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Bare Metal Template
Template Syntax Rules
Bare metal templates include both system variables and custom variables to support various unattended deployment scenarios.
System templates only contain predefined system variables. Custom templates include both system variables and your custom variables.
System variables example (All uppercase, underscore-separated):
REPO_URL # Installation source URL created from selected ISO # Can be commented out and manually specified via --url USERNAME # System username # Default is root for RHEL/CentOS or SUSE/openSUSE (only password required) # Required for Debian/Ubuntu systems PASSWORD # Password for the system user NETWORK_CFGS # NIC UUID and network UUID from UI # Replaced after IP assignment (automatic or manual) FORCE_INSTALL # Whether to overwrite existing disk data automatically PRE_SCRIPTS # Pre-installation scripts POST_SCRIPTS # Post-installation scriptsCustom variables example (All lowercase, underscore-separated):
hostname # Hostname keyboard # Keyboard timezone # TimezoneDifferent template types follow different syntax rules:
- For kickstart templates: Refer to Red Hat official documentation.
- For preseed or autoinstall templates: Refer to Ubuntu official documentation.
- For autoyast templates: Refer to SUSE official documentation.
System Preconfigured Templates
ZStack ZSphere provides multiple system templates.
| Template Name | Description |
|---|---|
| cloud_host_x86_64_v3 | For unattended deployment of ZStack ZSphere management node via the bare metal module. |
| cloud_expert_x86_64_v2 | For unattended deployment of ZStack ZSphere expert mode. Note: Expert Mode installation skips copying ISO files from /opt/zstack-dvd and does not generate zstack-local.repo in /etc/yum.repos.d/, significantly reducing installation time. |
| centos_7_x86_64_mini_v1 | For unattended deployment of CentOS 7 systems via the bare metal module. |
| centos_7_aarch64_min_v1 | |
| kylin_10_x86_64_min_v1 | For unattended deployment of Kylin V10 systems via the bare metal module. |
| kylin_10_aarch64_min_v1 | |
| openEuler_20_aarch64_min_v1 | For unattended deployment of openEuler 20 systems via the bare metal module. |
| opensuse_15_x86_64_mini_v1 | For unattended deployment of openSUSE 15 systems via the bare metal module. |
| ubuntu_16_x86_64_mini_v2 | For unattended deployment of Ubuntu 16 systems via the bare metal module. |
| ubuntu_18_x86_64_mini_v1 | For unattended deployment of Ubuntu 18 systems via the bare metal module. |
| ubuntu_20_live_server_x86_64_mini_v1 | For unattended deployment of Ubuntu 20 and Ubuntu 22 systems via the bare metal module. |
Add a Custom Template
Upload UTF-8 encoded custom bare metal template files for complex unattended deployment scenarios.
Prerequisites
- Custom template file size must not exceed 50 KB.
- Custom template files must strictly follow syntax rules for their template type. For more information, see Template Syntax Rules.
Procedure
- In the navigation pane, choose .
- Select the root node.
- On the root node details page, click Customized Configuration.
- On the Customized Configuration tab, click Add Bare Metal Template.
- On the Add Bare Metal Template dialog, set the following parameters:
- Name: Set a name for the bare metal template.
- Description: Optional. Enter a description.
- Operating System: Select the operating system for unattended deployment.
Supports both custom platform OS and mainstream Linux distributions, including RHEL/CentOS series, Debian/Ubuntu series, and SUSE/openSUSE series.
- Template Type: Select template type matching the OS.
- Custom platform-optimized OS: Select kickstart.
- RHEL/CentOS series: Select kickstart.
- Debian/Ubuntu series: Select preseed.
- Ubuntu Live: Select autoinstall.
- SUSE/openSUSE series: Select autoyast.
- Template Import: Upload an UTF-8 encoded custom template file.Note: Custom bare metal templates must strictly follow the syntax rules of the corresponding selected template type.
- Review the configuration and click OK.
Next Chapter: Bare Metal Cluster