Cobbler installation on Ubuntu - Revision history

Jon: /* Configure cobbler */

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Configure cobbler

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Configure cobbler

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Configure cobbler

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Configure cobbler

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Configure cobbler

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Configure cobbler

2013-08-08T11:31:02Z

Add a few more packages to satisfy some cobbler requirements

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Import a CentOS ISO for deployment

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 Ensure '''DNSSEC''' is disabled and '''auth-nxdomain''' is enabled in '''/etc/bind/named.conf.options''':
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          listen-on-v6 { any; };
 };
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       option domain-name-servers 192.168.42.1;
       option domain-name  "pxe.bostonlabs.co.uk";
-      option domain-searcg "pxe.bostonlabs.co.uk";
+      option domain-search "pxe.bostonlabs.co.uk";
       . . .
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+}
 #end for
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          ## Cobbler defaults to $next_server, but some users
          ## may like to use $iface.system.server for proxied setups
-	option domain-search             "domain.name.com"; <-- Domain name goes here
+	option domain-search             "domain.name.com"; # <-- Domain name goes here
          next-server $next_server;
          ## next-server $iface.next_server;

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-Edit '''/etc/cobbler/dhcp.template''' with relevant network information (for example):
+Edit '''/etc/cobbler/dhcp.template''' with relevant network information including the domain-search option which doesn't seem to be added automatically (for example):
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 # ******************************************************************
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       next-server                $next_server;
+}
 . . . . .
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 next_server: 172.28.0.100
 server: 172.28.0.100
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 == Add a few more packages to satisfy some cobbler requirements ==
-Install '''debmirror''' with yum (needed to manage debian deployments):
+Install '''debmirror''' with apt-get (needed to manage debian deployments):
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 root@ubuntu:~# apt-get install debmirror
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-Install '''pykickstart''' with yum (A python library for manipulating kickstart files):
+Install '''createrepo''' with apt-get (needed for Redhat-based deployments):
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 root@ubuntu:~# apt-get install pykickstart

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-== Import a CentOS ISO for deployment ==
+== Import a Ubuntu Server ISO for deployment ==
-Mount a the CentOS ISO file to a local folder, for example:
+Mount a the Ubuntu Server ISO file to a local folder, for example:
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 mount -o loop ./ubuntu-12.04-server-amd64.iso /media/cdrom

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 Run cobbler sync:
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 cobbler sync
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