Date: Tue, 26 May 2020 08:04:05 +0000 From: Wei Hu <weh@microsoft.com> To: tech-lists <tech-lists@zyxst.net>, "freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org" <freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: freebsd 12.0 azure and azure-agent (waagent) Message-ID: <SG2P153MB037764F10D612019B4C04879BBB00@SG2P153MB0377.APCP153.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> In-Reply-To: <20200524120339.GB84757@bastion.zyxst.net> References: <20200524120339.GB84757@bastion.zyxst.net>
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Not running waagent on guest could cause problems in Azure. Fortunately Li-Wen Hsu from FreeBSD Foundation has recently updated the agent code to use Python 3.x. He is also working on publishing the 12.1 image on Azure Marketplace. You can check with him directly. You can enable the boot diagnostics feature on Azure portal and check the serial console output for the VMs running in Azure. Wei > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org <owner-freebsd- > virtualization@freebsd.org> On Behalf Of tech-lists > Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2020 8:04 PM > To: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org > Subject: freebsd 12.0 azure and azure-agent (waagent) > > Hello, > > I'm considering upgrading a freebsd instance originally installed onto azure via > their marketplace. It's freebsd-12.0 and I'd like to bring it to 12.1 via freebsd- > update. > > I notice that when it was provisioned, it seems azure-agent (waagent) was > installed manually, presumably by azure themselves. It was not installed via the > pkg install method. It's dependent on python27 which is now obsolete. > Apart from that, it looks just like a standard basic vm. > > What I'd like to know: > > is waagent required for the VM to function? If I upgrade, and something goes > wrong with waagent, will the vm come back up? Or will it be stopped if > waagent is non-functional? > > As 12.0 -> 12.1 involves default python going 27 -> 3[6-7] what do I need to > look out for regarding waagent? I presume I'm going to have to install azure- > agent (python37) over the top. > > All this is an issue because there's no ILO functionality exposed to the customer > in Azure. > > thanks, > -- > J.help
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