[Labs-l] Precise image updated

Tue Dec 17 05:32:57 UTC 2013

On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 11:37 PM, Ryan Lane <rlane32 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've updated the custom image we use for precise instances. Here's some
> info about the new image:
>
> 1. It updates the salt configuration that was used in the old image,
> making it easier for us to migrate to eqiad and makes instance creation
> more reliable.
> 2. It adds the ubuntu-standard package, which provides a number of
> packages missing from the old image.
> 3. It ensures a newly installed instance has a relatively small number of
> outdated packages.
> 4. It adds a firstboot script, which takes what was previously being done
> with a cloud-init script and moves it into the image. This will make it
> easier to allow direct access to the APIs in the future and also makes it
> easier for us to move to eqiad.
>
> If you run into any issues building images using the precise image, let me
> know.
>
>
I've updated the lucid image the same way now as well.

- Ryan
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