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+====================================
+KLOUDBUSTER IMAGE BUILD INSTRUCTIONS
+====================================
+
+There are 2 ways to build the kloudbuster image:
+* using Vagrant (recommended to build the image on Mac)
+* using the build-image.sh script (recommended to build the image on Linux)
+
+Build on Mac OSX
+================
+
+Pre-Requisites
+--------------
+* must have access to the Internet (to allow download of packages)
+* must install Vagrant (https://www.vagrantup.com/downloads.html)
+* must install VirtualBox (https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads)
+
+Instructions
+------------
+
+* Open a shell window
+* cd to the scale/dib directory (where this README.rst file resides)
+* run vagrant: "vagrant up"
+
+The build should take around 5-7 minutes (may vary depending on the speed of your Internet connection) and you should see the kloudbuster.qcow2 image appear in the current directory.
+
+After the image is built, simply discard the vagrant VM: "vagrant destroy"
+
+
+Build on Linux
+==============
+
+Pre-Requisites
+--------------
+* must have access to the Internet (to allow download of packages)
+* must install git
+* must install qemu-utils
+
+Instructions
+------------
+
+* clone the kloudbuster git repository somewhere
+* git clone -b kloudbuster git://github.com/stackforge/vmtp.git
+* cd vmtp/scale/dib
+* ./build-image.sh
+
+The build should take around 5-7 minutes (may vary depending on the speed of your Internet connection) and you should see the kloudbuster.qcow2 image appear in the current directory.
+
+After the image is built, move the image in a safe location and delete the vmtp directory.
+
+
+
diff --git a/scale/dib/Vagrantfile b/scale/dib/Vagrantfile
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+# -*- mode: ruby -*-
+# vi: set ft=ruby :
+
+# This vagrant file will create a VM to build the koudbuster qcow2 image
+# automatically
+
+# Script for installing the diskimage-builder and kloudbuster repo
+# 
+$script = <<SCRIPT
+apt-get update
+apt-get -y install git
+apt-get -y install qemu-utils
+
+# install diskimage-builder
+git clone git://github.com/openstack/diskimage-builder.git
+git clone git://github.com/openstack/dib-utils.git
+# install kloudbuster
+git clone -b kloudbuster git://github.com/stackforge/vmtp.git
+
+# Add diskimage-builder and dib-utils bin to the path
+export PATH=$PATH:`pwd`/diskimage-builder/bin:`pwd`/dib-utils/bin
+
+# Add the kloudbuster elements directory to the DIB elements path
+export ELEMENTS_PATH=`pwd`/vmtp/scale/dib/elements
+time disk-image-create -o kloudbuster ubuntu kloudbuster
+mv kloudbuster.qcow2 /vagrant
+SCRIPT
+
+# All Vagrant configuration is done below. The "2" in Vagrant.configure
+# configures the configuration version (we support older styles for
+# backwards compatibility). Please don't change it unless you know what
+# you're doing.
+Vagrant.configure(2) do |config|
+  # The most common configuration options are documented and commented below.
+  # For a complete reference, please see the online documentation at
+  # https://docs.vagrantup.com.
+
+  # Every Vagrant development environment requires a box. You can search for
+  # boxes at https://atlas.hashicorp.com/search.
+  config.vm.box = "ubuntu/trusty64"
+
+  # Disable automatic box update checking. If you disable this, then
+  # boxes will only be checked for updates when the user runs
+  # `vagrant box outdated`. This is not recommended.
+  # config.vm.box_check_update = false
+
+  # Create a forwarded port mapping which allows access to a specific port
+  # within the machine from a port on the host machine. In the example below,
+  # accessing "localhost:8080" will access port 80 on the guest machine.
+  # config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 80, host: 8080
+
+  # Create a private network, which allows host-only access to the machine
+  # using a specific IP.
+  # config.vm.network "private_network", ip: "192.168.33.10"
+
+  # Create a public network, which generally matched to bridged network.
+  # Bridged networks make the machine appear as another physical device on
+  # your network.
+  # config.vm.network "public_network"
+
+  # Share an additional folder to the guest VM. The first argument is
+  # the path on the host to the actual folder. The second argument is
+  # the path on the guest to mount the folder. And the optional third
+  # argument is a set of non-required options.
+  # config.vm.synced_folder "../data", "/vagrant_data"
+
+  # Provider-specific configuration so you can fine-tune various
+  # backing providers for Vagrant. These expose provider-specific options.
+  # Example for VirtualBox:
+  #
+  config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |vb|
+    # Display the VirtualBox GUI when booting the machine
+    # vb.gui = true
+ 
+    # Customize the amount of memory on the VM:
+    vb.memory = "2048"
+  end
+  #
+  # View the documentation for the provider you are using for more
+  # information on available options.
+
+  # Define a Vagrant Push strategy for pushing to Atlas. Other push strategies
+  # such as FTP and Heroku are also available. See the documentation at
+  # https://docs.vagrantup.com/v2/push/atlas.html for more information.
+  # config.push.define "atlas" do |push|
+  #   push.app = "YOUR_ATLAS_USERNAME/YOUR_APPLICATION_NAME"
+  # end
+
+  # Enable provisioning with a shell script. Additional provisioners such as
+  # Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Salt, and Docker are also available. Please see the
+  # documentation for more information about their specific syntax and use.
+  config.vm.provision "shell", inline: $script
+end
diff --git a/scale/dib/build-image.sh b/scale/dib/build-image.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#
+# A shell script to build the kloudbuster image using diskinage-builder
+#
+# The following packages must be installed prior to using this script:
+# sudo apt-get -y install git
+# sudo apt-get -y install qemu-utils
+
+# install diskimage-builder
+git clone git://github.com/openstack/diskimage-builder.git
+git clone git://github.com/openstack/dib-utils.git
+
+# Add diskimage-builder and dib-utils bin to the path
+export PATH=$PATH:`pwd`/diskimage-builder/bin:`pwd`/dib-utils/bin
+
+# Add the kloudbuster elements directory to the DIB elements path
+export ELEMENTS_PATH=`pwd`/elements
+
+time disk-image-create -o kloudbuster ubuntu kloudbuster
+
+ls -l kloudbuster.qcow2
+
+# cleanup
+rm -rf diskimage-builder dib-utils
+