Hello list,
I want to have a machine boot into a pxe menu with two menu options: "clean
install" and "reinstall". The main difference between these are that they
use different partition schemes in my kickstart configuration. I've been
trying to come up with a solution as to how I can build a provision
(kickstart) template in Foreman that can include the correct partition
scheme depending on which install choice the user made.
I stumbled upon this:
http://projects.theforeman.org/projects/foreman/wiki/KickstartStatic
which suggests that you can use http GET parameters from PXE in the
provision templates. I can't get it to work though, maybe that only works
with Foreman <1.8 (i'm running 1.15) and/or with the 'static' parameter?
Anyone know if this is possible? Or how would you solve my 'problem'?
Thanks!
//Adam
ok, i kind of found the answer to this in
lib/foreman/renderer.rb
in function 'load_template_vars', where the @static http parameter is read.
So I can add my own 'reinstall' parameter there and get my kickstart
template to work. Unfortunately this involves altering the Foreman code, so
if anyone knows of a better way to achieve what i want I would be very
grateful!
//Adam
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On Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 7:48:04 AM UTC+2, AdamW wrote:
>
> Hello list,
>
> I want to have a machine boot into a pxe menu with two menu options:
> "clean install" and "reinstall". The main difference between these are that
> they use different partition schemes in my kickstart configuration. I've
> been trying to come up with a solution as to how I can build a provision
> (kickstart) template in Foreman that can include the correct partition
> scheme depending on which install choice the user made.
>
> I stumbled upon this:
> http://projects.theforeman.org/projects/foreman/wiki/KickstartStatic
>
> which suggests that you can use http GET parameters from PXE in the
> provision templates. I can't get it to work though, maybe that only works
> with Foreman <1.8 (i'm running 1.15) and/or with the 'static' parameter?
>
> Anyone know if this is possible? Or how would you solve my 'problem'?
>
> Thanks!
>
> //Adam
>
