buildpxe.sh

@@ -124,10 +124,6 @@ build_pxe() {
     cp templates/boot.pxe ${outputdir}/boot.pxe
     echo "done."
 
-    echo -n "Copying preseed template... "
-    cp templates/host-preseed.j2 ${outputdir}/host-preseed.j2
-    echo "done."
-
     sudo chown -R $(whoami) ${outputdir}
     sudo chmod -R u+w ${outputdir}
 

templates/9990-initramfs-tools.sh

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ panic()
     # Reboot system
     printf "System will reboot in 30 seconds. Press any key to spawn a shell instead.\n"
     if ! read -t 30; then
+        sleep 30
         reboot -f
     fi
 

templates/boot.pxe

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set kernel vmlinuz
 set initrd initrd.img
 
 # Set kernel command line parameters
-set imgargs-base vga=normal nomodeset boot=live components ethdevice-timeout=300 timezone=America/Toronto fetch=${root-url}/filesystem.squashfs username=root
+set imgargs-base vga=normal nomodeset boot=live components ethdevice-timeout=600 timezone=America/Toronto fetch=${root-url}/filesystem.squashfs username=root
 set imgargs-pvcinstall pvcinstall.preseed=on pvcinstall.seed_host=${next-server} pvcinstall.seed_file=/host/mac-${mac:hexraw}.preseed
 
 # Load per-host kernel command line parameters (should contain ${imgargs-host} if present)

templates/host-preseed.j2

@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-# PVC install.sh preseed configuration Jinja2 template
-#
-# This BASH-compliant variables file is Loaded during PXE installs to preseed the environment.
-# During normal usage, the pvcbootstrapd will load this file, adjust it according to its needs,
-# and write out one instance per node to be installed.
-#
-# This file is thus not designed to be used by humans, and its values are seeded via options in
-# the cluster-local Ansible group_vars, though it can be used as a manual template if required.
-
-###
-### General definitions/overrides
-###
-
-# The Debian release to use (overrides the default)
-#debrelease="buster"
-debrelease="{debrelease}"
-
-# The Debian mirror to use (overrides the default)
-#debmirror="http://debian.mirror.rafal.ca/debian"
-debmirror="{debmirror}"
-
-{% if addpkglist is defined and addpkglist %}
-# Additional packages (comma-separated) to install in the base system
-#addpkglist="mypackage,otherpackage"
-addpkglist="{addpkglist}"
-{% endif %}
-
-{% if skip_blockcheck is defined and skip_blockcheck %}
-# Skip block zeroing; only recommended for testing, slow, low-endurance, or known-zeroed block devices.
-skip_blockcheck="y"
-{% endif %}
-
-###
-### Per-host definitions (required)
-###
-
-# The hostname of the system (set per-run)
-#target_hostname="myhostname.domain.tld"
-target_hostname="{hostname}"
-
-# The target system disk (either a path or model to find; path overrides model if set)
-# Install will fail if these devices aren't found.
-{% if target_disk_path is defined and target_disk_path %}
-#target_disk_path="/dev/disk/by-path/pci-0000:03:00.0-scsi-0:1:0:0"  # Example: RAID device via explicit path
-target_disk_path="{target_disk_path}"
-{% end if %}
-{% if target_disk_model is defined and target_disk_model %}
-#target_disk_model="DELLBOSS VD"                                     # Example: Dell BOSS on R6515 via model name
-target_disk_model="{target_disk_model}"
-{% end if %}
-
-# SSH key method (usually tftp)
-target_keys_method="tftp"
-
-# SSH key path (usually keys.txt)
-target_keys_path="keys.txt"
-
-# Deploy username (usually deploy)
-target_deploy_user="deploy"
-
-# Installer checkin URI (provided by pvcbootstrapd)
-#pvcbootstrapd_checkin_uri="http://10.199.199.254:9999/checkin/installer"
-pvcbootstrapd_checkin_uri="{pvcbootstrapd_checkin_uri}"

templates/install.sh

@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ supported_debrelease="buster bullseye"
 default_debrelease="buster"
 default_debmirror="http://debian.mirror.rafal.ca/debian"
 
-basepkglist="lvm2,parted,gdisk,grub-pc,grub-efi-amd64,linux-image-amd64,sudo,vim,gpg,gpg-agent,aptitude,openssh-server,vlan,ifenslave,python3,ca-certificates,curl"
+inclpkglist="lvm2,parted,gdisk,grub-pc,grub-efi-amd64,linux-image-amd64,sudo,vim,gpg,gpg-agent,aptitude,openssh-server,vlan,ifenslave,python3,ca-certificates,curl"
-suppkglist="firmware-linux,firmware-linux-nonfree,firmware-bnx2,firmware-bnx2x,ntp,ipmitool"
+suppkglist="firmware-linux,firmware-linux-nonfree,firmware-bnx2,firmware-bnx2x,ntp"
 
 # DANGER - THIS PASSWORD IS PUBLIC
 # It should be used ONLY immediately after booting the PVC node in a SECURE environment
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ suppkglist="firmware-linux,firmware-linux-nonfree,firmware-bnx2,firmware-bnx2x,n
 # roles will overwrite it by default during configuration.
 root_password="hCb1y2PF"
 
+# Respawn function
+respawn() (
+    echo "Respawning..."
+    $0 & disown
+)
+
 # Checkin function
 seed_checkin() (
     case ${1} in
@@ -119,10 +125,6 @@ seed_config() {
 
