On 6/21/2019 11:02 AM, Frank Beuth wrote:
On Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 11:29:32PM +0200, Maxim Bourmistrov wrote:
Installing via NOT RECOMMENDED WAY(following upgrade65.html) -
scripting on
steroides (ansible).
I don't want to re-open the hostilities, but installing OpenBSD via
Ansible is very relevant to my interests. Previously discussed on this
list was a very roundabout approach using Qemu -- is there a better way
now?
I use PXE + install.conf + siteXX.tgz + siteXX-%hostname%.tgz for my
installs. I also have an rc.firsttime to download and install the
required packages.
I have my machines configured to use the harddisk first and PXE second.
When I go to upgrade systems, I clear the system's boot block so the
boot process skips to PXE booting.
Once I got the wrinkles ironed out, installs and upgrades are very much
fire-and-forget. Hell, new server installs just require plugging the
machine into power and network, and then walk away (The BIOS comes
pre-configured with "On power restore: 'Power-on'").
Best part, this solution requires zero third party binaries or tools.
Just yesterday I had to replace a failed webserver. Replaced the failed
system's MAC in dhcpd.conf and then had the datacenter folks rip the old
system out, install the new one, make sure it powers up, then walk away.
Four hours later, I had a fully operational server up and slinging html,
probably finished a lot sooner, but I didn't bother to check until then.
