3.3.7 ubuntu deployment guide

_includes/cloud-init_hostname.txt

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+#if $getVar("system_name","") != ""
+    #if $hostname != ""
+    hostname: $hostname
+    #else
+    #set $myhostname = $getVar('name','').replace("_","-")
+    hostname: $myhostname
+    #end if
+#else
+## profile based install so just provide one interface for starters
+#set $myhostname = $getVar('hostname',$getVar('name','cobbler')).replace("_","-")
+    hostname: $myhostname
+#end if

_includes/cloud-init_network.txt

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+#if $getVar("system_name","") != ""
+  network:
+    ethernets:
+    #set ikeys = $interfaces.keys()
+    #import re
+    #for $iname in $ikeys
+        #set $idata = $interfaces[$iname]
+        ## Ignore BMC interface
+        #if $idata["interface_type"].lower() == "bmc"
+            #continue
+        #end if
+    #end for
+    #for $iname in $ikeys
+        #set $idata    = $interfaces[$iname]
+        #set $mac      = $idata["mac_address"]
+        #set $static   = $idata["static"]
+        #set $ip       = $idata["ip_address"]
+        #set $netmask  = $idata["netmask"]
+        #set $type     = $idata["interface_type"]
+        ## Ignore BMC interface
+        #if $type == "bmc"
+            #continue
+        #end if
+      $iname:
+        match:
+          macaddress: $mac
+        #if $static == True:
+            #if $ip != "":
+                #if $netmask != "":
+                    #set $mask = sum([bin(int(x)).count('1') for x in $netmask.split('.')])
+        dhcp4: false
+        addresses:
+          - $ip/$mask
+                #else
+        dhcp4: false
+        addresses:
+          - $ip/24
+                #end if
+                #if $gateway != "":
+        gateway4: $gateway
+                #end if
+                #if $name_servers and $name_servers[0] != "":
+        nameservers:
+          addresses:
+                    #for $dns in $name_servers
+            - $dns
+                    #end for
+                #end if
+            #else
+        dhcp4: true
+            #end if
+        #else
+        dhcp4: true
+        #end if
+    #end for
+    version: 2
+#else
+## profile based install so use DHCP
+  network:
+    ethernets: 
+      eth0:
+        dhcp4: true
+    version: 2
+#end if

_includes/cloud-init_user-data.txt

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+#cloud-config
+autoinstall:
+  version: 1
+  apt:
+    preserve_sources_list: true
+    primary:
+    - arches: [amd64, i386]
+      uri: http://$http_server/cblr/links/$distro
+##      uri: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
+    - arches: [default]
+##      uri: http://$http_server/cblr/links/$distro
+      uri: http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports
+    fallback: offline-install
+  identity:
+$SNIPPET('cloud-init_hostname')
+    password: $default_password_crypted
+    realname: ubuntu
+    username: ubuntu
+  kernel:
+    package: linux-generic
+  keyboard:
+    layout: us
+    toggle: null
+    variant: ''
+  locale: en_US.UTF-8
+$SNIPPET('cloud-init_network')
+  ssh:
+    allow-pw: true
+    install-server: true
+  storage:
+    layout:
+      name: lvm
+      sizing-policy: all
+  package_update: false
+  package_upgrade: false
+  late-commands:
+## Figure out if we're automating OS installation for a system or a profile
+#if $getVar('system_name','') != ''
+#set $what = "system"
+#else
+#set $what = "profile"
+#end if
+    - wget -O /target/tmp/autoinstall-user-data.yaml http://$http_server/cblr/svc/op/autoinstall/$what/$name
+    - chroot /target /bin/bash -s ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 2048 -m ssh2 -N "" -f /root/.ssh/id_rsa

_includes/fix-ubuntu-profiles-GRUB_PXE.sh.txt

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+#!/bin/bash 
+for PROFILE in $(cobbler profile list); do
+    DIST=$(cobbler profile report --name $PROFILE | grep ^Distribution | awk {' print $3 '});
+    VER=$(cobbler distro report --name $DIST | grep "OS Version" | awk {' print $4 '});
+    [[ ($VER == "focal" || $VER == "jammy" || $VER == "noble") ]] || continue;
+    sed -i "s,auto-install/enable=true priority=critical netcfg/choose_interface=auto url=http://10.0.0.10/cblr/svc/op/autoinstall/profile/${PROFILE} hostname=.* domain=local.lan suite=${VER},," /var/lib/tftpboot/grub/x86_64_menu_items.cfg;
+    sed -i "s,auto-install/enable=true priority=critical netcfg/choose_interface=auto url=http://10.0.0.10/cblr/svc/op/autoinstall/profile/${PROFILE} hostname=.* domain=local.lan suite=${VER},," /var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default;
+    DIST="" && VER="";
+done