     . /tmp/install.seed || exit 1
 
-    if [[ -n "${addpkglist}" ]]; then
-        suppkglist="${suppkglist},${addpkglist}"
-    fi
-
     # Handle the target interface
     target_route="$( ip route show to match ${seed_host} | grep 'scope link' )"
     target_interface="$( grep -E -o 'e[a-z]+[0-9]+[a-z0-9]*' <<<"${target_route}" )"
@@ -187,7 +189,7 @@ interactive_config() {
         done
     )"
 
-    echo "2a) Please enter the disk to install the PVC base system to. This disk will be"
+    echo "2) Please enter the disk to install the PVC base system to. This disk will be"
     echo "wiped, an LVM PV created on it, and the system installed to this LVM."
     echo "* NOTE: PVC requires a disk of at least 30GB to be installed to, and 100GB is the"
     echo "recommended minimum size for optimal production partition sizes."
@@ -218,16 +220,6 @@ interactive_config() {
         echo
     done
 
-    echo "2b) Skip disk zeroing? Only recommended for slow, low-endurance, or known-"
-    echo -n "zeroed block devices. [y/N] "
-    read skip_blockcheck
-    if [[ ${skip_blockcheck} == 'y' || ${skip_blockcheck} == 'Y' ]]; then
-        skip_blockcheck="y"
-    else
-        skip_blockcheck=""
-    fi
-    echo
-
     for interface in $( ip address | grep '^[0-9]' | grep 'eno\|enp\|ens\|wlp' | awk '{ print $2 }' | tr -d ':' ); do
         ip link set ${interface} up
     done
@@ -497,19 +489,15 @@ cleanup() {
     echo "done."
     echo
 
-    if [[ -n ${DONE} ]]; then
+    case ${install_option} in
-        case ${install_option} in
+        on)
-            on)
+            respawn
-                echo "A fatal error occurred; rebooting in 10 seconds."
+        ;;
-                sleep 10
+        *)
-                reboot
+            # noop
-            ;;
+            true
-            *)
+        ;;
-                # noop
+    esac
-                true
-            ;;
-        esac
-    fi
 }
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
@@ -537,8 +525,8 @@ vgchange -an >&2 || true
 echo "done."
 
 blockcheck() {
-    # Skip checking if the key is set
+    # Use for testing only
-    if [[ -n ${skip_blockcheck} ]]; then
+    if [[ -n ${SKIP_BLOCKCHECK} ]]; then
         return
     fi
 
@@ -643,8 +631,8 @@ mount -t tmpfs tmpfs ${target}/tmp >&2
 echo "done."
 
 echo -n "Running debootstrap install... "
-echo "Command: debootstrap --include=${basepkglist} ${debrelease} ${target}/ ${debmirror}" >&2
+echo "Command: debootstrap --include=${inclpkglist} ${debrelease} ${target}/ ${debmirror}" >&2
-debootstrap --include=${basepkglist} ${debrelease} ${target}/ ${debmirror} >&2
+debootstrap --include=${inclpkglist} ${debrelease} ${target}/ ${debmirror} >&2
 echo "done."
 
 echo -n "Adding non-free repository (firmware, etc.)... "
@@ -836,7 +824,7 @@ cat <<EOF | tee ${target}/etc/default/grub >&2
 GRUB_DEFAULT=0
 GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
 GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="Parallel Virtual Cluster (PVC) - Debian"
-GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="console=hvc0 console=tty0 console=tty1 console=ttyS0,115200 console=ttyS1,115200"
+GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="console=hvc0 console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200"
 GRUB_TERMINAL_INPUT="console serial"
 GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT="gfxterm serial"
 GRUB_SERIAL_COMMAND="serial --unit=0 --unit=1 --speed=115200"
@@ -845,15 +833,19 @@ chroot ${target} grub-install --force --target=${bios_target} ${target_disk} >&2
 chroot ${target} grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg >&2
 echo "done."
 
-DONE="y"
-
 seed_postinst() {
     cleanup
     echo "Temporary root password: ${root_password}"
     seed_checkin end
 
-    echo "Rebooting in 10 seconds."
+    echo -n "Rebooting in 10 seconds..."
-    sleep 10
+    i=10
+    while [[ ${i} -gt 0 ]]; do
+        sleep 1
+        i=$(( ${1} - 1 ))
+        echo -n "."
+    done
+    echo
     reboot
 }
 

templates/pxe-install-seed.example

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+###
+### General definitions
+###
+
+# The Debian release to use
+debrelease="bullseye"
+
+# The Debian mirror to use
+debmirror="http://debian.mirror.rafal.ca/debian"
+
+# Package list (installed during debootstrap)
+debpkglist="lvm2,parted,gdisk,grub-pc,grub-efi-amd64,linux-image-amd64,sudo,vim,gpg,gpg-agent,aptitude,openssh-server,vlan,ifenslave,python2,python3,ca-certificates,ntp"
+
+# Package list (installed in chroot)
+suppkglist="firmware-linux,firmware-linux-nonfree,firmware-bnx2,firmware-bnx2x"
+
+###
+### Per-host definitions
+###
+
+# The hostname of the system (set per-run)
+target_hostname="HOSTNAME"
+
+# The target disk (either path or model to find; path overrides model if set)
+target_disk_path="/dev/disk/by-path/pci-0000:01:00.0-scsi-0:2:0:0"  # Example: Dell BOSS on R6515 via explicit path
+target_disk_model="DELLBOSS VD"                                     # Example: Dell BOSS on R6515 via model name
+
+# SSH key method (usually tftp)
+target_keys_method="tftp"
+
+# SSH key path
+target_keys_path="keys.txt"
+
+# Deploy username
+target_deploy_user="deploy"