# BEGIN essential example code
ipaddress = "192.168.0.166"
# a possible modification pointed out
# makes sense e.g. if used together with whateverVm.vmxFile.setEthernetAdapter(adapter, "hostonly")
#ipaddress = IPAddress.numberWithinSubnet(VMwareHypervisor.localHostOnlyIPAddress, 166)
rootpw = "redwood"
# Ubuntu kickstart supports only one regular user
regularUser = ("jack","rainbow")
# one possible way of making new VM names and directories
name = IPAddress.nameWithNumber("example", ipaddress, separator=None)
exampleVm = VMwareMachine(ScriptUser.loggedIn.userHomeRelative("vmware/examples/%s/%s.vmx" % (name, name)))
# make the virtual machine
exists = exampleVm.vmxFile.exists()
if exists == False:
exampleVm.mkdir()
downloadedDistroIsoImage = UbIsoImage(Download.fromUrl
("http://releases.ubuntu.com/precise/ubuntu-12.04.3-alternate-i386.iso"))
# some possible choices pointed out
# server w command line only
kickstartFileContent = UbKickstartFileContent(UbKickstartTemplates.usableUbKickstartTemplate001)
kickstartFileContent.replaceRootpw(rootpw)
kickstartFileContent.ubReplaceHostname(exampleVm.basenameStem)
kickstartFileContent.ubCreateNetworkConfigurationSection()
kickstartFileContent.ubAddNetworkConfigurationStatic(device="eth0", ipaddress=ipaddress, nameservers=Nameserver.list)
# put in DHCP at eth0, to be used with NAT, works well if before hostonly
#kickstartFileContent.ubAddNetworkConfigurationDhcp("eth0")
#kickstartFileContent.ubAddNetworkConfigurationStatic(device="eth1", ipaddress=ipaddress, nameservers=Nameserver.list)
# some possible modifications pointed out
#kickstartFileContent.ubSetUpgradeNone()
#kickstartFileContent.ubSetUpgradeSafe()
#kickstartFileContent.ubSetUpgradeFull()
kickstartFileContent.ubSetUpdatePolicyNone()
(name, name)))
# make the virtual machine
exists = exampleVm.vmxFile.exists()
if exists == False:
exampleVm.mkdir()
#
# comment solely regarding .iso files larger than 4GB, e.g. x86_64 Install-DVD,
# there had been issues that almost have gone away with a fixed newer version iso-read,
# there is a fix in libcdio (which provides iso-read) 0.92,
# the remaining issue is you need to make sure you have libcdio 0.92 installed
#
#downloadedDistroIsoImage = ElIsoImage(ScriptUser.loggedIn.userHomeRelative \
# ("Downloads/SL-64-i386-2013-03-18-Install-DVD.iso"))
downloadedDistroIsoImage = ElIsoImage(
Download.fromUrl(
"http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6.4/i386/iso/SL-64-i386-2013-03-18-Install-DVD.iso"
))
# some possible choices pointed out
# server w command line only
kickstartFileContent = ElKickstartFileContent(
ElKickstartTemplates.usableElKickstartTemplate001)
kickstartFileContent.replaceRootpw(rootpw)
kickstartFileContent.elReplaceHostname(exampleVm.basenameStem)
kickstartFileContent.elReplaceStaticIP(ipaddress,
nameservers=Nameserver.list)
# put in DHCP at eth0, to be used with NAT, works well if before hostonly
#kickstartFileContent.elReplaceStaticIP(ipaddress, nameservers=[])
#kickstartFileContent.elAddNetworkConfigurationWithDhcp("eth0")
# some possible modifications pointed out
#kickstartFileContent.replaceAllPackages(ElKickstartTemplates.packagesOfSL64Minimal)
#kickstartFileContent.removePackage("@office-suite")
# one possible way of making new VM names and directories
name = IPAddress.nameWithNumber("example", ipaddress, separator=None)
exampleVm = VMwareMachine(ScriptUser.loggedIn.userHomeRelative("vmware/examples/%s/%s.vmx" % (name, name)))
# make the virtual machine
exists = exampleVm.vmxFile.exists()
if exists == False:
exampleVm.mkdir()
#
# comment solely regarding .iso files larger than 4GB, e.g. x86_64 Install-DVD,
# there had been issues that almost have gone away with a fixed newer version iso-read,
# there is a fix in libcdio (which provides iso-read) 0.92,
# the remaining issue is you need to make sure you have libcdio 0.92 installed
#
#downloadedDistroIsoImage = ElIsoImage(ScriptUser.loggedIn.userHomeRelative \
# ("Downloads/SL-64-i386-2013-03-18-Install-DVD.iso"))
downloadedDistroIsoImage = ElIsoImage(Download.fromUrl
("http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6.4/i386/iso/SL-64-i386-2013-03-18-Install-DVD.iso"))
# some possible choices pointed out
# server w command line only
kickstartFileContent = ElKickstartFileContent(ElKickstartTemplates.usableElKickstartTemplate001)
kickstartFileContent.replaceRootpw(rootpw)
