Computer Deployment

How to Deploy a New Machine

1. First, set the machine to PXE boot by default and turn it on. This allows MAAS to detect the machine.
2. Navigate to https://maas.spark.spork on the Spark network and login with your administrator credentials.
   
3. Rename the machine to whatever you want.
4. Commission the machine (you may need to manually start the machine if it doesn't have IPMI - workstations don't)
5. Deploy the machine using one of the following userdata scripts:

#!/bin/bash
HOSTNAME=$(hostname)
IP=$(hostname -i | awk '{print $1}')
echo "$HOSTNAME.spark.spork" > /etc/hostname
FQDN="$HOSTNAME.spark.spork"
echo "FQDN is: $FQDN"
sed -i "1 i\
$IP $FQDN $HOSTNAME" /etc/hosts
echo "10.11.12.156 freeipa.spark.spork freeipa" >> /etc/hosts
apt-get -y update
apt-get install -y nfs-kernel-server nfs-common
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install freeipa-client tasksel
ipa-client-install --hostname=$(hostname -f) --server=freeipa.spark.spork \
--domain=spark.spork --no-ntp --unattended --principal=enroll --password='thispasswordsucks' \
--realm=SPARK.SPORK --mkhomedir --force-join
sed -i '/ticket_lifetime/a renew_lifetime = 28d' /etc/krb5.conf
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive tasksel install ubuntu-desktop
reboot now