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* Bundle local VM , will take 1-2 hours ..., you may need to specify the kernel & ramdisk (values below worked in November 2010). For the 64-bit VM is generated below:
>sudo euca-bundle-vol -c $EC2_CERT -k $EC2_PRIVATE_KEY -u $EC2_USER_ID --ec2cert $EUCALYPTUS_CERT -d /image -e /image --no-inherit -r x86_64 --kernel eki-AEC117E0 --ramdisk eri-175C1933 --fstab /mnt/eucaBuild/euca-vfstab
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USE of existing images : http://magellan.nersc.gov/?page_id=564
* query existing images:
> euca-describe-images | grep emi | grep -i ubuntu
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