Set ipxe url as image metadata instead of config option

https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/xenapi-set-ipxe-url-as-img-metadata

Move xenapi_ipxe_boot_menu_url to a image property so that it is user configurable.

Problem description

Currently the xenapi iPXE URL is specified as a configuration option in Nova. Because it is a configuration option, users are unable to specify their own iPXE URL on their own images. The proposal is to allow the iPXE URL to be specified as an image property. By doing this, a customer can upload an iPXE ISO, with the iPXE URL specified as a metadata option and boot from their own custom configurations.

Proposed change

Add the ability to specify ipxe_boot_menu_url as an image metadata property which can override the nova configuration of xenapi_ipxe_boot_menu_url.

Alternatives

Remove the main configuration option of xenapi_ipxe_boot_menu_url and rely on the image property to populate the configuration.

Data model impact

None

REST API impact

None

Security impact

None

Notifications impact

None

Other end user impact

Users will need to specify the ipxe_boot_menu_url in order to boot from their iPXE configuration.

Performance Impact

None

Other deployer impact

Because the settings set on the image properties would override the Nova configuration settings, an operator could prevent users from overriding the ipxe settings by setting policies to restrict usage of the various flags like ipxe_boot and ipxe_boot_menu_url.

Developer impact

None

Implementation

Assignee(s)

Primary assignee:

antonym

Work Items

  • Create ipxe_boot_menu_url image metadata configuration to be used when generating iPXE ISO image.

Dependencies

None

Testing

Testing of this feature will be covered by the XenServer CI.

Documentation Impact

Change documentation to reflect that ipxe_boot_menu_url can now be specified as an image property which will override the default configuration.

References