User:YuviPanda/Creating instance toolsbeta

Documents (sniggers) the steps to create a functional instance on toolsbeta.

Create instance. Give it an appropriate name (prefixed with toolsbeta-), pick a size, and just tick the default checkbox.
Wait patiently for its status to become ACTIVE
Hit the configure button
Tick the role::labsnfs::client class, and save.
Now reboot the instance.
Wait patiently for it to become active again. It's probably running puppet now, which will take a long time (considering how it involves plenty of protein folding). This sets up NFS for this instance, and hence working /home and /data/project
Wait some more. Wonder if you can find an excuse to write C.
When it becomes active, SSH into the new instance. Check if your home folder exists. If so, yay! If not, poke Coren
Go back to the configure link, and add the roles you really want.
Try to run sudo puppetd -tv. This *should* pick up your new changes and execute without errors. If it errors, poke Coren.