updated to 3.3.7

sus-admin · sus-admin · commit 62760f5a8a05 · 2024-12-11T19:01:51.000-05:00
diff --git a/_posts/2024-10-16-Cobbler-v3.3.7-Beginners-Guide.md b/_posts/2024-10-16-Cobbler-v3.3.7-Beginners-Guide.md
diff --git a/_posts/2024-12-11-Cobbler-v3.3.7-OpenSUSE-Deployment-Guide.md b/_posts/2024-12-11-Cobbler-v3.3.7-OpenSUSE-Deployment-Guide.md
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
 layout: post
-title: Cobbler (v3.3.6) OpenSUSE Deployment Guide
+title: Cobbler (v3.3.7) OpenSUSE Deployment Guide
 author: Sus-Admin
 summary: Deploying OpenSUSE Leap 15.4 via PXE network boot.
 tags: cobbler
 ---
 
-This guide assumes that you have a Fedora 34 server or workstation configured to run Cobbler v3.3.6 server as described in the [Cobbler 3.3.6 Beginner's guide](/_post/2024-10-16-Cobbler-3.3.6-Beginners-Guide.md).
+This guide assumes that you have a Fedora 34 server or workstation system configured to run Cobbler v3.3.7 similarly to the [Cobbler v3.3.7 Beginner's guide](/_posts/2024-10-16-Cobbler-v3.3.7-Beginners-Guide.md).
 
 ## Table of Contents
 {:.no_toc}
@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ This guide assumes that you have a Fedora 34 server or workstation configured to
 
 ## Objective
 
-Starting where the [Beginner's guide](/_post/2024-10-16-Cobbler-3.3.6-Beginners-Guide.md) left off, further configure the Cobbler v3.3.6 server to deploy OpenSUSE Leap 15.4 via PXE network boot, using the same system and network environment. This guide assumes that you still have `selinux` and `firewalld` configured and enabled as described in the Beginner's guide.
+Starting where the [Beginner's guide](/_posts/2024-10-16-Cobbler-v3.3.7-Beginners-Guide.md) left off, further configure the Cobbler v3.3.7 server to deploy OpenSUSE Leap 15.4 via PXE network boot, using the same system and network environment. This guide assumes that you still have `selinux` and `firewalld` configured and enabled as described in the Beginner's guide.
 
 ## OpenSUSE Leap 15.4 PXE Deployment
 
 Download the installation media for OpenSUSE Leap 15.4:
 
 ```shell
-cd ~/Downloads && wget https://provo-mirror.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.4/iso/openSUSE-Leap-15.4-DVD-x86_64-Media.iso
+cd ~/Downloads
+wget https://provo-mirror.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.4/iso/openSUSE-Leap-15.4-DVD-x86_64-Media.iso
 ```
 
 Mount the OpenSUSE Leap 15.4 installation media and run the `cobbler import`:
@@ -43,13 +44,24 @@ cobbler distro edit --name SUSE-15.4-x86_64 --kernel-options 'install=$tree'
 Modify the sample "autoyast.xml" template file included with Cobbler in order to properly install Leap 15.4:
 
 ```shell
-cat /var/lib/cobbler/templates/sample_autoyast.xml | grep -v runlevel | grep -v "<default>3</default>" | sed 's,networking.xml,suse-15.4-networking.xml,' | sed 's,suse_scriptwrapper.xml,suse-15.4_scriptwrapper.xml,' > /var/lib/cobbler/templates/suse-15.4-autoyast.xml		
+cat /var/lib/cobbler/templates/sample_autoyast.xml | \
+	grep -v runlevel | \
+	grep -v "<default>3</default>" | \
+    sed 's,networking.xml,suse-15.4-networking.xml,' | \
+	sed 's,suse_scriptwrapper.xml,suse-15.4_scriptwrapper.xml,' > /var/lib/cobbler/templates/suse-15.4-autoyast.xml		
 ```
 
