Julian Edwards has proposed merging lp:~julian-edwards/maas/hacking-deps into lp:maas.
Requested reviews: Launchpad code reviewers (launchpad-reviewers) Related bugs: Bug #1025844 in MAAS: "INSTALL.txt mentions dnsmasq, but we now require isc-dhcp-server." https://bugs.launchpad.net/maas/+bug/1025844 For more details, see: https://code.launchpad.net/~julian-edwards/maas/hacking-deps/+merge/120329 Update HACKING.txt and INSTALL.txt to reflect the latest non-Cobbler DHCP reality. -- https://code.launchpad.net/~julian-edwards/maas/hacking-deps/+merge/120329 Your team Launchpad code reviewers is requested to review the proposed merge of lp:~julian-edwards/maas/hacking-deps into lp:maas.
=== modified file 'HACKING.txt' --- HACKING.txt 2012-08-20 01:20:51 +0000 +++ HACKING.txt 2012-08-20 05:24:26 +0000 @@ -263,6 +263,26 @@ and run as for TFTP. +Configuring DHCP +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +MAAS requires a properly configured DHCP server so it can boot machines using +PXE. MAAS works with the ISC DHCP server, install it if it's not already +installed:: + + $ sudo apt-get install isc-dhcp-server + +There is a tool to generate a configuration that will work with MAAS:: + + $ maas-provision generate-dhcp-config [options] + +Run ``maas-provision generate-dhcp-config -h`` to see the options. You +will need to provide various IP details such as the low and high range to +assign to client requests. You can use the generated output to configure +your system's ISC DHCP server, by putting the configuration in the +``/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf`` file. + + Development services ==================== === modified file 'INSTALL.txt' --- INSTALL.txt 2012-08-16 11:56:16 +0000 +++ INSTALL.txt 2012-08-20 05:24:26 +0000 @@ -45,29 +45,25 @@ Configuring a DHCP server ========================= -So that MAAS can PXE boot machines, you'll need a DHCP server. MAAS -can work with your existing DHCP set-up but for this guide we'll use -dnsmasq. - -dnsmasq should already be installed; install it if not:: - - $ sudo apt-get install dnsmasq - -Make the following configuration changes: - -``domain`` - If applicable, specify your network's domain. - -``dhcp-range`` - Specify the range from which dnsmasq should allocate IP - addresses to servers in your MAAS. - -``dhcp-option=3,next_server`` - Replace ``next_server`` with the current server's IP address. - -Now restart dnsmasq:: - - $ sudo /etc/init.d/dnsmasq restart +MAAS requires a properly configured DHCP server so it can boot machines using +PXE. MAAS works with the ISC DHCP server, install it if it's not already +installed:: + + $ sudo apt-get install isc-dhcp-server + +There is a tool to generate a configuration for it that will work with MAAS:: + + $ maas-provision generate-dhcp-config [options] + +Run ``maas-provision generate-dhcp-config -h`` to see the options. You +will need to provide various IP details such as the low and high range to +assign to client requests. You can use the generated output to configure +your system's ISC DHCP server, by putting the configuration in the +``/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf`` file. + +Now restart dhcpd:: + + $ sudo /etc/init.d/isc-dhcp-server restart Import the Ubuntu images
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