Foreman discovery image needs to be integrate with pxe server

srikanthm · November 1, 2023, 5:40am

Problem: foreman discovery image needs to be integrate with pxe server.

Expected outcome:

Foreman and Proxy versions:

Foreman and Proxy plugin versions:

Distribution and version:

Other relevant data:

[root@hylsitespxe foreman]# ls -l
total 626288
-rwx------ 1 root root 247982080 Oct 26 11:17 fdi-bootable-3.3.1-230621_120539.iso
-rwx------ 1 root root 311341056 Oct 26 11:16 fdi-bootable-3.7.5-230630_130930.iso
[root@hylsitespxe foreman]#

I have discovery iso image when we are trying to boot with iso image manually which is working fine without any issue but i need to boot with network using pxe server. for discovery host while doing provisioning

srikanthm · November 1, 2023, 5:49am

current configuration is seems to be not correct so i could not able to connect. and boot it with foreman whereas others operating systems are working fine.

[root@hylsitespxe hylipxe]# cat boot.php
#!ipxe

:start
menu PXE OS Options
item shell iPXE shell
item --gap – ---------------------------------------------------
item mint20u3-ks MINT 20.3 Destktop Installation
item --gap – ---------------------------------------------------
item corppxe-ks CORP PXE
item --gap – ---------------------------------------------------
item mint21u1-ks MINT 21.1 Desktop Installation
item --gap – ---------------------------------------------------
item rhel7u7-ks RHEL7 KS installation
item --gap – ---------------------------------------------------
item rhel8u5-ks RHEL8 KS installation
item --gap – ---------------------------------------------------
item mdt_cve_hyderabad_aquila MDT-CVE-AQUILA KS installation
item --gap – ---------------------------------------------------
#item centos7u9-ks CENTOS7.9 KS installation
#item --gap – --------------------------------------------------
#item centos8u3-ks CENTOS8.3 KS installation
#item --gap – --------------------------------------------------
#item centos8u4-ks CENTOS8.4 KS installation
#item --gap – --------------------------------------------------
item ubuntu18u4-ks UBUNTU 18.04 Desktop Installation
item --gap – ---------------------------------------------------
item ubuntu20u4-ks UBUNTU 20.04 Desktop Installation
item --gap – ---------------------------------------------------
item ubuntu23u4-ks UBUNTU 23.04 Desktop Installation
item --gap – ---------------------------------------------------
#item ubuntu22u4-ks UBUNTU22.04 KS installation
#item --gap – --------------------------------------------------
#item mdtserver-ks SCG-MDT KS installation
#item --gap – --------------------------------------------------
item forman33 FORMAN 3.3-----------------------------------------
#item --gap – --------------------------------------------------
item forman37 FORMAN 3.7-----------------------------------------
#item --gap – --------------------------------------------------
item exit Exit to BIOS

choose --default centos7-net --timeout 10000 option && goto ${option}

:shell
shell

:forman33
set ks-server 10.70.87.188
set pxeiso_url http://${ks-server}/pxe/pxeboot
set ksfiles ${pxeiso_url}/forman/3.3/
initrd ${ksfiles}/initrd_frmn33.img
kernel ${ksfiles}/vmlinuz_frmn33 initrd=initrd_frmn33.img biosdevname=0
boot

:forman37
set ks-server 10.70.87.188
set pxeiso_url http://${ks-server}/pxe/pxeboot
set ksfiles ${pxeiso_url}/forman/3.7/
initrd ${ksfiles}/initrd_frmn37.img
kernel ${ksfiles}/vmlinuz_frmn37 initrd=initrd_frmn37.img biosdevname=0
boot

:rhel7u7-ks
set ks-server 10.70.87.25
set pxeiso_url http://${ks-server}/pxe/pxeboot
set rhel7u7_url http://${ks-server}/rhel/7.7/
set ksfiles ${pxeiso_url}/rhel/7.7/
set kickstart_config http://${ks-server}/hosts/rhel7u7.cfg
initrd ${ksfiles}/initrd.img
kernel ${ksfiles}/vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img inst.ks=http://${ks-server}/hosts/rhel7u7.cfg net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 selinux=0 inst.selinux=0
boot

