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* create an /etc/hosts entry on dhcp server
 
* create an /etc/hosts entry on dhcp server
 
* create the vm on a hypervisor
 
* create the vm on a hypervisor
* patch puppet.conf
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* <strike>patch puppet.conf</strike>
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
 
echo "[main]
 
echo "[main]

Latest revision as of 04:38, 6 February 2018

Here is my checklist for creating a new VM:

  • create a dhcp entry
  • create an /etc/hosts entry on dhcp server
  • create the vm on a hypervisor
  • patch puppet.conf
echo "[main]
environment = lab" >> /etc/puppetlabs/puppet/puppet.conf
  • yum upgrade
  • run puppet, sign cert, run puppet
  • run puppet twice, because dependencies are hard
  • run puppet on backup server
  • fix relayhost
  • fix root mail alias

new rasp pi

This is a challenge because even though I run fedora27 on the pi, it still doesn't have a modern puppet package available. So I have to deal with an older puppet version. These kludges become necessary:

  • mkdir -p /etc/puppet/environments/lab
  • mkdir /etc/puppetlabs