netson / puppet-grub2

GRUB 2 for Puppet

puppet-grub2

This module manages GRUB 2 bootloader

Parameters

badram

• Define some memory addresses for BadRAM filtering
• STRING : Empty by default

config_template

• Template used for GRUB config file
• STRING : 'grub2/default_grub.erb'

cmdline_linux

• Arguments passed to the kernel
• STRING : Empty by default

cmdline_linux_default

• Arguments passed to the kernel
• STRING : Empty by default

default_entry

• Define on which kernel the system will boot
• STRING : 0

device_install

• Define on which hard drive the MBR will be write
• STRING : Empty by default

disable_uuid

• Define if GRUB should use the UUID in the root= path
• BOOL : false

disable_recovery

• Define if GRUB should display the recovery entry in the menu
• BOOL : false

gfxmode

• Define which resolution should be used if VBE is used
• STRING : Empty by default

hidden_timeout

• Define how long (in seconds) grub should wait for a user to enter the menu
• STRING : Not present in config file by default

hidden_timeout_quiet

• Define if the hidden timeout is quiet or not
• BOOL : Not present in config file unless explicitly defined with true or false

install_grub

• Install the GRUB packages and install GRUB in the MBR
• BOOL : False

package_ensure

• Puppet stuff, define in which state should be the GRUB packages
• STRING : 'present'

serial_command

• Set settings for the serial console
• STRING : Empty by default

terminal

• Define on which terminal the ouput should be display
• STRING : Empty by default

timeout

• Define how long (in seconds) the menu should appear
• STRING : 5

tune

• Define if GRUB should make a beep when he starts
• STRING : Empty by default

update_grub

• Regenerate the GRUB configuration after updates
• BOOL : true

Example

class { 'grub2':
  update_grub               => false,
  install_grub              => false,
  cmdline_linux_default     => 'quiet crashkernel=256M nmi_watchdog=0 console=tty0 console=ttyS1,115200n8',
  terminal                  => 'serial console',
  default_entry             => 0,
  timeout                   => 5,
  serial_command            => 'serial --speed=115200 --unit=1 --word=8 --parity=no --stop=1',
  disable_uuid              => true,
  disable_recovery          => true,
  tune                      => '480 440 1',
  device_install            => '/dev/sda',
  hidden_timeout            => 0,
  hidden_timeout_quiet      => false,
}