diff --git a/create_config_drive.sh b/create_config_drive.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This will generate a openstack-style config drive image suitable for
+# use with cloud-init.  You may optionally pass in an ssh public key
+# (using the -k/--ssh-key option) and a user-data blog (using the
+# -u/--user-data option).
+
+usage () {
+        echo "usage: ${0##*/}: [--ssh-key <pubkey>] [--vendor-data <file>] [--user-data <file>] [--hostname <hostname>] [--model <model>] [--mk-pipelines <mk-pipelines>] [--pipeline-library <pipeline-library>] <imagename>"
+}
+
+ARGS=$(getopt \
+        -o k:u:v:h:m:mp:p \
+        --long help,hostname:,ssh-key:,user-data:,vendor-data:,model:,mk-pipelines:,pipeline-library: -n ${0##*/} \
+        -- "$@")
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        usage >&2
+        exit 2
+fi
+
+eval set -- "$ARGS"
+
+while :; do
+        case "$1" in
+                --help)
+                        usage
+                        exit 0
+                        ;;
+                -k|--ssh-key)
+                        ssh_key="$2"
+                        shift 2
+                        ;;
+                -u|--user-data)
+                        user_data="$2"
+                        shift 2
+                        ;;
+                -v|--vendor-data)
+                        vendor_data="$2"
+                        shift 2
+                        ;;
+                -h|--hostname)
+                        hostname="$2"
+                        shift 2
+                        ;;
+                -m|--model)
+                        model="$2"
+                        shift 2
+                        ;;
+                -mp|--mk-pipelines)
+                        mk_pipelines="$2"
+                        shift 2
+                        ;;
+                -p|--pipeline-library)
+                        pipeline_library="$2"
+                        shift 2
+                        ;;
+                --)     shift
+                        break
+                        ;;
+        esac
+done
+
+config_image=$1
+shift
+
+if [ "$ssh_key" ] && [ -f "$ssh_key" ]; then
+        echo "adding pubkey from $ssh_key"
+        ssh_key_data=$(cat "$ssh_key")
+fi
+
+uuid=$(uuidgen)
+if ! [ "$hostname" ]; then
+        hostname="$uuid"
+fi
+
+trap 'rm -rf $config_dir' EXIT
+config_dir=$(mktemp -t -d configXXXXXX)
+
+if [ "$user_data" ] && [ -f "$user_data" ]; then
+        echo "adding user data from $user_data"
+        cp $user_data $config_dir/user-data
+else
+        touch $config_dir/user-data
+fi
+
+if [ "$vendor_data" ] && [ -f "$vendor_data" ]; then
+        echo "adding vendor data from $vendor_data"
+        cp $vendor_data $config_dir/vendor-data
+fi
+
+if [ "$model" ] ; then
+        echo "adding reclass model directory $model"
+        mkdir $config_dir/model
+        cp -r $model $config_dir/model/
+fi
+
+if [ "$mk_pipelines" ] ; then
+        echo "adding mk_pipelines directory $mk_pipelines"
+        mkdir $config_dir/mk_pipelines
+        cp -r $mk_pipelines $config_dir/mk-pipelines/
+fi
+
+if [ "$pipeline_library" ] ; then
+        echo "adding pipeline_library directory $pipeline_library"
+        mkdir $config_dir/pipeline_library
+        cp -r $pipeline_library $config_dir/pipeline-library/
+fi
+
+cat > $config_dir/meta-data <<-EOF
+instance-id: $uuid
+hostname: $hostname
+local-hostname: $hostname
+EOF
+
+#PS1="debug> " bash --norc
+
+echo "generating configuration image at $config_image"
+if ! mkisofs -o $config_image -V cidata -r -J --quiet $config_dir; then
+        echo "ERROR: failed to create $config_image" >&2
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+chmod a+r $config_image
+
+
+