MAAS CLI-only machine deployment
by Bill Wear on 8 December 2020
Continuing in our series on CLI-only MAAS operation, it’s time to deploy machines. In the previous post, we reached the point of creating and commissioning machines, using only the MAAS CLI. Moving forward, there are two key steps: acquiring machines, and then deploying them. Let’s take a look
Acquiring a machine using the CLI
When a machine has finished commissioning,we can acquire it like this:
stormrider@wintermute:~$ maas admin machines allocate \
system_id=bhxws3If you correctly enter this command — substituting your own machine’s system ID for the bhxws3shown here — you should get JSON output similar to this:
Success.
Machine-readable output follows:
{
"raids": [],
"zone": {
"name": "default",
"description": "",
"id": 1,
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/zones/default/"
},
"current_commissioning_result_id": 8,
"storage_test_status": 2,
"current_testing_result_id": 9,
"bcaches": [],
"ip_addresses": [
"192.168.123.190"
],
"pool": {
"name": "default",
"description": "Default pool",
"id": 0,
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/resourcepool/0/"
},
"physicalblockdevice_set": [
{
"firmware_version": "2.5+",
"id_path": "/dev/disk/by-id/ata-QEMU_HARDDISK_QM00001",
"system_id": "bhxws3",
"partition_table_type": "GPT",
"type": "physical",
"block_size": 512,
"id": 3,
"numa_node": 0,
"partitions": [
{
"uuid": "8aa1164c-8a91-41d7-92e3-c411634355bb",
"size": 5360320512,
"bootable": false,
"tags": [],
"id": 3,
"used_for": "ext4 formatted filesystem mounted at /",
"device_id": 3,
"system_id": "bhxws3",
"path": "/dev/disk/by-dname/sda-part2",
"type": "partition",
"filesystem": {
"fstype": "ext4",
"label": "root",
"uuid": "68487852-7e38-4605-a84e-d787532fd443",
"mount_point": "/",
"mount_options": null
},
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/nodes/bhxws3/blockdevices/3/partition/3"
}
],
"filesystem": null,
"available_size": 0,
"size": 5368709120,
"storage_pool": null,
"model": "QEMU HARDDISK",
"used_size": 5366611968,
"tags": [
"ssd"
],
"used_for": "GPT partitioned with 1 partition",
"uuid": null,
"name": "sda",
"path": "/dev/disk/by-dname/sda",
"serial": "QM00001",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/nodes/bhxws3/blockdevices/3/"
}
],
"swap_size": null,
"storage": 5368.70912,
"node_type_name": "Machine",
"system_id": "bhxws3",
"owner_data": {},
"special_filesystems": [],
"tag_names": [
"virtual"
],
"cpu_test_status_name": "Unknown",
"locked": false,
"cpu_count": 1,
"volume_groups": [],
"storage_test_status_name": "Passed",
"hardware_info": {
"system_vendor": "QEMU",
"system_product": "Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996)",
"system_family": "Unknown",
"system_version": "pc-i440fx-focal",
"system_sku": "Unknown",
"system_serial": "Unknown",
"cpu_model": "Intel Core Processor (Skylake, IBRS)",
"mainboard_vendor": "Unknown",
"mainboard_product": "Unknown",
"mainboard_serial": "Unknown",
"mainboard_version": "Unknown",
"mainboard_firmware_vendor": "SeaBIOS",
"mainboard_firmware_date": "04/01/2014",
"mainboard_firmware_version": "1.13.0-1ubuntu1",
"chassis_vendor": "QEMU",
"chassis_type": "Other",
"chassis_serial": "Unknown",
"chassis_version": "pc-i440fx-focal"
},
"node_type": 0,
"other_test_status": -1,
"hostname": "ace-swan",
"interface_test_status": -1,
"boot_interface": {
"link_speed": 0,
"params": "",
"vendor": "Red Hat, Inc.",
"firmware_version": null,
"system_id": "bhxws3",
"enabled": true,
"type": "physical",
"links": [
{
"id": 15,
"mode": "auto",
"subnet": {
"name": "192.168.123.0/24",
"description": "",
"vlan": {
"vid": 0,
"mtu": 1500,
"dhcp_on": true,
"external_dhcp": null,
"relay_vlan": null,
"fabric": "fabric-2",
"id": 5003,
"secondary_rack": null,
"primary_rack": "8dwnne",
"name": "untagged",
"fabric_id": 2,
