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creation.</para> creation.</para>
<section xml:id="oz"> <section xml:id="oz">
<title>Oz</title> <title>Oz</title>
<para><link <para><link xlink:href="https://github.com/clalancette/oz/wiki"
xlink:href="https://github.com/clalancette/oz/wiki" >Oz</link> is a command-line tool that automates the process of
>Oz</link> is a command-line tool that automates the creating a virtual machine image file. Oz is a Python app that
process of creating a virtual machine image file. Oz is a interacts with KVM to step through the process of installing a
Python app that interacts with KVM to step through the virtual machine. It uses a predefined set of kickstart (Red
process of installing a virtual machine. It uses a Hat-based systems) and preseed files (Debian-based systems) for
predefined set of kickstart (Red Hat-based systems) and operating systems that it supports, and it can also be used to
preseed files (Debian-based systems) for operating systems create Microsoft Windows images. On Fedora, install Oz with yum:<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>yum install oz</userinput></screen><note>
that it supports, and it can also be used to create <para>As of this writing, there are no Oz packages for Ubuntu,
Microsoft Windows images. On Fedora, install Oz with yum:<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>yum install oz</userinput></screen><note> so you will need to either install from source or build your
<para>As of this writing, there are no Oz packages for own .deb file.</para>
Ubuntu, so you will need to either install from
source or build your own .deb file.</para>
</note></para> </note></para>
<para>A full treatment of Oz is beyond the scope of this <para>A full treatment of Oz is beyond the scope of this document, but
document, but we will provide an example. You can find we will provide an example. You can find additional examples of Oz
additional examples of Oz template files on GitHub at template files on GitHub at <link
<link
xlink:href="https://github.com/rackerjoe/oz-image-build/tree/master/templates" xlink:href="https://github.com/rackerjoe/oz-image-build/tree/master/templates"
>rackerjoe/oz-image-build/templates</link>. Here's how >rackerjoe/oz-image-build/templates</link>. Here's how you would
you would create a CentOS 6.4 image with Oz.</para> create a CentOS 6.4 image with Oz.</para>
<para>Create a template file (we'll call it <para>Create a template file (we'll call it
<filename>centos64.tdl</filename>) with the following <filename>centos64.tdl</filename>) with the following contents.
contents. The only entry you will need to change is the The only entry you will need to change is the
<literal>&lt;rootpw></literal> <literal>&lt;rootpw></literal>
contents.<programlisting language="xml">&lt;template> contents.<programlisting language="xml">&lt;template>
&lt;name>centos64&lt;/name> &lt;name>centos64&lt;/name>
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&lt;/commands> &lt;/commands>
&lt;/template></programlisting> &lt;/template></programlisting>
</para> </para>
<para>This Oz template specifies where to download the Centos <para>This Oz template specifies where to download the Centos 6.4
6.4 install ISO. Oz will use the version information to install ISO. Oz will use the version information to identify which
identify which kickstart file to use. In this case, it kickstart file to use. In this case, it will be <link
will be <link
xlink:href="https://github.com/clalancette/oz/blob/master/oz/auto/RHEL6.auto" xlink:href="https://github.com/clalancette/oz/blob/master/oz/auto/RHEL6.auto"
>RHEL6.auto</link>. It adds EPEL as a repository and >RHEL6.auto</link>. It adds EPEL as a repository and install the
installs the <literal>epel-release</literal>, <literal>epel-release</literal>, <literal>cloud-utils</literal>,
<literal>cloud-utils</literal>, and and <literal>cloud-init</literal> packages, as specified in the
<literal>cloud-init</literal> packages, as specified <literal>packages</literal> section of the file.</para>
in the <literal>packages</literal> section of the <para>After Oz does the initial OS install using the kickstart file, it
file.</para> updates the image's install packages with <command>yum
<para>After Oz does the initial OS install using the kickstart update</command>. It also removes any reference to the eth0
file, it customizes the image by doing an update. It also device that libvirt creates while Oz does the customizing, as
removes any reference to the eth0 device that libvirt specified in the <literal>command</literal> section of the XML
creates while Oz does the customizing, as specified
in the <literal>command</literal> section of the XML
file.</para> file.</para>
<para>To run this, do, as root:</para> <para>To run this, do, as root:</para>
<para><screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>oz-install -d3 -u centos64.tdl -x centos64-libvirt.xml</userinput></screen><itemizedlist> <para><screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>oz-install -d3 -u centos64.tdl -x centos64-libvirt.xml</userinput></screen><itemizedlist>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para>The <literal>-d3</literal> flag tells Oz to <para>The <literal>-d3</literal> flag tells Oz to show
show status information as it runs.</para> status information as it runs.</para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para>The <literal>-u</literal> tells Oz to do the <para>The <literal>-u</literal> tells Oz to do the
customization (install extra packages, run the customization (install extra packages, run the commands)
commands) once it does the initial once it does the initial install.</para>
install.</para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para>The <literal>-x &lt;filename></literal> flag <para>The <literal>-x &lt;filename></literal> flag tells Oz
tells Oz what filename to use to write out a what filename to use to write out a libvirt XML file
libvirt XML file (otherwise it will default to (otherwise it will default to something like
something like
<filename>centos64Apr_03_2013-12:39:42</filename>).</para> <filename>centos64Apr_03_2013-12:39:42</filename>).</para>
</listitem> </listitem>
</itemizedlist>If you leave out the <literal>-u</literal> </itemizedlist>If you leave out the <literal>-u</literal> flag, or
flag, or you want to edit the file to do additional you want to edit the file to do additional customizations, you can
customizations, you can use the use the <command>oz-customize</command> command, using the libvirt
<command>oz-customize</command> command, using the XML file that <command>oz-install</command> creates. For example:
libvirt XML file that <command>oz-install</command>
creates. For example:
<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>oz-customize -d3 centos64.tdl centos64-libvirt.xml</userinput></screen> <screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>oz-customize -d3 centos64.tdl centos64-libvirt.xml</userinput></screen>
Oz will invoke libvirt to boot the image inside of KVM, Oz will invoke libvirt to boot the image inside of KVM, then Oz will
then Oz will ssh into the instance and perform the ssh into the instance and perform the customizations.</para>
customizations.</para>
</section> </section>
<section xml:id="vmbuilder"> <section xml:id="vmbuilder">
<title>VMBuilder</title> <title>VMBuilder</title>