[et-mgmt-tools] Cobbler in static IP landscape and existing KS

[Michael DeHaan]

Liarte, Guillermo wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am going to run a proof of concept using Cobbler and I need some 
> advise as it differs substantially from the current scenario.
>
> At the moment this is the way we build our new servers:   
>
>     We have a build server with httpd that contains the kickstart 
> tree and the kickstart configuration templates. We have an static 
> website where we enter the information for a new build ( ip, netmask, 
> console type, etc)  and it passes the variables to an script that 
> builds the kickstart file for that system feeding the template with 
> the variables. Then using ILO or similar, we boot from a minimum cd, 
> and we do a normal  ks installation using http.
>
>     That method has worked fine for RHEL3 and RHEL4 and people would 
> just make some changes in the scripts and collectors and a new version 
> could be used. However we don't mantain a decent documentation about 
> howto do any of this and I started doing some research about it, until 
> I found cobbler.
>
>     What I need is Cobbler to be able to mantain my existing RHEL3 and 
> 4 kickstart trees and kickstart templates ( we don't want to change 
> them ) and also help me making more dynamic and diversified RHEL5 
> installations in a tidy, structured way.
>
>
> We are also willing to be able to upgrade  servers using koan ( or any 
> other method ). 
>
> I would like someone to recommend some material I could follow to 
> achieve this. No PXE, NoDHCP, NO Bind. We use static IPs.
>
> Thanks for your help in advance.
>
> Regards,
>
> Guillermo Liarte
>
>   

Hi Guillermo,

Cobbler can definitely help with this and there are other users using it 
with static configurations and existing kickstart-builders.     Since 
we've moved Cobbler's mailing list recently so it could get it's own 
space, could you please repost this question to 
https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler ?  You will need
to sign up for the new list before you can post.

Thanks!

--Michael