OpenSuse Installation

A mirror should be setup firstly before installation.

  • Local ISO mirror: Download SUSE ISO image, mount ISO image in a local server as the repository, http service for this repository is provided so that a node could access without proxy.
  • Local sync mirror: Sync public site’s mirror repository to local, http service for this repository is provided so that a node could access without proxy.
  • Public mirror: The node could access a public or remote site’s mirror repository with proxy.
Local ISO Mirror
Local Sync Mirror
Public Mirror
mkdir ~/iso && cd !/iso

# Download iso file
http://mirror.clarkson.edu/opensuse/distribution/openSUSE-current/iso/openSUSE-Leap-42.3-DVD-x86_64.iso

# Create mirror folder
mkdir -p /var/mirrors/suse

# Replace {on-http-dir} with your own
mkdir -p {on-http-dir}/static/http/mirrors

# Mount iso
sudo mount openSUSE-Leap-42.3-DVD-x86_64.iso /var/mirrors/suse

# Replace {on-http-dir} with your own
sudo ln -s /var/mirrors/suse {on-http-dir}/static/http/mirrors/

For SUSE local mirror, The mirrors are easily made by syncing public SUSE mirror site, on any recent distribution of SUSE:

# Replace xx.x with your own version

sudo rsync --progress -av --delete --delete-excluded --exclude "local*" --exclude "i386" --exclude "i586" --exclude "i686" rsync://mirror.clarkson.edu/opensuse/distribution/leap/xx.x/repo/oss/ /var/mirrors/suse/distribution/xx.x

sudo rsync --progress -av --delete --delete-excluded --exclude "local*" --exclude "i386" --exclude "i586" --exclude "i686" rsync://mirror.clarkson.edu/opensuse/update/leap/xx.x /var/mirrors/suse/update/leap/xx.x

sudo rsync --progress -av --delete --delete-excluded --exclude "local*" --exclude "i386" --exclude "i586" --exclude "i686" rsync://mirror.clarkson.edu/opensuse/update/leap/xx.x /var/mirrors/suse/update/leap/xx.x

Add following block into httpProxies in /opt/monorail/config.json, and restart on-http service.

{
  "localPath": "/suse",
  "server": "http://mirror.clarkson.edu/",
  "remotePath": "/opensuse/distribution/leap/42.3/repo/"
}

Call API to Install OS

Create workflow, replace the 9090 port if you are using other ports You can configure the port in /opt/monorail/config.json -> httpEndPoints -> northbound-api-router

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RackHD/RackHD/master/example/samples/install_suse_payload_minimal.json

Remember to replace version and repo with your own, see fileServerAddress and fileServerPort in /opt/monorail/config.json

Create workflow, replace the 9090 port if you are using other ports You can configure the port in /opt/monorail/config.json -> httpEndPoints -> northbound-api-router

curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d @install_suse_minimal.json 127.0.0.1:9090/api/current/nodes/{node-id}/workflows?name=Graph.InstallSUSE | jq '.'

Note

For more detail about payload file please refer to Non-Windows OS Installation Workflow Payload