VM Image

These are my (bdwheele) brainstorming notes for the VM image

VM Configuration

• 1 Core
• 2G RAM
• 36G System Disk
• Using VirtualBox as host

Base OS Install

• Centos 6.4 x86-64
• English language and keyboard
• hostname: avalon-vm
• eth0:
  
  • active on boot
  • ipv4 dhcp, dchp client id = avalon-vm
• set timezone to america/indiana/indianapolis, clock uses utc
• root password is 'changeme'
• replace existing linux system(s), default partitioning
• desktop install
• yum update after install.

Avalon Install / Testing

• TBD, but will use the 'standard' installation method

VM Image Prep

• Enable Configuration via FirstBoot
  
  • Firstboot will run in system reconfiguration mode
    
    • root password, keyboard, non-admin user re-configuration
  • Additional screens added to firstboot by creating modules in /usr/share/firstboot/modules
    
    • avalon EULA screen
      
      • EULA text in /usr/share/avalon/EULA
    • FFMPEG build screen
      
      •  FFMPEG build script in /usr/share/avalon/buildFFMPEG
    • Other screens to reconfigure other passwords?
• Image Delivery Prep
  • OS Tasks
    
    • rm /root/.bash_history
    • touch /etc/reconfigSys
    • rm /etc/sysconfig/firstboot
    • chkconfig firstboot on
    • rpm --erase --nodeps ffmpeg
    • shutdown
  • VM Tasks
    • Export Appliance
      
      • OVA 0.9 legacy for compatibility
      • manifest file for checksums

VM End-User Experience

• VM Setup
  
  • User downloads VM Image
  • Imports image into VirtualBox or any OVF-compliant virtualization
• VM Startup
  
  • VM Wakes up and boots into graphical mode
  • before most services start up, first boot comes up
    
    • User is taken through the 'standard' Centos/Redhat firstboot pages
    • Plus the Avalon ones
      • avalon EULA
         
      • ffmpeg page actually builds ffmpeg binary
        
        
  • system completes boot
    
    • avalon services are started
    • user login gui is displayed
• TA-DA!