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+#!/bin/bash
+# get_uec_image.sh - Prepare Ubuntu images in various formats
+#
+# Supported formats: qcow (kvm), vmdk (vmserver), vdi (vbox), vhd (vpc), raw
+#
+# Requires to run as root
+
+CACHEDIR=${CACHEDIR:-/var/cache/devstack}
+FORMAT=${FORMAT:-qcow2}
+ROOTSIZE=${ROOTSIZE:-2000}
+MIN_PKGS=${MIN_PKGS:-"apt-utils gpgv openssh-server"}
+
+usage() {
+    echo "Usage: $0 - Prepare Ubuntu images"
+    echo ""
+    echo "$0 [-f format] [-r rootsize] release imagefile"
+    echo ""
+    echo "-f format - image format: qcow2 (default), vmdk, vdi, vhd, xen, raw, fs"
+    echo "-r size   - root fs size in MB (min 2000MB)"
+    echo "release   - Ubuntu release: jaunty - oneric"
+    echo "imagefile - output image file
+    exit 1
+}
+
+while getopts f:hmr: c; do
+    case $c in
+        f)  FORMAT=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        h)  usage
+            ;;
+        m)  MINIMAL=1
+            ;;
+        r)  ROOTSIZE=$OPTARG
+            if $(( ROOTSIZE < 2000 )); then
+                echo "root size must be greater than 2000MB"
+                exit 1
+            fi
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+shift `expr $OPTIND - 1`
+
+if [ ! "$#" -eq "2" ]; then
+    usage
+fi
+
+# Default args
+DIST_NAME=$1
+IMG_FILE=$2
+
+case $FORMAT in
+    kvm|qcow2)  FORMAT=qcow2
+                QFORMAT=qcow2
+                ;;
+    vmserver|vmdk)
+                FORMAT=vmdk
+                QFORMAT=vmdk
+                ;;
+    vbox|vdi)   FORMAT=vdi
+                QFORMAT=vdi
+                ;;
+    vhd|vpc)    FORMAT=vhd
+                QFORMAT=vpc
+                ;;
+    xen)        FORMAT=raw
+                QFORMAT=raw
+                ;;
+    raw)        FORMAT=raw
+                QFORMAT=raw
+                ;;
+    *)          echo "Unknown format: $FORMAT"
+                usage
+esac
+
+case $DIST_NAME in
+    oneiric)    ;;
+    natty)      ;;
+    maverick)   ;;
+    lucid)      ;;
+    karmic)     ;;
+    jaunty)     ;;
+    *)          echo "Unknown release: $DIST_NAME"
+                usage
+                ;;
+esac
+
+# Set up nbd
+modprobe nbd max_part=63
+NBD=${NBD:-/dev/nbd9}
+NBD_DEV=`basename $NBD`
+
+# Prepare the base image
+
+# Get the UEC image
+UEC_NAME=$DIST_NAME-server-cloudimg-amd64
+if [ ! -e $CACHEDIR/$UEC_NAME-disk1.img ]; then
+    (cd $CACHEDIR; wget -N http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/$DIST_NAME/current/$UEC_NAME-disk1.img)
+
+
+    # Connect to nbd and wait till it is ready
+    qemu-nbd -d $NBD
+    qemu-nbd -c $NBD $CACHEDIR/$UEC_NAME-disk1.img
+    if ! timeout 60 sh -c "while ! [ -e /sys/block/$NBD_DEV/pid ]; do sleep 1; done"; then
+        echo "Couldn't connect $NBD"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    MNTDIR=`mktemp -d mntXXXXXXXX`
+    mount -t ext4 ${NBD}p1 $MNTDIR
+
+    # Install our required packages
+    cp -p files/sources.list $MNTDIR/etc/apt/sources.list
+    cp -p /etc/resolv.conf $MNTDIR/etc/resolv.conf
+    chroot $MNTDIR apt-get update
+    chroot $MNTDIR apt-get install -y $MIN_PKGS
+    rm -f $MNTDIR/etc/resolv.conf
+
+    umount $MNTDIR
+    rmdir $MNTDIR
+    qemu-nbd -d $NBD
+fi
+
+if [ "$FORMAT" = "qcow2" ]; then
+    # Just copy image
+    cp -p $CACHEDIR/$UEC_NAME-disk1.img $IMG_FILE
+else
+    # Convert image
+    qemu-img convert -O $QFORMAT $CACHEDIR/$UEC_NAME-disk1.img $IMG_FILE
+fi
+
+# Resize the image if necessary
+if [ $ROOTSIZE -gt 2000 ]; then
+    # Resize the container
+    qemu-img resize $IMG_FILE +$((ROOTSIZE - 2000))M
+
+    # Connect to nbd and wait till it is ready
+    qemu-nbd -c $NBD $IMG_FILE
+    if ! timeout 60 sh -c "while ! [ -e /sys/block/$NBD_DEV/pid ]; do sleep 1; done"; then
+        echo "Couldn't connect $NBD"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Resize partition 1 to full size of the disk image
+    echo "d
+n
+p
+1
+2
+
+t
+83
+a
+1
+w
+" | fdisk $NBD
+    fsck -t ext4 -f ${NBD}p1
+    resize2fs ${NBD}p1
+
+    qemu-nbd -d $NBD
+fi