Difference between revisions of "GuestAgent"
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== Guest Agent == | == Guest Agent == | ||
| − | Live Notes may be taken for this | + | Live Notes may be taken for this topic at: http://etherpad.openstack.org/GuestAgent |
=== Current architecture of the Rackspace Guest Agents === | === Current architecture of the Rackspace Guest Agents === | ||
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| + | App -> Host ([[XenStore]]) <-> Guest Agent | ||
Current commands on Guest Agents (Linux/Windows): | Current commands on Guest Agents (Linux/Windows): | ||
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* Reset network | * Reset network | ||
* Update Agent | * Update Agent | ||
| − | * | + | * Update [[XenTools]] (windows only) |
| + | * KMS Licensing (windows only) | ||
* Initiate Key for encryption mechanism of password reset | * Initiate Key for encryption mechanism of password reset | ||
* File injection | * File injection | ||
Revision as of 15:15, 13 July 2010
Guest Agent
Live Notes may be taken for this topic at: http://etherpad.openstack.org/GuestAgent
Current architecture of the Rackspace Guest Agents
App -> Host (XenStore) <-> Guest Agent
Current commands on Guest Agents (Linux/Windows):
- Get current version
- Reset password
- Ready/Available?
- Reset network
- Update Agent
- Update XenTools (windows only)
- KMS Licensing (windows only)
- Initiate Key for encryption mechanism of password reset
- File injection
Making the agents hypervisor agnostic
Requirements
Considerations
1. What happens when a client/customer kills the guest agent or disables the startup?
