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diff --git a/doc/rtd/topics/datasources/ovf.rst b/doc/rtd/topics/datasources/ovf.rst deleted file mode 100644 index d6eb75da..00000000 --- a/doc/rtd/topics/datasources/ovf.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -.. _datasource_ovf: - -OVF -=== - -The OVF Datasource provides a datasource for reading data from -on an `Open Virtualization Format -<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Virtualization_Format>`_ ISO -transport. - -For further information see a full working example in cloud-init's -source code tree in doc/sources/ovf - -Configuration -------------- -The following configuration can be set for the datasource in system -configuration (in `/etc/cloud/cloud.cfg` or `/etc/cloud/cloud.cfg.d/`). - -The settings that may be configured are: - - * disable_vmware_customization: disable or enable the vmware customization - based on vmware customization files. (default: True) - * allow_raw_data: enable or disable the vmware customization based on raw - cloud-init data including metadata and userdata. (default: True) - * vmware_cust_file_max_wait: the maximum amount of clock time in seconds that - should be spent waiting for vmware customization files. (default: 15) - - -On VMware platforms, VMTools use is required for OVF datasource configuration -settings as well as vCloud and vSphere admin configuration. User could change -the VMTools configuration options with command:: - - vmware-toolbox-cmd config set <section> <key> <value> - -The following VMTools configuration options affect cloud-init's behavior on a booted VM: - * a: [deploypkg] enable-custom-scripts - If this option is absent in VMTools configuration, the custom script is - disabled by default for security reasons. Some VMware products could - change this default behavior (for example: enabled by default) via - customization specification settings. - -VMWare admin can refer to (https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/blob/main/cloudinit/sources/helpers/vmware/imc/config.py) and set the customization specification settings. - -For more information, see `VMware vSphere Product Documentation <https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc/GUID-9A5093A5-C54F-4502-941B-3F9C0F573A39.html>`_ and specific VMTools parameters consumed. - -.. vi: textwidth=79 |