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Alexandre Levine 6c2303117c user_data modification
Implements: blueprint userdata-modification
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Allow user_data modification
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https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/userdata-modification
Current nova API allows setting up user_data during server creation and
retrieving it along with other extended server attributes.
EC2 API requires public API for modification of this data for compatibility
with Amazon.
Problem description
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There is no mechanism for end-user to modify user_data.
Use Cases
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1. User wants to modify user_data. Impacts end user.
Project Priority
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None
Proposed change
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Add a new microversion allowing modification of OS-USER-DATA:user_data via
PUT method.
Alternatives
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None
Data model impact
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None
REST API impact
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The method:
"/v2/{tenant_id}/servers/{server_id}"
With the method type PUT.
will be updated to allow setting of attribute
"user_data"
The JSON schema will be used exactly the same as for creation (it will be
reused):
::
server_create = {
'user_data': {
'type': 'string',
'format': 'base64'
}
Security impact
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None
Notifications impact
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None
Other end user impact
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None
Performance Impact
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None
Other deployer impact
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None
Developer impact
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None
Implementation
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Assignee(s)
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Primary assignee:
Alexandre Levine (alexandrelevine@gmail.com)
Work Items
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Single work item.
Dependencies
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None
Testing
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Unit tests and functional tests to be created.
Documentation Impact
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Compute API documentation changes
References
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``https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/YVR-nova-contributor-meetup``
``http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/
API_ModifyInstanceAttribute.html``
History
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None