Zebrix player reinstallation image with custom configuration
Introduction
This guide is intended to describe steps to create a zebrix player reinstallation USB drive including a custom configuration that will be deployed on the zebrix player during the reinstallation process. A custom configuration might includes custom zebrix settings (specific zebrix server URL, custom screen resolution, watchdog settings, etc.), custom linux host file (required for customers that can't use/not allowed to use DNS server), etc.
STEP 1: create a standard zebrix reinstallation USB drive
First you need to create a standard zebrix reinstallation USB drive. To do so, please follow the following guide: How to create a USB drive for zebrix player reinstallation?
STEP 2: download the configuration template
3 configuration can be imported in the freshly reinstalled player :
- zebrix.conf : zebrix configuration file
- hosts : linux hosts file
- clients.conf : VPN client configuration (for remote management by zebrix support)
Steps:
- You can download the following ZIP file that contains these files
- Adjust these files to your needs
- rename the “example” folder with the name of your specific configuration (it is generally the customer or project name that is used)
- Move te folder containing the three files to your USB drive to the path home > partimag
STEP 2: place 2 additional files on USB drive
In the folder home > partimag :
- Replace the existing banner.sh by the new one provided
- Add the setZebrixSettings.sh file
STEP 3: Adjust you grub.cfg file
In the folder boot > grub, please edit the grub.cfg file and paste the following:
menuentry "20.11-03-ZEBRIX WITH EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION"{ search --set -f /live/vmlinuz linux /live/vmlinuz boot=live union=overlay username=user config components noswap edd=on nomodeset nodmraid noeject locales=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard-layouts=NONE ocs_live_run="ocs-live-restore" ocs_live_extra_param="-b -scr -g auto -e1 auto -e2 -r -j2 -icds -k1 -p true restoredisk 20.11-03-ZEBRIX first_available" ocs_postrun="/lib/live/mount/medium/home/partimag/setZebrixSettings.sh example" ocs_postrun1="/lib/live/mount/medium/home/partimag/banner.sh" ocs_live_batch=yes vga=791 ip= net.ifnames=0 quiet nosplash i915.blacklist=yes radeonhd.blacklist=yes nouveau.blacklist=yes vmwgfx.enable_fbdev=1 initrd /live/initrd.img }