:rhel8u5-ks
set ks-server 10.70.87.25
set pxeiso_url http://${ks-server}/pxe/pxeboot
set rhel8u5_url http://${ks-server}/rhel/8.5/
set ksfiles ${pxeiso_url}/rhel/8.5/
set kickstart_config http://${ks-server}/hosts/rhel8u5.cfg
initrd ${ksfiles}/initrd.img
kernel ${ksfiles}/vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img inst.ks=http://${ks-server}/hosts/rhel8u5.cfg net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 selinux=0 inst.selinux=0
boot

:centos7u9-ks
set ks-server 10.70.87.25
set pxeiso_url http://${ks-server}/pxe/pxeboot
set centos8u3_url http://${ks-server}/centos/7.9/
set ksfiles ${pxeiso_url}/centos/7.9/
set kickstart_config http://${ks-server}/hosts/centos7u9.cfg
initrd ${ksfiles}/initrd.img
kernel ${ksfiles}/vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img inst.ks=http://${ks-server}/hosts/centos7u9.cfg net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 selinux=0 inst.selinux=0
boot

:centos8u3-ks
set ks-server 10.70.87.25
set pxeiso_url http://${ks-server}/pxe/pxeboot
set centos8u3_url http://${ks-server}/centos/8.3/
set ksfiles ${pxeiso_url}/centos/8.3/
set kickstart_config http://${ks-server}/hosts/centos8u3.cfg
initrd ${ksfiles}/initrd.img
kernel ${ksfiles}/vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img inst.ks=http://${ks-server}/hosts/centos8u3.cfg net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 selinux=0 inst.selinux=0
boot

:centos8u4-ks
set ks-server 10.70.87.25
set pxeiso_url http://${ks-server}/pxe/pxeboot
set centos8u4_url http://${ks-server}/centos/8.4/
set ksfiles ${pxeiso_url}/centos/8.4/
set kickstart_config http://${ks-server}/hosts/centos8u4.cfg
initrd ${ksfiles}/initrd.img
kernel ${ksfiles}/vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img inst.ks=http://${ks-server}/hosts/centos8u4.cfg net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 selinux=0 inst.selinux=0
boot

:ubuntu18u4-ks
set ks-server 10.70.87.25
set pxeiso_url http://${ks-server}/pxe/pxeboot/
set ubuntu18u4_url http://${ks-server}/ubuntu/18.04/
set ksfiles ${pxeiso_url}/ubuntu/18.04/
set kickstart_config http://${ks-server}/hosts/ubuntu18u4.cfg
initrd ${ksfiles}/initrd
kernel ${ksfiles}/vmlinuz initrd=initrd ip=dhcp nfsroot=10.70.97.65:/ifs/hyisilon1/sites/proj/sites_tools_rw/OS/ubuntu/18.04 netboot=nfs boot=casper auto=true fsck.mode=skip —
#imgargs vmlinuz initrd=initrd boot=casper maybe-ubiquity netboot=nfs ip=dhcp nfsroot=10.70.90.1:/sites_tools_test/ubuntu/18.04 quiet splash —
boot

:ubuntu20u4-ks
set ks-server 10.70.87.25
set pxeiso_url http://${ks-server}/pxe/pxeboot/
set ubuntu20u4_url http://${ks-server}/ubuntu/20.04/
set ksfiles ${pxeiso_url}/ubuntu/20.04/
set kickstart_config http://${ks-server}/hosts/ubuntu20u4.cfg
initrd ${ksfiles}/initrd
kernel ${ksfiles}/vmlinuz initrd=initrd ip=dhcp nfsroot=10.70.97.65:/ifs/hyisilon1/sites/proj/sites_tools_rw/OS/ubuntu/20.04 netboot=nfs boot=casper auto=true fsck.mode=skip —
boot

#:ubuntu20u4-ks
#set ks-server 10.70.87.25
#set pxeiso_url http://${ks-server}/pxe/pxeboot/
#set ubuntu20u4_url http://${ks-server}/ubuntu/20.04/
#set ksfiles ${pxeiso_url}/ubuntu/20.04/
#set kickstart_config http://${ks-server}/hosts/ubuntu20u4.cfg
#initrd ${ksfiles}/initrd
#kernel ${ksfiles}/vmlinuz initrd=initrd ip=dhcp autoinstall method=http://10.70.87.25:/ubuntu/20.04/ ds=cloud-net;s=http://10.70.87.25/pxe/pxeboot/ubuntu/20.04/ubuntu-20.04.5-live-server-amd64.iso cloud-config-url=/dev/null boot=casper auto=true fsck.mode=skip —
#kernel ${ksfiles}/vmlinuz initrd=initrd ip=dhcp nfsroot=10.70.97.65:/ifs/hyisilon1/sites/proj/sites_tools_rw/ubuntu/20.04 netboot=nfs boot=casper quiet splash —
#boot

