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Chapter 90. template

Manipulate provisioning templates

Usage 

# hammer template [OPTIONS] SUBCOMMAND [ARG] ...
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Options

  • -h, --help – Print help

90.1. template add-operatingsystem
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Associate an operating system

Usage 

# hammer template add-operatingsystem [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --id VALUE
  • --name VALUE – Name to search by
  • --operatingsystem VALUE – Operating system title
  • --operatingsystem-id NUMBER
  • -h, --help – Print help

90.2. template build-pxe-default
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Update the default PXE menu on all configured TFTP servers

Usage 

# hammer template build-pxe-default [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • -h, --help – Print help

90.3. template clone
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Clone a provision template

Usage 

# hammer template clone [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --id VALUE
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --name VALUE – Template name
  • --new-name VALUE – Template name
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • -h, --help – Print help

90.4. template combination
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Manage template combinations

Usage 

# hammer template combination [OPTIONS] SUBCOMMAND [ARG] ...
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Options

  • -h, --help – Print help

90.4.1. template combination create
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Add a template combination

Usage 

# hammer template combination create [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --environment VALUE – Name to search by
  • --environment-id NUMBER – Environment id
  • --hostgroup VALUE – Hostgroup name
  • --hostgroup-id VALUE – ID of host group
  • --hostgroup-title VALUE – Hostgroup title
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --provisioning-template VALUE – Name to search by
  • --provisioning-template-id VALUE ID of config template
  • --puppet-environment VALUE – Name of associated Puppet environment
  • --puppet-environment-id NUMBER – ID of associated Puppet environment
  • -h, --help – Print help

90.4.2. template combination delete
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Delete a template combination

Usage 

# hammer template combination <delete|destroy> [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --id VALUE
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • -h, --help – Print help

90.4.3. template combination info
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Show template combination

Usage 

# hammer template combination <info|show> [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --environment VALUE – Name to search by
  • --environment-id VALUE – ID of Puppet environment
  • --fields LIST – Show specified fields or predefined field sets only. (See below)
  • --hostgroup VALUE – Hostgroup name
  • --hostgroup-id VALUE – ID of host group
  • --hostgroup-title VALUE – Hostgroup title
  • --id VALUE
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --provisioning-template VALUE – Name to search by
  • --provisioning-template-id VALUE ID of config template
  • --puppet-environment VALUE – Name of associated Puppet environment
  • --puppet-environment-id NUMBER – ID of associated Puppet environment
  • -h, --help – Print help

Predefined field sets

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FIELDSALLDEFAULTTHIN

Id

x

x

x

Provisioning template id

x

x

 

Provisioning template name

x

x

 

Hostgroup id

x

x

 

Hostgroup name

x

x

 

Puppet environment

x

x

 

Puppet environment id

x

x

 

Puppet environment name

x

x

 

Locations/

x

x

 

Organizations/

x

x

 

Created at

x

x

 

Updated at

x

x

 

90.4.4. template combination list
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List template combination

Usage 

# hammer template combination <list|index> [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --environment VALUE – Name to search by
  • --environment-id VALUE – ID of Puppet environment
  • --fields LIST – Show specified fields or predefined field sets only. (See below)
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --provisioning-template VALUE – Name to search by
  • --provisioning-template-id VALUE ID of config template
  • -h, --help – Print help

Predefined field sets

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FIELDSALLDEFAULTTHIN

Id

x

x

x

Provisioning template

x

x

 

Hostgroup

x

x

 

Puppet environment

x

x

 

90.4.5. template combination update
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Update template combination

Usage 

# hammer template combination update [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --environment VALUE – Name to search by
  • --environment-id NUMBER – Environment id
  • --hostgroup VALUE – Hostgroup name
  • --hostgroup-id VALUE – ID of host group
  • --hostgroup-title VALUE – Hostgroup title
  • --id VALUE
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --provisioning-template VALUE – Name to search by
  • --provisioning-template-id VALUE ID of config template
  • --puppet-environment VALUE – Name of associated Puppet environment
  • --puppet-environment-id NUMBER – ID of associated Puppet environment
  • -h, --help – Print help

90.5. template create
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Create a provisioning template

Usage 

# hammer template create [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --audit-comment VALUE
  • --description VALUE
  • --file FILE – Path to a file that contains the template
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-ids LIST – REPLACE locations with given ids
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-titles LIST
  • --locations LIST
  • --locked BOOLEAN – Whether or not the template is locked for editing
  • --name VALUE – Template name
  • --operatingsystem-ids LIST – Array of operating system IDs to associate with the template
  • --operatingsystems LIST
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-ids LIST – REPLACE organizations with given ids.
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-titles LIST
  • --organizations LIST
  • --type VALUE – Template type. Eg. snippet, script, provision
  • -h, --help – Print help