"space": "undefined",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/vlans/5003/"
},
"cidr": "192.168.123.0/24",
"rdns_mode": 2,
"gateway_ip": null,
"dns_servers": [],
"allow_dns": true,
"allow_proxy": true,
"active_discovery": false,
"managed": true,
"id": 4,
"space": "undefined",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/subnets/4/"
}
}
],
"id": 10,
"discovered": [
{
"subnet": {
"name": "192.168.123.0/24",
"description": "",
"vlan": {
"vid": 0,
"mtu": 1500,
"dhcp_on": true,
"external_dhcp": null,
"relay_vlan": null,
"fabric": "fabric-2",
"id": 5003,
"secondary_rack": null,
"primary_rack": "8dwnne",
"name": "untagged",
"fabric_id": 2,
"space": "undefined",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/vlans/5003/"
},
"cidr": "192.168.123.0/24",
"rdns_mode": 2,
"gateway_ip": null,
"dns_servers": [],
"allow_dns": true,
"allow_proxy": true,
"active_discovery": false,
"managed": true,
"id": 4,
"space": "undefined",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/subnets/4/"
},
"ip_address": "192.168.123.190"
}
],
"numa_node": 0,
"children": [],
"parents": [],
"link_connected": true,
"effective_mtu": 1500,
"tags": [],
"sriov_max_vf": 0,
"interface_speed": 0,
"name": "ens3",
"mac_address": "52:54:00:15:36:f2",
"product": null,
"vlan": {
"vid": 0,
"mtu": 1500,
"dhcp_on": true,
"external_dhcp": null,
"relay_vlan": null,
"fabric": "fabric-2",
"id": 5003,
"secondary_rack": null,
"primary_rack": "8dwnne",
"name": "untagged",
"fabric_id": 2,
"space": "undefined",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/vlans/5003/"
},
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/nodes/bhxws3/interfaces/10/"
},
"memory": 1024,
"memory_test_status_name": "Unknown",
"default_gateways": {
"ipv4": {
"gateway_ip": null,
"link_id": null
},
"ipv6": {
"gateway_ip": null,
"link_id": null
}
},
"blockdevice_set": [
{
"id_path": "/dev/disk/by-id/ata-QEMU_HARDDISK_QM00001",
"size": 5368709120,
"block_size": 512,
"tags": [
"ssd"
],
"system_id": "bhxws3",
"partition_table_type": "GPT",
"type": "physical",
"id": 3,
"numa_node": 0,
"partitions": [
{
"uuid": "8aa1164c-8a91-41d7-92e3-c411634355bb",
"size": 5360320512,
"bootable": false,
"tags": [],
"id": 3,
"used_for": "ext4 formatted filesystem mounted at /",
"device_id": 3,
"system_id": "bhxws3",
"path": "/dev/disk/by-dname/sda-part2",
"type": "partition",
"filesystem": {
"fstype": "ext4",
"label": "root",
"uuid": "68487852-7e38-4605-a84e-d787532fd443",
"mount_point": "/",
"mount_options": null
},
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/nodes/bhxws3/blockdevices/3/partition/3"
}
],
"filesystem": null,
"available_size": 0,
"storage_pool": null,
"model": "QEMU HARDDISK",
"used_size": 5366611968,
"used_for": "GPT partitioned with 1 partition",
"uuid": null,
"name": "sda",
"path": "/dev/disk/by-dname/sda",
"serial": "QM00001",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/nodes/bhxws3/blockdevices/3/"
}
],
"interface_set": [
{
"link_speed": 0,
"params": "",
"vendor": "Red Hat, Inc.",
"firmware_version": null,
"system_id": "bhxws3",
"enabled": true,
"type": "physical",
"links": [
{
"id": 15,
"mode": "auto",
"subnet": {
"name": "192.168.123.0/24",
"description": "",
"vlan": {
"vid": 0,
"mtu": 1500,
"dhcp_on": true,
"external_dhcp": null,
"relay_vlan": null,
"fabric": "fabric-2",
"id": 5003,
"secondary_rack": null,
"primary_rack": "8dwnne",
"name": "untagged",
"fabric_id": 2,
"space": "undefined",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/vlans/5003/"
},
"cidr": "192.168.123.0/24",
"rdns_mode": 2,
"gateway_ip": null,
"dns_servers": [],
"allow_dns": true,
"allow_proxy": true,
"active_discovery": false,
"managed": true,
"id": 4,
"space": "undefined",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/subnets/4/"
}
}
],
"id": 10,
"discovered": [
{
"subnet": {
"name": "192.168.123.0/24",
