new remctl command "install" to invoke autoinstaller
authorGreg Price <price@mit.edu>
Sun, 28 Oct 2007 08:19:52 +0000 (04:19 -0400)
committerGreg Price <price@mit.edu>
Sun, 28 Oct 2007 08:19:52 +0000 (04:19 -0400)
e.g.,
  $ remctl black-mesa control moobarspam install etch /path/to/rootpasshash

The root password to be used is taken from a given file local to black-mesa...
probably this should be in the database or something, randomly generated
by the web interface, and available for reminders.

svn path=/trunk/packages/sipb-xen-database/sipb-xen-database/; revision=223

client/etc/xen/sipb-database

index 54c1b74..723eb78 100644 (file)
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 import sipb_xen_database.models as models
 from sipb_xen_database import connect
 import re
+import tempfile
+from subprocess import call
 
 connect('postgres://sipb-xen@sipb-xen-dev.mit.edu/sipb_xen')
 prefix = "d_"
@@ -63,7 +65,15 @@ for d in machine.disks:
     dspec = 'phy:%s,%s%s,w' % (device, diskioemu, d.guest_device_name)
     disk.append(dspec)
 
-if 'cdrom_image' in locals():
+if 'installer' in locals():
+    check(re.match('^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9_.-]*$', installer))
+    tmptree = tempfile.mkdtemp('', 'auto-install.', '/tmp')
+    call(['/usr/sbin/sipb-xen-make-iso', installer, tmptree]
+         + installer_options.split(' '))
+    disk.append('file:'+tmptree+'/install.iso,hdc:cdrom,r')
+    boot = 'd'
+    
+elif 'cdrom_image' in locals():
     check(re.match('^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9_.-]*$', cdrom_image))
     disk.append('file:/srv/images/' + cdrom_image + '.iso,hdc:cdrom,r')
     boot = 'd'