 Edit the `networking.xml` Snippet included with Cobbler in order to accomodate Leap 15.4 *(copy/paste the following block in-full to the Cobbler server's CLI)*
 
 ```shell
-cat /var/lib/cobbler/snippets/networking.xml | grep -v dhcp_resolv | grep -v keep_install_network | sed 's,<nameservers config:type="list">,#if $name_servers and $name_servers[0] != "":\n      <nameservers config:type="list">,' | sed 's,</nameservers>,</nameservers>\n      #end if,' | sed '/    <net-udev config:type="list">/,/    #if $getVar("system_name","") != ""/c\ \ \ \ #if $getVar("system_name","") != ""\n\ \ \ \ <net-udev config:type="list">' | sed 's,<networking>,<networking>\n## Figure out if we'"'"'re automating OS installation for a system or a profile\n#if $getVar('"'"'system_name'"'"'\,'"'""'"') != '\'\''\n    <keep_install_network config:type="boolean">false</keep_install_network>\n#else\n    <keep_install_network config:type="boolean">true</keep_install_network>\n#end if,' > /tmp/networking.xml
+cat /var/lib/cobbler/snippets/networking.xml | \
+	grep -v dhcp_resolv | \
+	grep -v keep_install_network | \
+	sed 's,<nameservers config:type="list">,#if $name_servers and $name_servers[0] != "":\n      <nameservers config:type="list">,' | \
+	sed 's,</nameservers>,</nameservers>\n      #end if,' | \
+	sed '/    <net-udev config:type="list">/,/    #if $getVar("system_name","") != ""/c\ \ \ \ #if $getVar("system_name","") != ""\n\ \ \ \ <net-udev config:type="list">' | \
+	sed 's,<networking>,<networking>\n## Figure out if we'"'"'re automating OS installation for a system or a profile\n#if $getVar('"'"'system_name'"'"'\,'"'""'"') != '\'\''\n    <keep_install_network config:type="boolean">false</keep_install_network>\n#else\n    <keep_install_network config:type="boolean">true</keep_install_network>\n#end if,' > /tmp/networking.xml
+
 LINE=$(cat -n /tmp/networking.xml | grep '</net-udev>' | awk {' print $1 '})
 TOP=$(echo $(($LINE-2)))
 head -n $TOP /tmp/networking.xml > /var/lib/cobbler/snippets/suse-15.4-networking.xml
@@ -62,7 +74,9 @@ TOP="" && LINE="" && rm -f /tmp/networking.xml
 Edit the `script_wrapper.xml` snippet included with Cobbler in order to complete the OpenSUSE Leap 15.4 installation:
 
 ```shell
-cat /var/lib/cobbler/snippets/suse_scriptwrapper.xml | grep -v network_needed | grep -v interpreter > suse-15.4_scriptwrapper.xml
+cat /var/lib/cobbler/snippets/suse_scriptwrapper.xml | \
+	grep -v network_needed | \
+	grep -v interpreter > suse-15.4_scriptwrapper.xml
 ```
 
 Configure the Cobbler Profile to use the new autoinstall (`autoyast.xml`) template:
@@ -80,13 +94,12 @@ cobbler system add --name SUSE-15.4 --profile SUSE-15.4-x86_64 --netboot-enabled
 Finally, sync up Cobbler:
 
