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Metadata Information
Missing Metadata
In some situations, metadata
that needs to be passed to the ION device during its instantiation
in a virtualization may not be present when booted. Also, in the instance
of a manual installation (i.e. KVM), the metadata needs to be entered manually.
The
primary metadata that gets passed to the ION device during its instantiation
process is:
If an orchestration platform instantiated
the ION device, and the instantiation did not request/accept the
basic setup parameters listed above, then rebuild the ION device.
Incorrect Metadata
After instantiating
an ION device either through automation/orchestration or manually
as in the case of KVM, there may be an instance where the metadata
was entered incorrectly. In either scenario, if the metadata is
entered, and the ION device is booted and is at the login prompt
(as seen from the console), the virtual ION device must be destroyed
and recreated.
When the ion_key and secret_key are combined
with the creation of the virtual ION device, they are used to digitally
sign the ION device. Due to this incorrect signing, which cannot
be changed, the ION device will be unusable and will need to be
recreated.