SUSE SLES-12 Deployment

cpeart · May 16, 2018, 2:30pm

Hi All,

I’m new to using Foreman and i’m having trouble deploying SLES12 SP3.

I have managed to deploy a SLES-12 SP3 system using an autoyast file i created, the next thing i need to do is bring the newly deployed server under puppet management.

Does anyone have experience with SLES/Foreman and can provide some tips that would be great.

Thanks,
Chris

mzima · May 18, 2018, 12:26pm

AutoYast has the possibility to execute custom user scripts after the installation process e.g by using the init-scripts XML tag. You can execute your initial Puppet-run by using this scripting functionality.

mzima · May 18, 2018, 12:33pm

The AutoYast installation templates which are shipped with Foreman have also the functionality to execute an initial Puppet-run by implementing shell scripts … however I don’t know how well this works (i’m using my own templates …)

Gwmngilfen · May 21, 2018, 8:52am

For completeness, here’s the templates @mzima mentions:

The point in AutoYast where the puppet setup script is called:

github.com

theforeman/community-templates/blob/develop/provisioning_templates/provision/autoyast_sles_default.erb#L190


<filename>foreman.sh</filename>
<chrooted config:type="boolean">true</chrooted>
<interpreter>shell</interpreter>
<notification>Setting up Puppet / Foreman ...</notification>
<source><![CDATA[
/bin/hostname <%= @host.name %>


<%= snippet('remote_execution_ssh_keys') %>


<% if puppet_enabled -%>
<%= snippet 'puppet_setup' %>
<% end -%>


<% if salt_enabled %>
<%= snippet 'saltstack_setup' %>
<% end -%>


<% if spacewalk_enabled -%>
<%= snippet 'redhat_register' %>
<% end -%>

The snippet itself:

github.com

theforeman/community-templates/blob/develop/provisioning_templates/snippet/puppet_setup.erb

<%#
kind: snippet
name: puppet_setup
model: ProvisioningTemplate
description: this snippet will configure the Puppet agent
snippet: true
%>
<%
os_family = @host.operatingsystem.family
os_major  = @host.operatingsystem.major.to_i
os_name   = @host.operatingsystem.name

aio_enabled = host_param_true?('enable-puppetlabs-puppet5-repo') || host_param_true?('enable-puppetlabs-pc1-repo') || host_param_true?('enable-puppet4') || host_param_true?('enable-puppet5')

if os_family == 'Freebsd'
  freebsd_package = host_param_true?('enable-puppet5') ? 'puppet5' : 'puppet4'
  etc_path = '/usr/local/etc/puppet'
  bin_path = '/usr/local/bin'
elsif os_family == 'Windows'
  windows_package = "puppet-agent-#{@host.architecture}.msi"

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Hope it helps!

tbrisker · May 23, 2018, 3:15pm

perhaps @TimoGoebel can help?