"description": "",
"vlan": {
"vid": 0,
"mtu": 1500,
"dhcp_on": true,
"external_dhcp": null,
"relay_vlan": null,
"fabric": "fabric-2",
"id": 5003,
"secondary_rack": null,
"primary_rack": "8dwnne",
"name": "untagged",
"fabric_id": 2,
"space": "undefined",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/vlans/5003/"
},
"cidr": "192.168.123.0/24",
"rdns_mode": 2,
"gateway_ip": null,
"dns_servers": [],
"allow_dns": true,
"allow_proxy": true,
"active_discovery": false,
"managed": true,
"id": 4,
"space": "undefined",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/subnets/4/"
},
"ip_address": "192.168.123.190"
}
],
"numa_node": 0,
"children": [],
"parents": [],
"link_connected": true,
"effective_mtu": 1500,
"tags": [],
"sriov_max_vf": 0,
"interface_speed": 0,
"name": "ens3",
"mac_address": "52:54:00:15:36:f2",
"product": null,
"vlan": {
"vid": 0,
"mtu": 1500,
"dhcp_on": true,
"external_dhcp": null,
"relay_vlan": null,
"fabric": "fabric-2",
"id": 5003,
"secondary_rack": null,
"primary_rack": "8dwnne",
"name": "untagged",
"fabric_id": 2,
"space": "undefined",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/vlans/5003/"
},
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/nodes/bhxws3/interfaces/10/"
}
],
"numanode_set": [
{
"index": 0,
"memory": 985,
"cores": [
0
]
}
],
"min_hwe_kernel": "",
"memory_test_status": -1,
"power_type": "virsh",
"power_state": "off",
"status": 10,
"testing_status_name": "Passed",
"interface_test_status_name": "Unknown",
"cache_sets": [],
"constraints_by_type": {},
"domain": {
"authoritative": true,
"ttl": null,
"id": 0,
"resource_record_count": 0,
"name": "maas",
"is_default": true,
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/domains/0/"
},
"network_test_status": -1,
"current_installation_result_id": null,
"bios_boot_method": "pxe",
"status_name": "Allocated",
"address_ttl": null,
"fqdn": "ace-swan.maas",
"cpu_speed": 0,
"hwe_kernel": null,
"description": "",
"commissioning_status_name": "Passed",
"pod": null,
"network_test_status_name": "Unknown",
"hardware_uuid": "F677A842-571C-4E65-ADC9-11E2CF92D363",
"commissioning_status": 2,
"status_message": "Ready",
"owner": "admin",
"distro_series": "",
"status_action": "",
"testing_status": 2,
"cpu_test_status": -1,
"architecture": "amd64/generic",
"netboot": true,
"iscsiblockdevice_set": [],
"disable_ipv4": false,
"virtualblockdevice_set": [],
"osystem": "",
"boot_disk": {
"firmware_version": "2.5+",
"id_path": "/dev/disk/by-id/ata-QEMU_HARDDISK_QM00001",
"system_id": "bhxws3",
"partition_table_type": "GPT",
"type": "physical",
"block_size": 512,
"id": 3,
"numa_node": 0,
"partitions": [
{
"uuid": "8aa1164c-8a91-41d7-92e3-c411634355bb",
"size": 5360320512,
"bootable": false,
"tags": [],
"id": 3,
"used_for": "ext4 formatted filesystem mounted at /",
"device_id": 3,
"system_id": "bhxws3",
"path": "/dev/disk/by-dname/sda-part2",
"type": "partition",
"filesystem": {
"fstype": "ext4",
"label": "root",
"uuid": "68487852-7e38-4605-a84e-d787532fd443",
"mount_point": "/",
"mount_options": null
},
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/nodes/bhxws3/blockdevices/3/partition/3"
}
],
"filesystem": null,
"available_size": 0,
"size": 5368709120,
"storage_pool": null,
"model": "QEMU HARDDISK",
"used_size": 5366611968,
"tags": [
"ssd"
],
"used_for": "GPT partitioned with 1 partition",
"uuid": null,
"name": "sda",
"path": "/dev/disk/by-dname/sda",
"serial": "QM00001",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/nodes/bhxws3/blockdevices/3/"
},
"other_test_status_name": "Unknown",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/machines/bhxws3/"
}Acquisition is a simple step, but it executes the key operation of associating your user with the machine in question, which gives you control of that resource. Once you’ve acquired a machine, deployment is the next step.
