Use of the Cobbler API

add_to_cobbler.py

    cobbler_api = ServerProxy("http://cobbler/cobbler_api")
    token = cobbler_api.login("USERNAME", "PASSWORD")

    asset_list = ["server01", "server02"]

    for system in asset_list:
        print "Managing system %s" % system
        print "System name is %s" % a
        try:
            handle = cobbler_api.get_system_handle(a, token)
            if handle and options.skip:
                continue
            cobbler_api.remove_system(a, token)
        except Error:
            pass
        handle = cobbler_api.new_system(token)
        try:
            for k, v in get_data(a):
                print "Updating system %s with %s = %s" % (a.name, k, v)                                                                                                   
                cobbler_api.modify_system(handle, k, v, token)
                cobbler_api.save_system(handle, token)
        except Fault as e:
            print str(e)


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# implementation of get_data omitted for brevity
# output looks like:
#
# {'modify_interface': {'dnsname-eth0': 'hostname.fqdn',
#  'ipaddress-eth0': '1.2.3.4',
#  'macaddress-eth0': '00:01:02:03:04:05',
#  'static-eth0': True,
#  'staticroutes-eth0': '0.0.0.0/0:1.1.1.1',
#  'subnet-eth0': '255.255.255.0'},
# 'name': 'server01',
# 'profile': 'cobbler-profile-name'}
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