The Oracle VM Template Configuration Script,
ovm-template-config works in conjunction with
a set of modular configuration scripts that function in a manner
very similar to the standard Linux System V,
init.d and chkconfig,
script model. Control over how configuration modules are run is
handled within the /etc/template.d
directory on the
guest virtual
machine. The configuration module scripts are stored in
/etc/template.d/scripts.
The ovm-template-config script is the master
script that is used to control all enabled modules. Running
ovm-template-config with the
--help parameter provides a usage breakdown.
For remote configuration, ovm-template-config
is used in conjunction with ovmd to capture
configuration parameters that have been sent to the guest using
the Oracle VM messaging facility. When this is the case,
ovm-template-config targets are presented to
ovmd as --script parameters:
# ovmd -s cleanup # ovmd -s configure
When performing remote configuration, using ovmd to process messages containing configuration keys, the authentication module must be enabled. Processing of messages can only be completed if the final message contains the root user password. See Section 3.6.2, “Enabling and Disabling Configuration Modules (ovm-chkconfig)” for more information on this module.
See Section 3.6.4, “Triggering Configuration Changes” for more information on calling this script directly.
Syntax
ovm-template-config [
-e
|
--enumerate
] [
--human-readable
] [
{
-i
|
--input=
}
input-o
|
--output=
}
output--stdin
] [
--console-input
] [
--ovf-transport-iso
] [
{
-s
|
--script=
}
script--logfile= logfile--loglevel= loglevel--version
] [
{
-h
|
--help
}
]
target
Where target
{
configure
|
unconfigure
|
reconfigure
|
cleanup
|
suspend
|
resume
|
migrate
|
shutdown
}
Options
The following table shows the available options for this command.
Option | Description |
|---|---|
[
|
Enumerate the parameters for
|
| Print in human readable format when enumerate parameters. |
{
| Input parameters from this file descriptor. |
{
| Output parameters to this file descriptor. |
|
Build parameters from |
| Build parameters from the console input. |
| Build parameters from the OVF transport ISO. |
{
| Specify a script. |
| Set the name of the log file. |
| Set the logging level. |
| Show the ovm-template-config script version number and exit. |
{
| Show help on the ovm-template-config command options. |
Examples
Example 3.8 Listing the key pairs in configuration modules
# ovm-template-config --enumerate configure
Example 3.9 Listing the key pairs specific to the network configuration module
# ovm-template-config --enumerate --script network configure
Example 3.10 Passing configuration information to the script from STDIN
# ovm-template-config --stdin configure
Example 3.11 Passing configuration information from the command line prompt (prompting for values)
# ovm-template-config --console-input configure
Example 3.12 Passing configuration information from an OVF transport mounted on a CDROM device
# ovm-template-config --ovf-transport-iso configure