizard.png
+.. image:: /snapshots/wizard.png
-Then you will be asked to provide a name, a description, an *~okeanos* account
-and the token corresponding to this account. Finally, you'll be asked to
-confirm the provided data.
+Then you will be asked to provide a name, a description, a registration type
+(*private* or *public*) and the authentication token corresponding to your
+*~okeanos* account. Finally, you'll be asked to confirm the provided data.
-.. image:: /snapshots/06_confirm.png
+.. image:: /snapshots/confirm.png
Choosing *YES* will create and upload the image to your *~okeanos* account.