Discovery Smart Proxy

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Hi,

What is the current method for setting up a Discovery Smart Proxy?

I am using Foreman 1.7.2 with Smart Proxies scattered around the globe for
TFTP, Puppet, Puppet CA. Though I am feeling the need for dedicated
Discovery Proxies.

So, I just installed a 1.7.3 Smart Proxy on a new CentOS 6.6 build, but it
appears the rubygem-smart_proxy_discovery package is unavailable (the one
on the docs)

http://theforeman.org/plugins/foreman_discovery/2.0/

My objective is to provision selected hosts (on a per VLAN basis) using the
PXE/Discovery image. Other hosts can be installed using existing
register/PXE method.

I'd like to have my existing Non-Discovery Proxies (TFTP, Puppet, Puppet
CA) co-exist with Discovery Proxies.

1.When is the Smart Proxy discovery package going to be available and what
is the current work around?

2.Can non-discovery proxies co-exist with Discovery Proxies on a per VLAN
basis? Or have I missed the point?

3.Is there a bootable Discovery ISO (like Foreman boot disk but not
dependant on registration)?

Thanks a lot!

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Hello,

> So, I just installed a 1.7.3 Smart Proxy on a new CentOS 6.6 build, but it
> appears the rubygem-smart_proxy_discovery package is unavailable (the one
> on the docs)
>
> Foreman :: Plugin Manuals
>
> My objective is to provision selected hosts (on a per VLAN basis) using the
> PXE/Discovery image. Other hosts can be installed using existing
> register/PXE method.
>
> I'd like to have my existing Non-Discovery Proxies (TFTP, Puppet, Puppet
> CA) co-exist with Discovery Proxies.
>
> 1.When is the Smart Proxy discovery package going to be available and what
> is the current work around?

We haven't included it in the composes for 1.7 proxy. We will fix that.

In the meantime, you can use this build (the same one as for 1.8 repo):

http://koji.katello.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=20308

> 2.Can non-discovery proxies co-exist with Discovery Proxies on a per VLAN
> basis? Or have I missed the point?

Sure, make sure all other features are disabled and you should be good
to go.

> 3.Is there a bootable Discovery ISO (like Foreman boot disk but not
> dependant on registration)?

Good point, it's something I will be prototyping in the upcoming weeks.
Ping me to see if I have a working build. POC only tho for now. What is
your use case please? Can you elaborate on that bootable ISO?

ยทยทยท -- Later, Lukas #lzap Zapletal