[Bug 1970795] Re: jammy-server-cloudimg-amd64.ova does not create cdrom device on vsphere

[Simon Poirier]

** Also affects: livecd-rootfs (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: livecd-rootfs (Ubuntu Kinetic)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: livecd-rootfs (Ubuntu Jammy)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  jammy-server-cloudimg-amd64.ova does not create cdrom device on
  vsphere

Status in cloud-images:
  In Progress
Status in livecd-rootfs package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in livecd-rootfs source package in Jammy:
  New
Status in livecd-rootfs source package in Kinetic:
  New

Bug description:
  [Impact]

   * Ubuntu jammy OVA images will not have a CD-ROM drive by default
  when imported by vmware

  [Test Plan]

  * having the free vmware-player (or vsphere)

  * file: import the ova

  * open settings and check for the presence of the CD-ROM drive

  [Where problems could occur]

   * The change is limited only to the OVA template, so other image generation should not be affected
   
   * This is a revert to a previous bus mapping, prior to adding the serial port. From this bug, getting the bus mapping wrong will have vmware to keep discarding that config.

  * virtualbox doesn't appear to use that setting. There is a small risk
  that another hypervisor not mentioned here loses cdrom in the same way
  if it relies on the cdrom being only on a SCSI bus.

  
  [Original description]

  jammy-server-cloudimg-amd64.ova does not create cdrom device when
  deploying on vsphere 7.

  VMware vsphere injects properties like user-data or ssh keys to the VM
  by means of an iso image mounted on the first CDROM device at boot.

  jammy-server-cloudimg-amd64.ova apparently does not include a cdrom in
  the OVF spec. In order to use the .ova image, a cdrom device has to be
  added before boot.

  Prior versions of ubuntu server (such as focal-server-cloudimg-
  amd64.ova) included the cdrom device in the OVF spec. So this is a
  change from prior practice. Wondering if cdrom could be included
  again.

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