Deploying a machine with the CLI
Finally, we can deploy the machine this way:
stormrider@wintermute:~$ maas admin machine deploy bhxws3Again, if you’ve properly entered the command and correctly substituted your machine’s system ID, you should get JSON that looks something like this:
Success.
Machine-readable output follows:
{
"architecture": "amd64/generic",
"cpu_speed": 0,
"tag_names": [
"virtual"
],
"boot_interface": {
"mac_address": "52:54:00:15:36:f2",
"links": [
{
"id": 15,
"mode": "auto",
"subnet": {
"name": "192.168.123.0/24",
"description": "",
"vlan": {
"vid": 0,
"mtu": 1500,
"dhcp_on": true,
"external_dhcp": null,
"relay_vlan": null,
"fabric_id": 2,
"id": 5003,
"fabric": "fabric-2",
"secondary_rack": null,
"name": "untagged",
"space": "undefined",
"primary_rack": "8dwnne",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/vlans/5003/"
},
"cidr": "192.168.123.0/24",
"rdns_mode": 2,
"gateway_ip": null,
"dns_servers": [],
"allow_dns": true,
"allow_proxy": true,
"active_discovery": false,
"managed": true,
"id": 4,
"space": "undefined",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/subnets/4/"
}
}
],
"numa_node": 0,
"enabled": true,
"params": "",
"firmware_version": null,
"sriov_max_vf": 0,
"type": "physical",
"children": [],
"vendor": "Red Hat, Inc.",
"system_id": "bhxws3",
"parents": [],
"vlan": {
"vid": 0,
"mtu": 1500,
"dhcp_on": true,
"external_dhcp": null,
"relay_vlan": null,
"fabric_id": 2,
"id": 5003,
"fabric": "fabric-2",
"secondary_rack": null,
"name": "untagged",
"space": "undefined",
"primary_rack": "8dwnne",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/vlans/5003/"
},
"link_connected": true,
"id": 10,
"effective_mtu": 1500,
"discovered": [
{
"subnet": {
"name": "192.168.123.0/24",
"description": "",
"vlan": {
"vid": 0,
"mtu": 1500,
"dhcp_on": true,
"external_dhcp": null,
"relay_vlan": null,
"fabric_id": 2,
"id": 5003,
"fabric": "fabric-2",
"secondary_rack": null,
"name": "untagged",
"space": "undefined",
"primary_rack": "8dwnne",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/vlans/5003/"
},
"cidr": "192.168.123.0/24",
"rdns_mode": 2,
"gateway_ip": null,
"dns_servers": [],
"allow_dns": true,
"allow_proxy": true,
"active_discovery": false,
"managed": true,
"id": 4,
"space": "undefined",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/subnets/4/"
},
"ip_address": "192.168.123.190"
}
],
"link_speed": 0,
"name": "ens3",
"product": null,
"interface_speed": 0,
"tags": [],
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/nodes/bhxws3/interfaces/10/"
},
"ip_addresses": [
"192.168.123.190"
],
"testing_status_name": "Passed",
"osystem": "ubuntu",
"bcaches": [],
"owner": "admin",
"special_filesystems": [],
"numanode_set": [
{
"index": 0,
"memory": 985,
"cores": [
0
]
}
],
"node_type": 0,
"cpu_test_status": -1,
"storage_test_status_name": "Passed",
"locked": false,
"disable_ipv4": false,
"status_message": "Deploying",
"other_test_status_name": "Unknown",
"interface_test_status_name": "Unknown",
"status_name": "Deploying",
"commissioning_status": 2,
"hardware_uuid": "F677A842-571C-4E65-ADC9-11E2CF92D363",
"fqdn": "ace-swan.maas",
"min_hwe_kernel": "",
"network_test_status": -1,
"iscsiblockdevice_set": [],
"current_testing_result_id": 9,
"interface_test_status": -1,
"status_action": "",
"pool": {
"name": "default",
"description": "Default pool",
"id": 0,
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/resourcepool/0/"
},
"netboot": true,
"distro_series": "bionic",
"current_installation_result_id": 10,
"memory_test_status_name": "Unknown",
"cpu_count": 1,
"hwe_kernel": "ga-18.04",
"description": "",
"current_commissioning_result_id": 8,
"cpu_test_status_name": "Unknown",
"storage_test_status": 2,
"hardware_info": {
"system_vendor": "QEMU",