 ```shell
-systemctl restart cobblerd && sleep 10
 cobbler sync
 ```
 
 ## Tips & Troubleshooting
 
-1. The [Cobbler 3.3.6 Beginner's Guide](/_posts/2024-10-16-Cobbler-3.3.6-Beginners-Guide.md) **Tips & Troubleshooting** section contains some basic recommendations and limitations of Cobbler which will not be repeated here.
+1. The [Cobbler 3.3.7 Beginner's Guide](/_posts/2024-10-16-Cobbler-v3.3.7-Beginners-Guide.md) **Tips & Troubleshooting** section contains some basic recommendations and limitations of Cobbler which will not be repeated here.
 
 1. References
 
diff --git a/_posts/2024-12-11-Cobbler-v3.3.7-Ubuntu-Deployment-Guide.md b/_posts/2024-12-11-Cobbler-v3.3.7-Ubuntu-Deployment-Guide.md
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
 layout: post
-title: Cobbler (v3.3.6) Ubuntu Deployment Guide
+title: Cobbler (v3.3.7) Ubuntu Deployment Guide
 author: Sus-Admin
 summary: Deploying Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, and 24.04 via PXE network boot.
 tags: cobbler
 ---
 
-This guide assumes that you have a Fedora 34 server or workstation configured to run Cobbler v3.3.6 server as described in the [Cobbler 3.3.6 Beginner's guide](/_post/2024-10-16-Cobbler-3.3.6-Beginners-Guide.md).
+This guide assumes that you have a Fedora 34 server or workstation system configured to run Cobbler v3.3.7 similarly to the [Cobbler v3.3.7 Beginner's guide](/_posts/2024-10-16-Cobbler-v3.3.7-Beginners-Guide.md).
 
 ## Table of Contents
 {:.no_toc}
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@ This guide assumes that you have a Fedora 34 server or workstation configured to
 
 ## Objective
 
-Starting where the [Beginner's guide](/_post/2024-10-16-Cobbler-3.3.6-Beginners-Guide.md) left off, further configure the Cobbler v3.3.6 server to deploy the latest 3 releases of Ubuntu Server LTS *(Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04)* via PXE network boot, using the same system and network environment. This guide assumes that you still have `selinux` and `firewalld` configured and enabled as described in the Beginner's guide.
+Starting where the [Beginner's guide](/_posts/2024-10-16-Cobbler-v3.3.7-Beginners-Guide.md) left off, further configure the Cobbler v3.3.7 server to deploy the latest 3 releases of Ubuntu Server LTS *(Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04)* via PXE network boot, using the same system and network environment. This guide assumes that you still have `selinux` and `firewalld` configured and enabled as described in the Beginner's guide.
 
 ### Caveats
 
-- Until the release of Ubuntu 20.04, Canonical used the same [debian-installer](/_posts/2024-10-29-Cobbler-3.3.6-Debian-Deployment-Guide.md) from Debian, including the "preseed" autoinstallation model; starting with Ubuntu 20.04, Canonical switched to using their [in-house](https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init) [`cloud-init`](https://cloud-init.io/) solution.
+- Until the release of Ubuntu 20.04, Canonical used the same [debian-installer](/_posts/2024-12-02-Cobbler-v3.3.7-Debian-Deployment-Guide.md) from Debian, including the "preseed" autoinstallation model; starting with Ubuntu 20.04, Canonical switched to using their [in-house](https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init) [`cloud-init`](https://cloud-init.io/) solution.
 
     - Ubuntu did offer compatability/support with the *debian-installer/preseed* autoinstallation model in the [Ubuntu 20.04 Legacy](https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-legacy-server/releases/20.04/release/) release.
 
     - This guide only provides procedures for deploying Ubuntu systems using `cloud-init`.
 
 ## Cobbler Server Prep
 
-Cobbler v3.3.6 does not come with a sample template for the `cloud-init` autoinstall files, so create that before getting started, as well as some Cobbler sync-triggers to correct the bootloader configurations for compatability with `cloud-init`.
+Cobbler v3.3.7 does not come with a sample template for the `cloud-init` autoinstall files, so create that before getting started, as well as some Cobbler sync-triggers to correct the bootloader configurations for compatability with `cloud-init`.
 
