vSphere Templates for Foreman & cloud-init with the foreman_userdata plugin

cloud-init-template.erb

#cloud-config
hostname: <%= @host.name %>
fqdn: <%= @host %>
manage_etc_hosts: true
users: {}
runcmd:
- |
<%= indent(2) { snippet('puppet_setup customized', :variables => { :full_puppet_run => true }) } %>

phone_home:
  url: <%= foreman_url('built') %>
  post: []
  tries: 10

puppet_setup cloud-init.erb

# This is the default puppet_setup snippet
# the only line that needs to be changed is
# the actual call to puppet.
# The parameter "--tags no_such_tag" must not be passed
# as you want puppet to do a full puppet run.
# This can be done via a parameter "full_puppet_run"
# as you can see in the example below.

<%= bin_path %>/puppet agent --config <%= etc_path %>/puppet.conf --onetime <%= @host.param_true?('run-puppet-in-installer') || @full_puppet_run ? '' : '--tags no_such_tag' %> <%= @host.puppetmaster.blank? ? '' : "--server #{@host.puppetmaster}" %> --no-daemonize

userdata-template.erb

# Template for VMWare customization via open-vm-tools

identity:
  LinuxPrep:
    domain: <%= @host.domain %>
    hostName: <%= @host.shortname %>
    hwClockUTC: true
    timeZone: <%= @host.params['time-zone'] || 'UTC' %>

globalIPSettings:
  dnsSuffixList: [<%= @host.domain %>]
  <%- @host.interfaces.each do |interface| -%>
  <%- next unless interface.subnet -%>
  dnsServerList: [<%= interface.subnet.dns_primary %>, <%= interface.subnet.dns_secondary %>]
  <%- end -%>

nicSettingMap:
<%- @host.interfaces.each do |interface| -%>
<%- next unless interface.subnet -%>
  - adapter:
      dnsDomain: <%= interface.domain %>
      dnsServerList: [<%= interface.subnet.dns_primary %>, <%= interface.subnet.dns_secondary %>]
      gateway: [<%= interface.subnet.gateway %>]
      ip: <%= interface.ip %>
      subnetMask: <%= interface.subnet.mask %>
<%- end -%>

Sorry how can i use these templates for me userdata-template works but not sure how to use other 2, please share some doc.

Me too. Thanks for sharing. Would you share how to make phone_home and runcmd works?

Hi !

How use these templates for me too userdata template works :) but how to use other 2 ?

thks

These templates should be part of Foreman core starting with Foreman 1.23. These features have been incubated in a plugin. The plugin README describes the necessary steps to set this up. Note, that you don't need to have the plugin installed in Foreman 1.23 and newer.

Hi timogoebel !

thks for your reply, i use foreman 1.24.2, and i try to use cloud-init client with centos8 template, i have configured : 1 userdata template for the networks config and 1 cloud-init template for custom scripts post-install, and when my new vm boot, network config is ko, no ip configured, and if i use only userdata template its works ! any ideas ?

How do the rendered templates look like? As a side note: For support, it‘s best to use community.theforeman.org. Do you mind posting your question there? Feel free to ping me, i‘ll answer there.