90.6. template delete
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Delete a provisioning template

Usage 

# hammer template <delete|destroy> [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --id VALUE
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --name VALUE – Name to search by
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • -h, --help – Print help

90.7. template dump
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View provisioning template content

Usage 

# hammer template dump [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --fields LIST – Show specified fields or predefined field sets only. (See below)
  • --id VALUE
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --name VALUE – Name to search by
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • -h, --help – Print help

Predefined field sets

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FIELDS

90.8. template export
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Export a provisioning template to ERB

Usage 

# hammer template export [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --id VALUE
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --name VALUE – Name to search by
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --path VALUE – Path to directory where downloaded content will be saved
  • -h, --help – Print help

90.9. template import
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Import a provisioning template

Usage 

# hammer template import [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --associate ENUM – Determines when the template should associate objects based on metadata, new means only when new template is being created, always means both for new and existing template which is only being updated, never ignores metadata Possible value(s): new, always, never
  • --default BOOLEAN – Makes the template default meaning it will be automatically associated with newly created organizations and locations (false by default)
  • --file FILE – Path to a file that contains the template content including metadata
  • --force BOOLEAN – Use if you want update locked templates
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-ids LIST – REPLACE locations with given ids
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-titles LIST
  • --locations LIST
  • --lock BOOLEAN – Lock imported templates (false by default)
  • --name VALUE – Template name
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-ids LIST – REPLACE organizations with given ids.
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-titles LIST
  • --organizations LIST
  • -h, --help – Print help

90.10. template info
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Show provisioning template details

Usage 

# hammer template <info|show> [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --fields LIST – Show specified fields or predefined field sets only. (See below)
  • --id VALUE
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --name VALUE – Name to search by
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • -h, --help – Print help

Predefined field sets

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FIELDSALLDEFAULTTHIN

Id

x

x

x

Name

x

x

x

Type

x

x

 

Description

x

x

 

Locked

x

x

 

Operating systems/

x

x

 

Locations/

x

x

 

Organizations/

x

x

 

Template combinations/hostgroup name

x

x

 

Template combinations/environment name

x

x

 

90.11. template kinds
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List available provisioning template kinds

Usage 

# hammer template kinds [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --fields LIST – Show specified fields or predefined field sets only. (See below)
  • -h, --help – Print help

Predefined field sets

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FIELDSALLDEFAULTTHIN

Name

x

x

x

90.12. template list
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List provisioning templates

Usage 

# hammer template <list|index> [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --fields LIST – Show specified fields or predefined field sets only. (See below)
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Scope by locations
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --operatingsystem VALUE – Operating system title
  • --operatingsystem-id NUMBER – ID of operating system
  • --order VALUE – Sort and order by a searchable field, e.g. <field> DESC
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Scope by organizations
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --page NUMBER – Page number, starting at 1
  • --per-page VALUE – Number of results per page to return, all to return all results
  • --search VALUE – Filter results
  • -h, --help – Print help

Predefined field sets

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FIELDSALLDEFAULTTHIN

Id

x

x

x

Name

x

x

x

Type

x

x

 

Search and order fields

  • default_template – Values: true, false
  • environment – string
  • hostgroup – string
  • id – integer
  • kind – string
  • location – string
  • location_id – integer
  • locked – Values: true, false
  • name – string
  • operatingsystem – string
  • organization – string
  • organization_id – integer
  • snippet – Values: true, false
  • supported – Values: true, false
  • template – text
  • vendor – string

90.13. template remove-operatingsystem
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Disassociate an operating system

Usage 

# hammer template remove-operatingsystem [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --id VALUE
  • --name VALUE – Name to search by
  • --operatingsystem VALUE – Operating system title
  • --operatingsystem-id NUMBER
  • -h, --help – Print help

90.14. template update
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Update a provisioning template

Usage 

# hammer template update [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --audit-comment VALUE
  • --description VALUE
  • --file FILE – Path to a file that contains the template
  • --id VALUE
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-ids LIST – REPLACE locations with given ids
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-titles LIST
  • --locations LIST
  • --locked BOOLEAN – Whether or not the template is locked for editing
  • --name VALUE – Template name
  • --new-name VALUE – Template name
  • --operatingsystem-ids LIST – Array of operating system IDs to associate with the template
  • --operatingsystems LIST
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-ids LIST – REPLACE organizations with given ids.
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-titles LIST
  • --organizations LIST
  • --type VALUE – Template type. Eg. snippet, script, provision
  • -h, --help – Print help
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