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<div>Hi,</div>
<div>For the vCenter driver is is done by booting an instance from an ISO. That is:</div>
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<li>Upload your ISO to glance</li><li>Use that image when booting</li></ol>
<div>Then you can for example connect to the console and install from the ISO.</div>
<div>Thanks</div>
<div>Gary</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>Murali R <<a href="mailto:muralirdev@gmail.com">muralirdev@gmail.com</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 11:22 PM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>"<a href="mailto:openstack@lists.openstack.org">openstack@lists.openstack.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:openstack@lists.openstack.org">openstack@lists.openstack.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>[Openstack] [openstack][neutron] mounting cdrom image in nova boot<br>
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<div>Is there an easy way to mount a cdrom with iso image in nova boot? It is so simple in vcenter or virtual box or hyperv, but I could not find a good way with nova/neutron even in kilo. Closest I found is like this</div>
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<div><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__access.redhat.com_solutions_1225473&d=BQMFaQ&c=Sqcl0Ez6M0X8aeM67LKIiDJAXVeAw-YihVMNtXt-uEs&r=VlZxHpZBmzzkWT5jqz9JYBk8YTeq9N3-diTlNj4GyNc&m=Uw1xyqQ_JJv_UfrGSnnkS8fAa_EgoCkSwrEed9_zxYE&s=pqv9iKSgWDVMKx8sQyoKwhpTcKwW9kyE4dKeWDBe4PA&e=">https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1225473</a><br>
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<div>The problem with that approach is you need a block device created from image to use the command mounting as /dev/vdb and minimum size of that block device is 20gb. Also it cannot be easily unmounted later. If there is a way to mount cdrom device type directly
in nova boot. I am sure I am not the first person to think of this.</div>
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<div>Other failed attempts</div>
<div><a href="https://ask.openstack.org/en/question/42791/boot-from-iso-install-to-volume-reboot-from-volume/">https://ask.openstack.org/en/question/42791/boot-from-iso-install-to-volume-reboot-from-volume/</a><br>
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<div>Thanks</div>
<div>Murali</div>
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