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diff --git a/doc/rtd/topics/datasources/cloudstack.rst b/doc/rtd/topics/datasources/cloudstack.rst index 592328ea..a24de34f 100644 --- a/doc/rtd/topics/datasources/cloudstack.rst +++ b/doc/rtd/topics/datasources/cloudstack.rst @@ -9,14 +9,20 @@ dhcp lease information given to the instance. For more details on meta-data and user-data, refer the `CloudStack Administrator Guide`_. -URLs to access user-data and meta-data from the Virtual Machine. Here 10.1.1.1 -is the Virtual Router IP: +URLs to access user-data and meta-data from the Virtual Machine. +`data-server.` is a well-known hostname provided by the CloudStack virtual +router that points to the next UserData server (which is usually also +the virtual router). .. code:: bash - http://10.1.1.1/latest/user-data - http://10.1.1.1/latest/meta-data - http://10.1.1.1/latest/meta-data/{metadata type} + http://data-server./latest/user-data + http://data-server./latest/meta-data + http://data-server./latest/meta-data/{metadata type} + +If `data-server.` cannot be resolved, cloud-init will try to obtain the +virtual router's address from the system's DHCP leases. If that fails, +it will use the system's default gateway. Configuration ------------- |