How to configure custom partition table on Red Hat Satellite 6 to include hostname in volume group

Solution Verified - Updated

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 6

Issue

  • How to configure custom partition table on Red Hat Satellite 6 to include hostname in volume group.

Resolution

  • Create a New partition table from Hosts >> Partition Tables >> click New Partition Table

  • Configure Partition table :
    Provide a Name (Ex. custom-partition-template)

  • Select Operating system family as Red Hat

<%#
kind: ptable
name: Kickstart default custom
oses:
- CentOS 5
- CentOS 6
- CentOS 7
- Fedora 16
- Fedora 17
- Fedora 18
- Fedora 19
- Fedora 20
- RedHat 5
- RedHat 6
- RedHat 7
%>
zerombr

clearpart --drives=vda --all
part /boot --fstype=xfs --size=512 --ondisk=vda --asprimary
part pv.01 --size=1024 --grow --ondisk=vda --asprimary
volgroup  vg_<%= @host.shortname %> pv.01 
logvol / --fstype=xfs --vgname=vg_<%= @host.shortname %> --name=lv_root --size=6144
logvol /var --fstype=xfs --vgname=vg_<%= @host.shortname %> --name=lv_var --size=2048
logvol /home --fstype=xfs --vgname=vg_<%= @host.shortname %> --name=lv_home --size=2048
logvol /tmp --fstype=xfs --vgname=vg_<%= @host.shortname %> --name=lv_tmp --size=2048
logvol swap --fstype=swap --vgname=vg_<%= @host.shortname %> --name=lv_swap01 --size=2048
  • For creating Standard partition with defined partition labels without any LVM you can use this format.
<%#
kind: ptable
name: Kickstart default
oses:
- CentOS 5
- CentOS 6
- CentOS 7
- Fedora 16
- Fedora 17
- Fedora 18
- Fedora 19
- Fedora 20
- RedHat 5
- RedHat 6
- RedHat 7
%>

zerombr
clearpart --all --initlabel
part swap --size 1024 
part /boot --fstype ext4 --size 500 --asprimary
part /data --fstype ext4 --size 1024 --grow
part / --fstype ext4 --size 1024 --grow

  • Select Organization and Location per requirement for this template.

  • Next go to Hosts >> Operating Systems >> Select the Operating System >> Partition table >> Uncheck all the associated and then only Check the custom partition table.

  • Provision the new host and verify the partition schema reflecting the changes above.

  • To verify, Go to Hosts >> All Hosts >> Select the newly provisioned host >> Templates >> For "provision Template", select the drop-down and Click Review

  • Verify if the hostname is included in the Volume group name for the partition configuration in the rendered kickstart.

For more KB articles/solutions related to Red Hat Satellite 6.x Provisioning Issues, please refer to the Consolidated Troubleshooting Article for Red Hat Satellite 6.x Provisioning related Issues

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