[Ovirt-devel] $guest_httpd_ipaddr missing in ovirt-appliance.pp

[Hugh O. Brock]

On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 10:07:17PM -0300, Gilberto Mautner wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have followed the steps in http://ovirt.org/build-instructions.html  
> to build a physical host and run oVirt Server as a virtual appliance  
> on it.
> 
> It almost worked flawlessly, except for one thing. The file ovirt- 
> appliance.pp doesn't contain a $guest_httpd_ipaddr variable, which is  
> used to assemble the httpd configuration file when the appliance boots  
> for the first time.
> 
> When generating an ovirt.pp file through ovirt-installer that variable  
> is included, but the appliance relies on the ovirt-appliance.pp  
> already built in. When the install arrives at the step of creating the  
> httpd conf files it fails and exits without executing the rest of the  
> tasks.
> 
> Is there a workaround to make that variable present in the appliance  
> before it is started up for the first time?

Interesting -- we have not tested building the appliance lately.

Joey, is there an easy solution to this problem?

--Hugh