improvements to Ubuntu Cloud images and cloud-init

Registered by Scott Moser

This is the bi-annual "how to make Ubuntu UEC Images better" discussion.

Blueprint information

Status:
Complete
Approver:
Robbie Williamson
Priority:
Medium
Drafter:
Scott Moser
Direction:
Approved
Assignee:
Ubuntu Server
Definition:
Approved
Series goal:
Accepted for oneiric
Implementation:
Implemented
Milestone target:
milestone icon oneiric-alpha-3
Started by
Dave Walker
Completed by
Dave Walker

Related branches

Sprints

Whiteboard

Work Items:
[smoser] rename uec-images.ubuntu.com to cloud-images.ubuntu.com: DONE
[smoser] add chef support to cloud-init: DONE
[smoser] support system or static Eucalyptus modes in cloud-init (bug 761847): DONE
[smoser] document 'instance-data' hostname and setup in eucalyptus (bug 761847): DONE
[smoser] make sure cloud-init works on openstack and lxc (bug 800824): DONE
[smoser] cloud-init fix lxc and resizefs (bug 800856): DONE
make sure static networking and cloud-init works or fix: POSTPONED
configure networking through cloud config: POSTPONED
make cloud-init work on debian: POSTPONED
investigate ovf 2.0: POSTPONED
re-investigate use of ovf images on vmware: POSTPONED

Notes:
etherpad: http://pad.ubuntu.com/uds-o-server-o-cloud-images
etherpad-history: http://pad.ubuntu.com/ep/pad/view/uds-o-server-o-cloud-images/latest

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Work Items

Dependency tree

* Blueprints in grey have been implemented.