 ### Dependencies
 
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ cobbler sync
 
 ## Tips & Troubleshooting
 
-1. The [Cobbler 3.3.6 Beginner's Guide](/_posts/2024-10-16-Cobbler-3.3.6-Beginners-Guide.md) **Tips & Troubleshooting** section contains some basic recommendations and limitations of Cobbler which will not be repeated here.
+1. The [Cobbler 3.3.7 Beginner's Guide](/_posts/2024-10-16-Cobbler-v3.3.7-Beginners-Guide.md) **Tips & Troubleshooting** section contains some basic recommendations and limitations of Cobbler which will not be repeated here.
 
 1. More info on `cloud-init`
 
diff --git a/_posts/2024-12-11-Cobbler-v3.3.7-XCP-ng-Deployment-Guide.md b/_posts/2024-12-11-Cobbler-v3.3.7-XCP-ng-Deployment-Guide.md
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
 layout: post
-title: Cobbler (v3.3.6) XCP-ng Deployment Guide
+title: Cobbler (v3.3.7) XCP-ng Deployment Guide
 author: Sus-Admin
-summary: Deploying XCP-ng v8.2.1 via PXE network boot.
+summary: Deploying XCP-ng v8.2.1 (or 8.3) via PXE network boot.
 tags: cobbler
 ---
 
-This guide assumes that you have a Fedora 34 server or workstation configured to run Cobbler v3.3.6 server as described in the [Cobbler 3.3.6 Beginner's guide](/_post/2024-10-16-Cobbler-3.3.6-Beginners-Guide.md).
+This guide assumes that you have a Fedora 34 server or workstation system configured to run Cobbler v3.3.7 similarly to the [Cobbler v3.3.7 Beginner's guide](/_posts/2024-10-16-Cobbler-v3.3.7-Beginners-Guide.md).
 
 ## Table of Contents
 {:.no_toc}
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ This guide assumes that you have a Fedora 34 server or workstation configured to
 
 ## Objective
 
-Starting where the [Beginner's guide](/_post/2024-10-16-Cobbler-3.3.6-Beginners-Guide.md) left off, further configure the Cobbler v3.3.6 server to deploy XCP-ng v8.2.1 via PXE network boot, using the same system and network environment with the exception of reconfiguring the **PXE Client** VM to have **64 GB HDD** in order to meet the due to the [minimum requirements](https://docs.xcp-ng.org/installation/requirements/) of XCP-ng 8.2.1. This guide assumes that you still have `selinux` and `firewalld` configured and enabled as described in the Beginner's guide.    
+Starting where the [Beginner's guide](/_posts/2024-10-16-Cobbler-v3.3.7-Beginners-Guide.md) left off, further configure the Cobbler v3.3.7 server to deploy XCP-ng v8.2.1 via PXE network boot, using the same system and network environment with the exception of reconfiguring the **PXE Client** VM to have **64 GB HDD** in order to meet the due to the [minimum requirements](https://docs.xcp-ng.org/installation/requirements/) of XCP-ng 8.2.1. This guide assumes that you still have `selinux` and `firewalld` configured and enabled as described in the Beginner's guide.    
 
 ### Caveats
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Starting where the [Beginner's guide](/_post/2024-10-16-Cobbler-3.3.6-Beginners-
 
 ## Cobbler Server Prep
 
-Cobbler v3.3.6 is not natively designed to support XCP-ng v8.2.1 and will require some code changes in order to import the distro properly. Some Cobbler sync-triggers will also be required to correct the kernel command line parameters in the bootloader configs.
+Cobbler v3.3.7 is not natively designed to support XCP-ng v8.2.1 and will require some code changes in order to import the distro properly. Some Cobbler sync-triggers will also be required to correct the kernel command line parameters in the bootloader configs.
 
 ### Dependencies
 
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ Now the "XCP-alt" System created above will boot the *alternate kernel* over PXE
 
 ## Tips & Troubleshooting
 
-1. The [Cobbler 3.3.6 Beginner's Guide](/_posts/2024-10-16-Cobbler-3.3.6-Beginners-Guide.md) **Tips & Troubleshooting** section contains some basic recommendations and limitations of Cobbler which will not be repeated here.
+1. The [Cobbler 3.3.7 Beginner's Guide](/_posts/2024-10-16-Cobbler-v3.3.7-Beginners-Guide.md) **Tips & Troubleshooting** section contains some basic recommendations and limitations of Cobbler which will not be repeated here.
 
 1. 
 
