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Before making any changes to the configuration management system, please familiarize yourself with the [[Bcfg2 Configuration]] document.
 
Before making any changes to the configuration management system, please familiarize yourself with the [[Bcfg2 Configuration]] document.
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==Git and Changelogs==
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The directory of "/var/lib/bcfg2" is controlled by a git repository.  After every change, please run the command:
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<pre>
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git commit -am "Commit Message"
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</pre>
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This will allow us to track changes to the BCFG2 repository.
  
 
==Adding Servers==
 
==Adding Servers==
  
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To add a new client to bcfg2, modify "/var/lib/bcfg2/Metadata/clients.xml and add an entry similar to the one below:
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<pre>
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<Client profile="primary-group" pingable="Y" pingtime="0" name="hostname" />
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</pre>
  
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The hostname should match the first entry in /etc/hosts for that builder.  This is because the reverse lookup of the IP address of this host should match the hostname given in clients.xml.  The entry "primary-group" should be a builder model, either '''trimslice''', '''efika''', '''guruplug''' or '''panda'''.
 
==Modifying Configuration==
 
==Modifying Configuration==
  

Revision as of 09:55, 30 March 2012

Before making any changes to the configuration management system, please familiarize yourself with the Bcfg2 Configuration document.

Git and Changelogs

The directory of "/var/lib/bcfg2" is controlled by a git repository. After every change, please run the command:

git commit -am "Commit Message"

This will allow us to track changes to the BCFG2 repository.

Adding Servers

To add a new client to bcfg2, modify "/var/lib/bcfg2/Metadata/clients.xml and add an entry similar to the one below:

<Client profile="primary-group" pingable="Y" pingtime="0" name="hostname" />

The hostname should match the first entry in /etc/hosts for that builder. This is because the reverse lookup of the IP address of this host should match the hostname given in clients.xml. The entry "primary-group" should be a builder model, either trimslice, efika, guruplug or panda.

Modifying Configuration

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