_includes/fix-ubuntu-systems-GRUB_PXE.sh.txt

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+#!/bin/bash 
+for SYSTEM in $(cobbler system list); do
+    PROFILE=$(cobbler system report --name $SYSTEM | grep ^Profile | awk {' print $3 '})
+    DIST=$(cobbler profile report --name $PROFILE | grep ^Distribution | awk {' print $3 '});
+    VER=$(cobbler distro report --name $DIST | grep "OS Version" | awk {' print $4 '});
+    [[ ($VER == "focal" || $VER == "jammy" || $VER == "noble") ]] || continue;
+    MAC=$(cobbler system report --name $SYSTEM | grep "MAC Addr" | awk {' print $4 '})
+    sed -i "s,auto-install/enable=true priority=critical netcfg/choose_interface=auto url=http://10.0.0.10/cblr/svc/op/autoinstall/system/${SYSTEM} hostname=.* domain=local.lan suite=${VER},," /var/lib/tftpboot/grub/system/$MAC;
+    MAC=$(echo $MAC | sed 's,:,-,g');
+    sed -i "s,auto-install/enable=true priority=critical netcfg/choose_interface=auto url=http://10.0.0.10/cblr/svc/op/autoinstall/profile/${PROFILE} hostname=.* domain=local.lan suite=${VER},," /var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/01-$MAC;
+	PROFILE="" && DIST="" && VER="" && MAC="";
+done

_posts/2024/2024-11-12-Cobbler-v3.3.6-Beginners-Guide.md

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Install **VirtualBox VM Guest Additions**, either from the YUM repos, or the Gue
 yum install virtualbox-guest-additions
 ```
 
-### customizing
+### Customizing
 
 Install your preferred Linux sys admin tools and configure some convenient bash settings, for example *(PS1 variable controls bash shell prompt)*:
 
@@ -573,3 +573,4 @@ tftp 127.0.0.1
 cat /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
 cat /etc/httpd/conf.d/cobbler.conf
 ```
+

_posts/2024/2024-12-02-Cobbler-v3.3.7-Debian-Deployment-Guide.md

@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ Now the **PXE Client** should be able to boot from a generic/random MAC address
     - [https://www.debian.org/distrib/netinst](https://www.debian.org/distrib/netinst)
     - [https://www.debian.org/distrib/netinst#netboot](https://www.debian.org/distrib/netinst#netboot)
         - [https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-amd64/current/images/MANIFEST](https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-amd64/current/images/MANIFEST)
-    - [https://wiki.debian.org/PXEBootInstall](https://wiki.debian.org/PXEBootInstall])
+    - [https://wiki.debian.org/PXEBootInstall](https://wiki.debian.org/PXEBootInstall)
     - [https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller](https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller)
         - [https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/NetbootFirmware](https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/NetbootFirmware)
         - [https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Preseed](https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Preseed)
@@ -381,3 +381,4 @@ Now the **PXE Client** should be able to boot from a generic/random MAC address
             - [https://debian-handbook.info/browse/wheezy/sect.package-authentication.html](https://debian-handbook.info/browse/wheezy/sect.package-authentication.html)
         - [https://serverfault.com/questions/337278/debian-how-can-i-securely-get-debian-archive-keyring-so-that-i-can-do-an-apt-g](https://serverfault.com/questions/337278/debian-how-can-i-securely-get-debian-archive-keyring-so-that-i-can-do-an-apt-g)
         - [https://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-2217665.html](https://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-2217665.html)
+

_posts/2025/2025-02-05-Cobbler-v3.3.7-OpenSUSE-Deployment-Guide.md

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Configure the Cobbler Profile to use the new autoinstall (`autoyast.xml`) templa
 cobbler profile edit --name SUSE-15.6-x86_64 --autoinstall suse-15.6-autoyast.xml 
 ```
 
-Finally, create a new Cobbler System to automatically boot and install openSUSE Leap 15.6, replacing the *"aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff"* with the MAC address of your PXE client, being sure not to use a duplicate MAC or IP addresse of any other Cobbler System, and then sync up Cobbler, then sync up cobbler:
+Finally, create a new Cobbler System to automatically boot and install openSUSE Leap 15.6, replacing the *"aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff"* with the MAC address of your PXE client, being sure not to use a duplicate MAC or IP addresse of any other Cobbler System, and then sync up Cobbler:
 
 ```shell
 cobbler system add --name SUSE-15.6 --profile SUSE-15.6-x86_64 --netboot-enabled true --hostname SUSE-15-6 --interface eth0 --static true --mac-address "aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff" --ip-address 10.0.0.15 --gateway 10.0.0.1 --netmask 255.255.255.0 --name-servers "10.0.0.1 1.1.1.1 10.0.0.10"