lunchbox

Simple Lunchbox Server Deployment

Create a bootable lunchbox image from a base Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 install image on your localhost. Currently only customizes the UEFI boot menu.

Requirements

• Runs as user with privileges to create temporary files
• Runs as user with privileges to mount loop devices
• Either needs the following packages installed or runs as user with privileges to install them:
  • mkisofs
  • syslinux
  • isomd5sum

Variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
local_home	✔️		Local $HOME user environment
custom_install_image_src_iso	✔️		Fully qualified location of EL7 ISO (currently only RHEL 7.6+ functions)
custom_install_image_dst_iso	✔️		Fully qualified location to save the newly created ISO (will be overwritten if it exists)
custom_install_image_ks_file	✔️		Fully qualified location of the custom kickstart file
custom_install_image_label		custom_image	Label that appears when the custom ISO/disk is mounted
custom_install_image_menu_label		Custom Image	Label that appears in the installer menu

External Vars File

• You will need to set up the following variables in an "external_vars.yml" file

  • rhuser: myusername
  • rhpass: mypassword
  • poolid: 8675309a8675309a8675309a8675309a

Example

ansible-playbook build-lunchbox-iso.yml -K