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yum install cobbler vim /etc/cobbler/settings cobbler check vim /etc/cobbler/settings # maybe
cobbler import --name=RHEL5 --mirror=/mnt/dvd cobbler import --name=Fedora --path=rsync://fooCreate and edit distros:
cobbler distro edit --name=RHEL5-i386 --kopts="noapic x=y z=4"Define some roles for your systems to fill:
cobbler profile edit --name=RHEL5-i386 --kickstart=/path/to/template.ks --ksmeta="somevar=1 othervar=2" cobbler profile copy --name=RHEL5-i386 --newname=webservers cobbler profile edit --name=webservers --virt-ram=2048Map hardware to those roles:
cobbler system add --name=foosball --mac=AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF --profile=RHEL5-i386 cobbler system edit --name=foosball --ip=192.168.10.50 # DHCP reservations! cobbler system edit --name=foosball --dns-name=foosball # DNS setupReinstall systems you have defined:
cobbler system edit --name=foosball --netboot-enabled=1 cobbler system reboot --name=foosballAlso help manage updates as they relate to installation and post-installation:
cobbler repo add --name=f10-updates --mirror=http://foo cobbler reposync cobbler profile edit --name=desktops --repos="f10-updates"
koan --list-profiles [--server=cobbler.example.org] koan --virt --profile=foo [...] koan --virt --system=bar [...]Reinstall a physical box?
koan --replace-self --system=barUsers don't have to remember 15 different virt parameters!