Feature request: Make the Proxmox power driver able to change boot order

[purvaldur]

A known limitation of the Proxmox power driver, is the inability to change the boot order of VM’s through MAAS.

Proxmox power type not changing boot mode

I began by creating a VM in Proxmox and chose the “no media” option. On the first boot, since there was nothing bootable on the virtual hard drive, nor a “cd”, the VM defaulted to PXE boot where MAAS was able to commision it. After commissioning, I deployed the VM through MAAS (after having configured the Proxmox power type) but discovered I made a slight mistake before deploying. No matter, I’ll just redeploy, I thought. However, now when I press “deploy” through the UI, MAAS powers on the VM …

Proxmox power type not changing boot mode

@purvaldur, it’s a known limitation of the proxmox driver. you’d need to add a feature request to the “Features” category.

As it is, if you want to re-commision or re-deploy a VM, you have to go into the settings page of the VM in Proxmox and change the boot order to ensure the VM PXE boots. Then once you’re done deploying, you have to go back into the settings once more and change the boot order again to make sure the VM boots from harddisk again.

Optimally, MAAS should be able to change the boot order as needed (PXE boot/Harddisk boot), thus eliminating the need to change the VM settings in Proxmox every time. MAAS can already do this with other power drivers, like Intel AMT and ESXi.