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Hello,

I am happy to announce that IBM has shipped Cloud-init V22 with support for python3 via IBM toolbox ,https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/aix-toolbox-open-source-software-downloads-alpha#C

This should be used to update any images for AIX.

Thank you

Walt Scanlan 

Hello,

I am happy to announce that IBM has shipped Cloud-init V22 with support for python3 via IBM toolbox ,https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/aix-toolbox-open-source-software-downloads-alpha#C

This should be used to update any images for AIX.

Thank you

Walt Scanlan 

Hello,

I am happy to announce that IBM has shipped Cloud-init V22 with support for python3 via IBM toolbox ,https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/aix-toolbox-open-source-software-downloads-alpha#C

This should be used to update any images for AIX.

Thank you

Walt Scanlan 

Hello,

Updated (dnf update) my AIX72 PowerVC image to the latest packages ; including cloud-init to v22.

However, now it seems that PowerVC does not run cloud-init at all. :( 

After deployment there is no networks set, no hostname set, no nothing:

root@localhost:/home/root # ifconfig -a

lo0: flags=e08084b,c0<UP,BROADCAST,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST,GROUPRT,64BIT,LARGESEND,CHAIN>

        inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 127.255.255.255

        inet6 ::1%1/64

         tcp_sendspace 131072 tcp_recvspace 131072 rfc1323 1

Before update it was working perfectly (with python 2.7 + old cloud-init..) 

Any idea where to start debugging for the root cause? 

As such ; the cloud-init seems to work OK, since I tried to run cloud-init modules manually after deployment:

cloud-init init
cloud-init init --local

cloud-init modules --mode=config 

cloud-init modules --mode=final

>> Then all needed steps were done (networks were defined, hostname was set etc) 

Hello,

I am happy to announce that IBM has shipped Cloud-init V22 with support for python3 via IBM toolbox ,https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/aix-toolbox-open-source-software-downloads-alpha#C

This should be used to update any images for AIX.

Thank you

Walt Scanlan 

Tommi, PowerVC doesn't run cloud-init,  AIX does.  Did your AIX cloud-init.log file update showing any operation during first boot?

The AIX image that you deploy from PowerVC would be configured to run on first boot, PowerVC just sends the config data (meta data) for cloud-init to read, given if you manually run, cloud-init it is configuring the vm correctly, suggests the metadata is fine, the issue would be whatever is happening (or not) during first boot of the AIX vm,   the cloud-init.log would show what did or did not happen first boot. 

Hello,

Updated (dnf update) my AIX72 PowerVC image to the latest packages ; including cloud-init to v22.

However, now it seems that PowerVC does not run cloud-init at all. :( 

After deployment there is no networks set, no hostname set, no nothing:

root@localhost:/home/root # ifconfig -a

lo0: flags=e08084b,c0<UP,BROADCAST,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST,GROUPRT,64BIT,LARGESEND,CHAIN>

        inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 127.255.255.255

        inet6 ::1%1/64

         tcp_sendspace 131072 tcp_recvspace 131072 rfc1323 1

Before update it was working perfectly (with python 2.7 + old cloud-init..) 

Any idea where to start debugging for the root cause? 

As such ; the cloud-init seems to work OK, since I tried to run cloud-init modules manually after deployment:

cloud-init init
cloud-init init --local

cloud-init modules --mode=config 

cloud-init modules --mode=final

>> Then all needed steps were done (networks were defined, hostname was set etc) 

Hello,

I am happy to announce that IBM has shipped Cloud-init V22 with support for python3 via IBM toolbox ,https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/aix-toolbox-open-source-software-downloads-alpha#C

This should be used to update any images for AIX.

Thank you

Walt Scanlan 

Hi Walt!

Thanks for quick reply!

cloud-init.log was not updated at all, so my assumption is that AIX did not even try running cloud-init at all.

In addition to my previous posting; I did the exact same updates to my AIX73 image; and there cloud-init works out of the box as expected. So this problem occurs only on AIX72

Since cloud-init is not officially supported by IBM, not really sure if creating Support Case would do any good?

So seeking here now some advice from where to start digging / debugging why cloud-init run is not triggered on the new version.

Br,

tommi

Tommi, PowerVC doesn't run cloud-init,  AIX does.  Did your AIX cloud-init.log file update showing any operation during first boot?

The AIX image that you deploy from PowerVC would be configured to run on first boot, PowerVC just sends the config data (meta data) for cloud-init to read, given if you manually run, cloud-init it is configuring the vm correctly, suggests the metadata is fine, the issue would be whatever is happening (or not) during first boot of the AIX vm,   the cloud-init.log would show what did or did not happen first boot. 

Hello,

Updated (dnf update) my AIX72 PowerVC image to the latest packages ; including cloud-init to v22.

However, now it seems that PowerVC does not run cloud-init at all. :( 

After deployment there is no networks set, no hostname set, no nothing:

root@localhost:/home/root # ifconfig -a

lo0: flags=e08084b,c0<UP,BROADCAST,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST,GROUPRT,64BIT,LARGESEND,CHAIN>

        inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 127.255.255.255

        inet6 ::1%1/64

         tcp_sendspace 131072 tcp_recvspace 131072 rfc1323 1

Before update it was working perfectly (with python 2.7 + old cloud-init..) 

Any idea where to start debugging for the root cause? 

As such ; the cloud-init seems to work OK, since I tried to run cloud-init modules manually after deployment:

cloud-init init
cloud-init init --local

cloud-init modules --mode=config 

cloud-init modules --mode=final

>> Then all needed steps were done (networks were defined, hostname was set etc) 

Hello,

I am happy to announce that IBM has shipped Cloud-init V22 with support for python3 via IBM toolbox ,https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/aix-toolbox-open-source-software-downloads-alpha#C

This should be used to update any images for AIX.

