Embedding bootstrap configuration with cot inject-config

Synopsis

cot inject-config --help
cot <opts> inject-config PACKAGE [-o OUTPUT] [-c CONFIG_FILE]
                         [-s SECONDARY_CONFIG_FILE]
                         [-e EXTRA_FILE [EXTRA_FILE2 ...]]

Description

Add one or more “bootstrap” configuration file(s) to the given OVF or OVA. These files will be packaged into a virtual hard disk, or virtual CD-ROM, as appropriate to the target platform. Any specified primary and secondary config files will be renamed if necessary to meet expectations of the target platform, while any files provided with the –extra-files option will be included as-is and will not be renamed.

Options

PACKAGE
Package, OVF descriptor or OVA file to edit
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
 Name/path of new VM package to create instead of updating the existing package
-c CONFIG_FILE, --config-file CONFIG_FILE
 Text file to embed as primary configuration
-s SECONDARY_CONFIG_FILE, --secondary-config-file SECONDARY_CONFIG_FILE
 Text file to embed as secondary configuration (currently only used for IOS XR admin config)
-e <EXTRA_FILE...>, --extra-files <EXTRA_FILE...>
 Additional file(s) to include as-is