Hi there,
I'm currently using cobbler and puppet, but thinking of moving to Foreman
and puppet.
Many of the servers I build are not on the same network, so we use
something like this to get an ISO image and then boot from it:
cobbler buildiso --systems="system1,system2,system3"
This generates an ISO image which we can boot from, and gives us a menu to chose from (system1, system2, system3) etc along with the network parameters needed to boot the server.
*"*What this command does is to copy all distro kernel/initrds onto a boot CD image and generate a menu for the ISO that is essentially equivalent to the PXE menu provided to net-installing machines via Cobbler."
Does Foreman offer this sort of functionality - I've looked in the Foreman WIKI but I haven't found a method for this scenario.
Richard.
> Hi there,
>
> I'm currently using cobbler and puppet, but thinking of moving to Foreman
> and puppet.
>
> Many of the servers I build are not on the same network, so we use something
> like this to get an ISO image and then boot from it:
>
> cobbler buildiso --systems="system1,system2,system3"
>
> This generates an ISO image which we can boot from, and gives us a menu to
> chose from (system1, system2, system3) etc along with the network parameters
> needed to boot the server.
> "What this command does is to copy all distro kernel/initrds onto a boot CD
> image and generate a menu for the ISO that is essentially equivalent to the
> PXE menu provided to net-installing machines via Cobbler."
>
> Does Foreman offer this sort of functionality - I've looked in the Foreman
> WIKI but I haven't found a method for this scenario.
foreman offers two options
- you can add multiple networks on multiple DC / networks / dhcp servers etc.
- you can use an iso/usb etc using gpxe, which just boots, and ask
foreman for its configuration skipping dhcp/tftp etc.
we normally dont like pxe menus (while we support them), as you can
select the correct settings in foreman already.
Ohad
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Hi Richard,
I have a certain amount of interest in this scenario, since I often
have field techs installing away from any of the offices.
However, in my case, I won't even be able to give them a new ISO - so
I'm trying to build a solution that works from a default Debian iso
(I'm sure it could be extended to RH). It's still being prototyped just
now, but if you're interested, I'll mail the list when I've got it
working (a week or two, I would guess).
Cheers,
Greg
