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  2. NetBackup™ for OpenStack Administrator's Guide
  3. Deploying NetBackup for OpenStack
  4. Spinning up the NetBackup for OpenStack VM
  5. Uninstalling cloud-init after first start
NetBackup™ for OpenStack Administrator's Guide

Uninstalling cloud-init after first start

Once the NetBackup for OpenStack appliance is up and running with it's initial configuration, it is recommended to uninstall cloud-init.

If cloud-init is not installed, it runs the network configuration again upon every start. Setting the network configuration back to DHCP, if no metadata is provided.

To uninstall cloud-init, follow the example below.

sudo yum  remove cloud-init 

or

touch /etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled

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