Thank you

Walt Scanlan 

cloud-init has no support offering outside this community for AIX. Opening a post sales support case with IBM AIX support, would not have any value,

Have you looked at the AIX logs to see if the  rc.d scripts are running at boot?

alog -o -t boot

That would need to be run on FIRST boot of the vm, before a reboot. 

Hi Walt!

Thanks for quick reply!

cloud-init.log was not updated at all, so my assumption is that AIX did not even try running cloud-init at all.

In addition to my previous posting; I did the exact same updates to my AIX73 image; and there cloud-init works out of the box as expected. So this problem occurs only on AIX72

Since cloud-init is not officially supported by IBM, not really sure if creating Support Case would do any good?

So seeking here now some advice from where to start digging / debugging why cloud-init run is not triggered on the new version.

Br,

tommi

Tommi, PowerVC doesn't run cloud-init,  AIX does.  Did your AIX cloud-init.log file update showing any operation during first boot?

The AIX image that you deploy from PowerVC would be configured to run on first boot, PowerVC just sends the config data (meta data) for cloud-init to read, given if you manually run, cloud-init it is configuring the vm correctly, suggests the metadata is fine, the issue would be whatever is happening (or not) during first boot of the AIX vm,   the cloud-init.log would show what did or did not happen first boot. 

Hello,

Updated (dnf update) my AIX72 PowerVC image to the latest packages ; including cloud-init to v22.

However, now it seems that PowerVC does not run cloud-init at all. :( 

After deployment there is no networks set, no hostname set, no nothing:

root@localhost:/home/root # ifconfig -a

lo0: flags=e08084b,c0<UP,BROADCAST,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST,GROUPRT,64BIT,LARGESEND,CHAIN>

        inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 127.255.255.255

        inet6 ::1%1/64

         tcp_sendspace 131072 tcp_recvspace 131072 rfc1323 1

Before update it was working perfectly (with python 2.7 + old cloud-init..) 

Any idea where to start debugging for the root cause? 

As such ; the cloud-init seems to work OK, since I tried to run cloud-init modules manually after deployment:

cloud-init init
cloud-init init --local

cloud-init modules --mode=config 

cloud-init modules --mode=final

>> Then all needed steps were done (networks were defined, hostname was set etc) 

Hello,

I am happy to announce that IBM has shipped Cloud-init V22 with support for python3 via IBM toolbox ,https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/aix-toolbox-open-source-software-downloads-alpha#C

This should be used to update any images for AIX.

Thank you

Walt Scanlan 

Hi,

Bullseye with the 1st dart! 

Compared my AIX72 & AIX73 images; for some reason AIX72 had lost the links to cloud-init modules under /etc/rc.d/rc2.d: 

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     system           33 Jan 03 06:49 S01cloud-init-local -> /etc/rc.d/init.d/cloud-init-local

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     system           27 Jan 03 06:50 S02cloud-init -> /etc/rc.d/init.d/cloud-init

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     system           28 Jan 03 06:50 S04cloud-final -> /etc/rc.d/init.d/cloud-final

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     system           29 Jan 03 06:50 S03cloud-config -> /etc/rc.d/init.d/cloud-config

Added those and Voila! :)

Many Thanks for Super help Walt!

Br,

tommi

cloud-init has no support offering outside this community for AIX. Opening a post sales support case with IBM AIX support, would not have any value,

Have you looked at the AIX logs to see if the  rc.d scripts are running at boot?

alog -o -t boot

That would need to be run on FIRST boot of the vm, before a reboot. 

Hi Walt!

Thanks for quick reply!

cloud-init.log was not updated at all, so my assumption is that AIX did not even try running cloud-init at all.

In addition to my previous posting; I did the exact same updates to my AIX73 image; and there cloud-init works out of the box as expected. So this problem occurs only on AIX72

Since cloud-init is not officially supported by IBM, not really sure if creating Support Case would do any good?

So seeking here now some advice from where to start digging / debugging why cloud-init run is not triggered on the new version.

Br,

tommi

Tommi, PowerVC doesn't run cloud-init,  AIX does.  Did your AIX cloud-init.log file update showing any operation during first boot?

The AIX image that you deploy from PowerVC would be configured to run on first boot, PowerVC just sends the config data (meta data) for cloud-init to read, given if you manually run, cloud-init it is configuring the vm correctly, suggests the metadata is fine, the issue would be whatever is happening (or not) during first boot of the AIX vm,   the cloud-init.log would show what did or did not happen first boot. 

Hello,

Updated (dnf update) my AIX72 PowerVC image to the latest packages ; including cloud-init to v22.

However, now it seems that PowerVC does not run cloud-init at all. :( 

After deployment there is no networks set, no hostname set, no nothing:

root@localhost:/home/root # ifconfig -a

lo0: flags=e08084b,c0<UP,BROADCAST,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST,GROUPRT,64BIT,LARGESEND,CHAIN>

        inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 127.255.255.255

        inet6 ::1%1/64

         tcp_sendspace 131072 tcp_recvspace 131072 rfc1323 1

Before update it was working perfectly (with python 2.7 + old cloud-init..) 

Any idea where to start debugging for the root cause? 

As such ; the cloud-init seems to work OK, since I tried to run cloud-init modules manually after deployment:

cloud-init init
cloud-init init --local

cloud-init modules --mode=config 

cloud-init modules --mode=final

>> Then all needed steps were done (networks were defined, hostname was set etc) 

Hello,

I am happy to announce that IBM has shipped Cloud-init V22 with support for python3 via IBM toolbox ,https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/aix-toolbox-open-source-software-downloads-alpha#C

This should be used to update any images for AIX.

Thank you

Walt Scanlan