#2572 implement freebsd support

[endyman]

Refactored Branch including more concise usage of install media - replacement for PR: #660

Added Support for FreeBSD installation. In order to install FreeBSD Servers using foreman you need to create a mfsbsd image using https://github.com/mmatuska/mfsbsd

As we require rc.local support in order to start the sysinstall process i submitted a patch to mfsbsd, too mmatuska/mfsbsd#17

You can find a fork here: https://github.com/endyman/mfsbsd/tree/rc-local-support
Simply add a rc.local to /conf/ including the follwing code:

# create install.cfg for the installer
# if your forman server is not named foreman,
# change the name accordinly.

cat << EOF >/tmp/install.cfg
pc_config: https://foreman/unattended/provision
nic_config: dhcp-all
confirm_install: no
EOF

# start the installation process using pc-sysinstall

pc-sysinstall start-autoinstall /tmp/install.cfg
shutdown -r now

In case your foreman server is not called foreman, change it here. Currently there is no elegant way to pass params to BSD so we are using a static host here. I created a foreman CNAME in each domain pointing to the foreman server. After the kernel is booted, mfsbsd will try to fetch the installer provisioning config from https://foreman/unattended/provision

Next you need to build the mfsbsd image - BASE points to you install cdrom:

$ make BASE=/cdrom/usr/freebsd-dist

As a last step you need to copy the image to yout foreman tftpserver using this schema:

boot/FreeBSD-<arch>-<version>-mfs.img

i.e.

boot/FreeBSD-x86_64-9.1-mfs.img

In foreman do not forget to update your install media to point to a FreeBSD mirror near you :-)

[frimik]

👍 for FreeBSD support..

I don't know if this helps but since you added rc.local support, this actually works:
Add custom dhcp-options in the site-local range (224..254) and reading from those in rc.local.

Example dhcpd config:

option foreman-url code 224 = text;
option foreman-url "http://foreman.mg8.tmtowtdi.se";

option foreman-token code 225 = text;
option foreman-token "d3b07384d113edec49eaa6238ad5ff00";

Example mfsbsd:/etc/dhclient.conf:

request option-224, option-225;

Resulting mfsbsd:/var/db/dhclient.leases.em0:

lease {
  interface "em0";
  fixed-address 192.168.69.46;
  filename "pxelinux.0";
  option subnet-mask 255.255.255.128;
  # [...]
  option option-224 "http://foreman.mg8.tmtowtdi.se";
  option option-225 "d3b07384d113edec49eaa6238ad5ff00";
  renew 1 2013/4/15 20:39:00;
  # [...]

[endyman]

@frimik that looks like a pretty interesting idea - I will have a look at it if such options can be set easily based on the OS - From the mfs / OS perspective this solves the issue of passing (basic) information to the server.

[ohadlevy]

thats a pretty good idea, we would need to extend the smart proxy a bit to
handle dhcp options on isc (we do that already for AD DHCP), this could
also save some problems with solaris deployments too.

[mmoll]

It seems like there is some stuff happening:
http://www.secnetix.de/olli/FreeBSD/svnews/index.py?r=252506

[ohadlevy]

@endyman ping? would love to get this in if possible

[endyman]

Let's chat tomorrow on irc what needs to be done.

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@endyman ping? would love to get this in if possible

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[endyman]

rc.local support has been integrated into mfsbsd so no need to use my fork anymore https://github.com/mmatuska/mfsbsd

[ohadlevy]

hmm.. should we call it maybe differently? so if later on we use memdisk for something else? (or more specific to bsd)

[mmatuska]

what about chain-booting from pxelinux to pxeboot? in that case you don't need memdisk :)

[mmatuska]

As of 1.3 and later this file should be stored under app/models/operatingsystems/freebsd.rb

[ohadlevy]

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[domcleal]

Replaced by #956, which has been merged, thanks for the work @endyman.