"system_product": "Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996)",
"system_family": "Unknown",
"system_version": "pc-i440fx-focal",
"system_sku": "Unknown",
"system_serial": "Unknown",
"cpu_model": "Intel Core Processor (Skylake, IBRS)",
"mainboard_vendor": "Unknown",
"mainboard_product": "Unknown",
"mainboard_serial": "Unknown",
"mainboard_version": "Unknown",
"mainboard_firmware_vendor": "SeaBIOS",
"mainboard_firmware_date": "04/01/2014",
"mainboard_firmware_version": "1.13.0-1ubuntu1",
"chassis_vendor": "QEMU",
"chassis_type": "Other",
"chassis_serial": "Unknown",
"chassis_version": "pc-i440fx-focal"
},
"bios_boot_method": "pxe",
"storage": 5368.70912,
"blockdevice_set": [
{
"id_path": "/dev/disk/by-id/ata-QEMU_HARDDISK_QM00001",
"size": 5368709120,
"block_size": 512,
"tags": [
"ssd"
],
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"partition_table_type": "GPT",
"storage_pool": null,
"type": "physical",
"filesystem": null,
"model": "QEMU HARDDISK",
"used_size": 5366611968,
"serial": "QM00001",
"system_id": "bhxws3",
"uuid": null,
"available_size": 0,
"path": "/dev/disk/by-dname/sda",
"id": 3,
"name": "sda",
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{
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"size": 5360320512,
"bootable": false,
"tags": [],
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"device_id": 3,
"type": "partition",
"id": 3,
"system_id": "bhxws3",
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"label": "root",
"uuid": "68487852-7e38-4605-a84e-d787532fd443",
"mount_point": "/",
"mount_options": null
},
"used_for": "ext4 formatted filesystem mounted at /",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/nodes/bhxws3/blockdevices/3/partition/3"
}
],
"used_for": "GPT partitioned with 1 partition",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/nodes/bhxws3/blockdevices/3/"
}
],
"system_id": "bhxws3",
"boot_disk": {
"firmware_version": "2.5+",
"tags": [
"ssd"
],
"numa_node": 0,
"partition_table_type": "GPT",
"size": 5368709120,
"storage_pool": null,
"type": "physical",
"block_size": 512,
"filesystem": null,
"model": "QEMU HARDDISK",
"used_size": 5366611968,
"serial": "QM00001",
"system_id": "bhxws3",
"uuid": null,
"available_size": 0,
"path": "/dev/disk/by-dname/sda",
"id": 3,
"id_path": "/dev/disk/by-id/ata-QEMU_HARDDISK_QM00001",
"name": "sda",
"partitions": [
{
"uuid": "8aa1164c-8a91-41d7-92e3-c411634355bb",
"size": 5360320512,
"bootable": false,
"tags": [],
"path": "/dev/disk/by-dname/sda-part2",
"device_id": 3,
"type": "partition",
"id": 3,
"system_id": "bhxws3",
"filesystem": {
"fstype": "ext4",
"label": "root",
"uuid": "68487852-7e38-4605-a84e-d787532fd443",
"mount_point": "/",
"mount_options": null
},
"used_for": "ext4 formatted filesystem mounted at /",
"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/nodes/bhxws3/blockdevices/3/partition/3"
}
],
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},
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},
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},
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{
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},
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},
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],
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}
],
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"resource_uri": "/MAAS/api/2.0/machines/bhxws3/"
}Okay, done with that much. If you’ve played along, we’ve installed and configured MAAS, started DHCP, created a machine, commissioned it, acquired it, and deployed it without even touching the UI.
In the next post, we’ll look at ways to use jq to condense and simplify the long JSON returns from the MAAS CLI.
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