:ubuntu22u4-ks
set ks-server 10.70.87.25
set pxeiso_url http://${ks-server}/pxe/pxeboot
set ubuntu20u4_url http://${ks-server}/ubuntu/22.04/
set ksfiles ${pxeiso_url}/ubuntu/22.04/
set kickstart_config http://${ks-server}/hosts/ubuntu22u4.cfg
initrd ${ksfiles}/initrd
kernel ${ksfiles}/vmlinuz initrd=initrd ip=dhcp nfsroot=10.70.97.65:/ifs/hyisilon1/sites/proj/sites_tools_rw/OS/ubuntu/22.04 netboot=nfs boot=casper quiet splash —
boot

:ubuntu23u4-ks
set ks-server 10.70.87.25
set pxeiso_url http://${ks-server}/pxe/pxeboot
set ubuntu20u4_url http://${ks-server}/ubuntu/23.04/
set ksfiles ${pxeiso_url}/ubuntu/23.04/
set kickstart_config http://${ks-server}/hosts/ubuntu23u4.cfg
initrd ${ksfiles}/initrd
kernel ${ksfiles}/vmlinuz initrd=initrd ip=dhcp nfsroot=10.70.97.65:/ifs/hyisilon1/sites/proj/sites_tools_rw/OS/ubuntu/23.04 netboot=nfs boot=casper quiet splash —
boot

:mint20u3-ks
set ks-server 10.70.87.25
set pxeiso_url http://${ks-server}/pxe/pxeboot/
set mint20u3_url http://${ks-server}/mint/20.3/
set ksfiles ${pxeiso_url}/mint/20.3/
set kickstart_config http://${ks-server}/hosts/mint20u3.cfg
initrd ${ksfiles}/initrd.lz
kernel ${ksfiles}/vmlinuz initrd=initrd.lz ip=dhcp nfsroot=10.70.97.65:/ifs/hyisilon1/sites/proj/sites_tools_rw/OS/mint/20.3 netboot=nfs boot=casper auto=true fsck.mode=skip —
boot

:mint21u1-ks
set ks-server 10.70.87.25
set pxeiso_url http://${ks-server}/pxe/pxeboot/
set mint21u3_url http://${ks-server}/mint/21.1/
set ksfiles ${pxeiso_url}/mint/21.1/
set kickstart_config http://${ks-server}/hosts/mint21u1.cfg
initrd ${ksfiles}/initrd.lz
kernel ${ksfiles}/vmlinuz initrd=initrd.lz ip=dhcp nfsroot=10.70.97.65:/ifs/hyisilon1/sites/proj/sites_tools_rw/OS/mint/21.1 netboot=nfs boot=casper auto=true fsck.mode=skip —
boot

:mdt_cve_hyderabad_aquila
set pxe-server 10.70.87.25
set mdt_resources http://${pxe-server}/pxe_resources/mdt_cve_hyderabad_aquila
cpuid --ext 29 && set arch amd64 || set arch x86
kernel ${mdt_resources}/wimboot
initrd ${mdt_resources}/${arch}/Boot/BCD BCD
initrd ${mdt_resources}/${arch}/Boot/boot.sdi boot.sdi
initrd ${mdt_resources}/${arch}/Sources/boot.wim boot.wim
boot

:mdtserver-ks
set pxe-server 10.70.87.25
set mdt_resources http://${pxe-server}/pxe_resources/mdt_scg_hyderabad
cpuid --ext 29 && set arch amd64 || set arch x86
kernel ${mdt_resources}/wimboot
initrd ${mdt_resources}/${arch}/Boot/BCD BCD
initrd ${mdt_resources}/${arch}/Boot/boot.sdi boot.sdi
initrd ${mdt_resources}/${arch}/sources/Boot.wim Boot.wim
boot

:corppxe-ks
set netX/next-server 10.70.84.10
imgexec tftp://${netX/next-server}/boot/x86/wdsnbp.com
:exit
exit