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Cloud-init Ready: Linux VM Deployment Kit on vSphere

🧭 Overview

This kit is designed to enable quick deployment of Linux VMs from a well-prepared (not an out-of-the-box default) VM Template on vSphere, using the cloud-init framework. The main control program is a PowerShell script: cloudinit-linux-vm-deploy.ps1. The workflow is split into four phases:

• Phase 1: Create a clone from a VM Template
• Phase 2: Prepare the clone to accept cloud-init
• Phase 3: Generate a cloud-init seed (user-data, meta-data, optional network-config), pack them into an ISO, upload it to a datastore and attach it to the clone’s CD drive, then boot the VM and wait for cloud-init to complete
• Phase 4: Detach and remove the seed ISO from the datastore, then place /etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled on the guest to prevent future automatic personalization (can be skipped with -NoCloudReset)

🚚 Project has moved! 🚧 ➔ Its own repository: cloudinit-vm-deploy

The cloudinit-vm-deploy kit was one of the topics in this Tips Inventory. It has now moved to its own repository:

https://github.com/Tatsuya-Nonogaki/cloudinit-vm-deploy

The new repository holds the full source, templates, examples, and documentation. This README retains only a brief notice and pointer — please visit the new repo for the complete project and up-to-date instructions. Awaiting your visit!

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