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> If you're going to go the cloud-init route... you wouldn't need DHCP, right?   There should be iptables rules to allow you to talk to the metadata service over 169.254.*  (And linux should give you a default link-local address that allows you to talk to the MD service magically)
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> Do you have a non-nova DHCP server running as well?

Yes, I do have a non-nova DHCP server.  However, even if I didn't, and
even if iptables allowed talking to 169.254 with the magic link-local,
cloud-init still couldn't configure the IP address... :-(