ONIE Packer

A tool to create ONIE installer image from regular Linux OS image files (ISO, IMG, etc.).

This tool can be used to create a specialized ONIE installer for whitebox switches from regular ISO images of various popular Linux distributions.

Usage

./onie_pack.sh [-i installer] os_image

installer - is a script in installers directory, which will handle OS installation from a regular ISO image when it is launched by ONIE environment on a switch. Default installer: ubuntu18xx-iso

Currently supported installers

Ubuntu

• Supported versions: 18.04.1, 18.10
• Supported OS images:
  • ubuntu-18.04.1-live-server-amd64.iso
  • ubuntu-18.10-live-server-amd64.iso
• Default credentials:
  • admin/admin
  • root/Password1

Currently supported switches

• Mellanox SN2700
• Mellanox SN2410
• Mellanox SN2100
• Mellanox SN2010

Examples

Creating ONIE installer from Ubuntu Server ISO image

• Clone this repo: git clone https://github.com/kvadrage/onie-packer
• cd onie-packer
• Download ISO file: wget http://releases.ubuntu.com/18.10/ubuntu-18.10-live-server-amd64.iso
• Pack it into ONIE installer: ./onie_pack.sh ubuntu-18.10-live-server-amd64.iso
• ONIE installer is ready: onie-installer-x86_64-<date>.bin

Installing OS on a switch

• Boot to ONIE Rescue shell
• onie-nos-install http://<ip>/onie-installer-x86_64-<date>.bin
• Wait until OS is installed
• ssh admin@<switch_ip>

Credits

• Pavel Fiskovich (@khannz) - for sharing some ideas about ONIE installer script for Ubuntu