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===Specifying a CloudInit File=== <!--T:4--> | ===Specifying a CloudInit File=== <!--T:4--> | ||
# Start as normal when launching an instance, by clicking [[File:Launch-Instance-Button-Kilo.png|125px]] under ''Project''->''Compute''->''Instances'' and specifying your VM's configuration as described in [[Cloud Quick Start#Launching a VM | Launching a VM]]. | # Start as normal when launching an instance, by clicking [[File:Launch-Instance-Button-Kilo.png|125px]] under ''Project''->''Compute''->''Instances'' and specifying your VM's configuration as described in [[Cloud Quick Start#Launching a VM | Launching a VM]]. | ||
# '''Before''' clicking ''Launch'', select the ''Post-Creation'' tab and specify your ''Customization Script Source'', in this case a CloudInit YAML file, by either | # '''Before''' clicking ''Launch'', select the ''Post-Creation'' tab and specify your ''Customization Script Source'', in this case a CloudInit YAML file, by either copying and pasting into a text box (''Direct Input'' method) or uploading from a file from your desktop computer (''File'' method). Older versions of OpenStack, in particular IceHouse, only provide a text box to copy and past your CloudInit file into. | ||
# Once the usual selections for your VM, as described in [[Cloud Quick Start#Launching a VM | Launching a VM]], have been made and the CloudInit YAML file is included, click ''Launch'' to create the VM. It may take some time for CloudInit to complete depending on what has been specified in the CloudInit YAML file. | # Once the usual selections for your VM, as described in [[Cloud Quick Start#Launching a VM | Launching a VM]], have been made and the CloudInit YAML file is included, click ''Launch'' to create the VM. It may take some time for CloudInit to complete depending on what has been specified in the CloudInit YAML file. | ||