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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 | * '''Before''' clicking ''Launch'', select the ''Post-Creation'' tab and specify your ''Customization Script Source'', in this case a CloudInit YAML file, by either coping 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. | * 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. | * It may take some time for CloudInit to complete depending on what has been specified in the CloudInit YAML file. | ||