kickstartFileContent.elReplaceHostname(exampleVm.basenameStem)
kickstartFileContent.elReplaceStaticIP(ipaddress, nameservers=Nameserver.list)
# put in DHCP at eth0, to be used with NAT, works well if before hostonly
#kickstartFileContent.elReplaceStaticIP(ipaddress, nameservers=[])
#kickstartFileContent.elAddNetworkConfigurationWithDhcp("eth0")
# some possible modifications pointed out
#kickstartFileContent.replaceAllPackages(ElKickstartTemplates.packagesOfSL64Minimal)
#kickstartFileContent.removePackage("@office-suite")
#kickstartFileContent.addPackage("httpd")
# some other possible modifications pointed out
#kickstartFileContent.replaceAllPackages(ElKickstartTemplates.packagesOfSL64MinimalDesktop)
# one possible way of making new VM names and directories
name = IPAddress.nameWithNumber("example", ipaddress, separator=None)
exampleVm = VMwareMachine(ScriptUser.loggedIn.userHomeRelative("vmware/examples/%s/%s.vmx" % (name, name)))
# make the virtual machine
exists = exampleVm.vmxFile.exists()
if exists == False:
exampleVm.mkdir()
#
# comment solely regarding .iso files larger than 4GB, e.g. x86_64 Install-DVD,
# there had been issues that almost have gone away with a fixed newer version iso-read,
# there is a fix in libcdio (which provides iso-read) 0.92,
# the remaining issue is you need to make sure you have libcdio 0.92 installed
#
#downloadedDistroIsoImage = ElIsoImage(ScriptUser.loggedIn.userHomeRelative \
# ("Downloads/CentOS-6.6-i386-bin-DVD1.iso"))
downloadedDistroIsoImage = ElIsoImage(Download.fromUrl
("http://mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/centos/6.6/isos/i386/CentOS-6.6-i386-bin-DVD1.iso"))
# some possible choices pointed out
# server w command line only
kickstartFileContent = ElKickstartFileContent(ElKickstartTemplates.usableElKickstartTemplate001)
kickstartFileContent.replaceRootpw(rootpw)
kickstartFileContent.elReplaceHostname(exampleVm.basenameStem)
kickstartFileContent.elReplaceStaticIP(ipaddress, nameservers=Nameserver.list)
# put in DHCP at eth0, to be used with NAT, works well if before hostonly
#kickstartFileContent.elReplaceStaticIP(ipaddress, nameservers=[])
#kickstartFileContent.elAddNetworkConfigurationWithDhcp("eth0")
# some possible modifications pointed out
#kickstartFileContent.replaceAllPackages(ElKickstartTemplates.packagesOfSL64Minimal)
#kickstartFileContent.removePackage("@office-suite")
#kickstartFileContent.addPackage("httpd")
# some other possible modifications pointed out
#kickstartFileContent.replaceAllPackages(ElKickstartTemplates.packagesOfSL64MinimalDesktop)
ipaddress = "192.168.0.166"
# a possible modification pointed out
# makes sense e.g. if used together with whateverVm.vmxFile.setEthernetAdapter(adapter, "hostonly")
#ipaddress = IPAddress.numberWithinSubnet(VMwareHypervisor.localHostOnlyIPAddress, 166)
rootpw = "redwood"
# Ubuntu kickstart supports only one regular user
regularUser = ("jack","rainbow")
# one possible way of making new VM names and directories
name = IPAddress.nameWithNumber("example", ipaddress, separator=None)
exampleVm = VMwareMachine(ScriptUser.loggedIn.userHomeRelative("vmware/examples/%s/%s.vmx" % (name, name)))
# make the virtual machine
exists = exampleVm.vmxFile.exists()
if exists == False:
exampleVm.mkdir()
# several packages installed OK until Ubuntu 12.04.4, but apparently not in Ubuntu 12.04.5
downloadedDistroIsoImage = Ub1204IsoImage(Download.fromUrl
("http://releases.ubuntu.com/12.04.4/ubuntu-12.04.4-alternate-i386.iso"))
# some possible choices pointed out
# server w command line only
kickstartFileContent = UbKickstartFileContent(UbKickstartTemplates.usableUbKickstartTemplate001)
kickstartFileContent.replaceRootpw(rootpw)
kickstartFileContent.ubReplaceHostname(exampleVm.basenameStem)
kickstartFileContent.ubCreateNetworkConfigurationSection()
kickstartFileContent.ubAddNetworkConfigurationStatic(device="eth0", ipaddress=ipaddress, nameservers=Nameserver.list)
# put in DHCP at eth0, to be used with NAT, works well if before hostonly
#kickstartFileContent.ubAddNetworkConfigurationDhcp("eth0")
#kickstartFileContent.ubAddNetworkConfigurationStatic(device="eth1", ipaddress=ipaddress, nameservers=Nameserver.list)
# some possible modifications pointed out
#kickstartFileContent.ubSetUpgradeNone()
#kickstartFileContent.ubSetUpgradeSafe()
#kickstartFileContent.ubSetUpgradeFull()
kickstartFileContent.ubSetUpdatePolicyNone()