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From: Nitin Mehta <Nitin.Mehta@citrix.com>
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Subject: Re: trying to upload a bootable VHD
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Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:16:08 +0000
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Chris - Please use the wiki [1] in case you see any issues registering
your template. That=B9s the one you should use here.

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https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/SSVM,+templates,+Sec
ondary+storage+troubleshooting


On 25/06/14 5:16 AM, "chris" <cdcasey@gmail.com> wrote:

>Thanks.
>
>My attempt to register a template failed. It sounds like that's the
>command
>I want though. I'll go back and make sure I didn't do something wrong.
>
>I thought the dev@ address was for development of CloudStack itself?
>
>
>On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 12:54 AM, ilya musayev
><ilya.mailing.lists@gmail.com
>> wrote:
>
>> Chris,
>>
>> If you intend to boot from this VHD, it should be set as ROOT type.
>>
>> If you add a template through cloudstack UI or api - registerTemplate,
>>it
>> is set as type ROOT.
>>
>> If you use createTemplate, it will create a template from ROOT disk of
>> existing VMs ROOT disk.
>>
>> If you are using "upload volume", then its going to be a DATA disk.
>>
>> Try posting on dev@cloudstack.apache.org  for better answer.
>>
>> Regards
>> ilya
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 6/24/14, 10:36 PM, chris wrote:
>>
>>> I'm trying to use the .NET SDK to upload a bootable VHD to eventually
>>>use
>>> to deploy a VM. I assume the correct sequence is upload > create
>>>template
>>> >
>>> deploy VM.
>>>
>>> However, when I upload a volume, there seems to be no way to make that
>>> volume bootable (it's has the type DATADISK). Using it to create a
>>> template
>>> once it's uploaded does not work. An error is thrown stating that that
>>> image cannot be used to create a template.
>>>
>>> I've also tried registering a template, using a URL to the VHD file I
>>>want
>>> to upload in the process. Unfortunately, nothing seems to happen when I
>>> try
>>> that. Going through this process also makes me wonder what the
>>>difference
>>> of createTemplate & registerTemplate are. I get "create", but there's
>>>no
>>> way to register a created template. If "register" creates one, why
>>>bother
>>> with "create"?
>>>
>>> I feel like I'm missing something obvious when failing at this process
>>>:)
>>>
>>>
>>