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= SoftLayer(SL) IBM cloud =
 * 201804 Test the new "IBM Cloud", if you add your card they give you $200 Cridit
    * Fail - "Note: Credits are not applicable to Public Virtual Server (Hourly) and other infrastructure services."
    * Fail - Live chat, in IBM Cloud console - "IBM Cloud will be back tomorrow."
    * Fail - Contact support -> https://watson.service-now.com -> "Your accounts are inactive and must be activated to open a case in this portal. If you received this message in error and have an active account, submit a case here."
    * Fail - The web interface is slow.

 * 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/xvda2 / (small 2Gig fake root, to keep IBM/SL happy)
           * /dev/xvda3 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"
             * # cryptsetup luksDump /dev/xvda3
             * # cryptsetup luksAddKey --key-slot 1 /dev/xvda3 
           * Update /etc/crypttab entry to use key file
             * add ,keyscript=/etc/luks-echo-default-pass to relevant entry e.g.  
               * xvda3_crypt UUID=12345678 none luks,discard,keyscript=/etc/luks-echo-default-pass
             * Create new file /etc/luks-echo-default-pass that echo's the luks password e.g. pass
               * echo "pass"
               * make it executable 
           * recreate initramfs, to ensure it creates the new crypttab entries.
             * update-initramfs -u
 * 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"
     

 * Notes:
   * https://www.enricozini.org/blog/2015/debian/crypttab-reuse-passwords/
   * http://atterer.org/linux-remove-disable-luks-encryption-password-on-disk-partition-crypttab-initrd
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