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SoftLayer(SL) IBM cloud

201611 - Setting up SoftLayer VSI's(VM's)
- Ubuntu support seem to be lacking
  - Struggling to create golden images. SL seem to have a preconfig/postconfig scripts that change the IP and hostname that does not work with Ubuntu 16.04-LTS.
201611 SoftLayer does not support custom images, or disk encryption on VSI/VM infrastructure in a automated way.
- Hack around it.
  - Small VSI/VM comes with 25Gig disk split into /boot and /(root)
- SL requirements for master/golden disk image for deployment. IBM runs scripts on image to fix IP etc.
  - /dev/xvda1 /boot
  - /dev/xvda2 / /etc /var (not encrypted)
  - /dev/svdb1 swap
- Hack
  1. Commission a default VM (ubuntu 25Gig)
  2. Boot the VM from from ISO(ubuntu 16.04 or later)
    1. Re-partition disk
      - /dev/xvda1 /boot (leave 500meg)
      - /dev/svda2 / (small 2Gig fake root, to keep IBM/SL happy)
      - /dev/svda3 crypto for real root
      - /dev/svdb crypto swap
      1. After boot-up
        Fix hostname to match SL original name. (if not done during installation)
        Fix/Add SL expected password for root (get from SL portal)
        Add default luks crypto key for auto boot e.g. "pass"

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+ * 201611 SoftLayer does not support custom images, or disk encryption on VSI/VM infrastructure in a automated way.
   * Hack around it.
     * Small VSI/VM comes with 25Gig disk split into /boot and /(root)
   * SL requirements for master/golden disk image for deployment. IBM runs scripts on image to fix IP etc.
     * /dev/xvda1  /boot           
     * /dev/xvda2  /  /etc  /var  (not encrypted)
     * /dev/svdb1  swap
   * Hack
     1. Commission a default VM (ubuntu 25Gig)
     2. Boot the VM from from ISO(ubuntu 16.04 or later)
        1. Re-partition disk
           * /dev/xvda1 /boot  (leave 500meg)
           * /dev/svda2 / (small 2Gig fake root, to keep IBM/SL happy)
           * /dev/svda3 crypto  for real root
           * /dev/svdb  crypto swap
         2. After boot-up
           * Fix hostname to match SL original name. (if not done during installation)
           * Fix/Add SL expected password for root (get from SL portal)
           * Add default luks crypto key for auto boot e.g. "pass"
             *