From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from firstgate.proxmox.com (firstgate.proxmox.com [212.224.123.68]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.proxmox.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1C69D90610 for ; Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:33:52 +0200 (CEST) Received: from firstgate.proxmox.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by firstgate.proxmox.com (Proxmox) with ESMTP id EAFE67027 for ; Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:33:21 +0200 (CEST) Received: from proxmox-new.maurer-it.com (proxmox-new.maurer-it.com [94.136.29.106]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by firstgate.proxmox.com (Proxmox) with ESMTPS for ; Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:33:20 +0200 (CEST) Received: from proxmox-new.maurer-it.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by proxmox-new.maurer-it.com (Proxmox) with ESMTP id AD6094455D for ; Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:33:19 +0200 (CEST) From: Fiona Ebner To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:33:15 +0200 Message-Id: <20220922093315.54618-1-f.ebner@proxmox.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.30.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-SPAM-LEVEL: Spam detection results: 0 AWL 0.036 Adjusted score from AWL reputation of From: address BAYES_00 -1.9 Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% KAM_DMARC_STATUS 0.01 Test Rule for DKIM or SPF Failure with Strict Alignment SPF_HELO_NONE 0.001 SPF: HELO does not publish an SPF Record SPF_PASS -0.001 SPF: sender matches SPF record URIBL_BLOCKED 0.001 ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE: The query to URIBL was blocked. See http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/DnsBlocklists#dnsbl-block for more information. [proxmox.com] Subject: [pve-devel] [PATCH docs] cloud init: mention that serial display might not work for all images X-BeenThere: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Proxmox VE development discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 09:33:52 -0000 Example from the community forum: https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/112225/ Signed-off-by: Fiona Ebner --- qm-cloud-init.adoc | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/qm-cloud-init.adoc b/qm-cloud-init.adoc index 8fb69a0..8363f10 100644 --- a/qm-cloud-init.adoc +++ b/qm-cloud-init.adoc @@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ Cloud-Init data. {pve} generates an ISO image to pass the Cloud-Init data to the VM. For that purpose, all Cloud-Init VMs need to have an assigned CD-ROM drive. -Also many Cloud-Init images assume to have a serial console, so it is -recommended to add a serial console and use it as display for those VMs. +Usually, a serial console should be added and used as a display. Many Cloud-Init +images rely on this, it is a requirement for OpenStack. However, other images +might have problems with this configuration. Switch back to the default display +configuration if using a serial console doesn't work. Preparing Cloud-Init Templates @@ -93,8 +95,9 @@ a bootable CD-ROM. qm set 9000 --boot c --bootdisk scsi0 ---- -Also configure a serial console and use it as a display. Many Cloud-Init -images rely on this, as it is an requirement for OpenStack images. +For many Cloud-Init images, it is required to configure a serial console and use +it as a display. If the configuration doesn't work for a given image however, +switch back to the default display instead. ---- qm set 9000 --serial0 socket --vga serial0 -- 2.30.2