[PVE-User] More templates for Proxmox - CentOS 5.5?

[Bruce B]

hmm....no work here. What is wrong with:

centos-5-default_5.5_amd64.tar.gz

?
Thanks

On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 1:28 PM, Glenn Kelley <glenn at vinehosting.com> wrote:

> you need to rename the template to use it
>
>
> http://forum.proxmox.com/threads/2390-proxmox-1.4-openvz-dropdown-list-of-templates
>
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> On Nov 22, 2010, at 1:23 PM, Bruce B wrote:
>
> Thanks again. I downloaded the template files .tar.gz and placed them in
> /var/lib/vz/template/cache/ but they don't show up under Create > Container.
> However, they do show under Applicances Templates but with Description
> "unknown".
>
> I hope I don't have to restart because that would really be
> an inconvenience and maybe impossible on production systems.
>
> Regards
>
> On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Joe Burleson <jburleson at astate.edu>wrote:
>
>> Bruce,
>>
>> If you look under the "Contributed Templates", there are two 5.5
>> templates.
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Joe Burleson
>> Department of Computer Science
>> Arkansas State University
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Bruce B <bruceb444 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks guys. Amazing input here. I will look at those.
>>>
>>> The templates listed for CentOS don't mention the minor version number
>>> (e.g. Show only v5 instead v5.1, v5.4, or v5.5). What is with that? Does
>>> that mean if CentOS-5-* is updated by "yum -y update" then it would upgrade
>>> to CentOS-5.5-*?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Joe Burleson <jburleson at astate.edu>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bruce,
>>>>
>>>> You can create your own template from a pre-existing template. You can
>>>> find some instructions at:
>>>>
>>>> http://wiki.openvz.org/Creating_a_CentOS_5.0_Template
>>>> http://forum.proxmox.com/threads/452-Creating-custom-templates
>>>>
>>>> I would also recommend reading about DAB on the Proxmox Wiki. It only
>>>> creates Debian templates, but it is really nice.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Joe Burleson
>>>> Department of Computer Science
>>>> Arkansas State University
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Bruce B <bruceb444 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>> The templates that are listed/included in current version of Proxmox
>>>>> are from what source? Where can I find a CentOS 5.5? Can I easily make a
>>>>> template of CentOS 5.5 myself without facing trouble (e.g. compatibility,
>>>>> stability, etc...)?
>>>>>
>>>>> In face, what if I do an install of a CentOS 5.5, build other
>>>>> applications on top of it and then turn it to a template for ease of use in
>>>>> future. Is that possible?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
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