Part of a series: Install · Configure · DHCP · Commission · Deploy · jq · SSH · More jq
Acquiring a machine
Once commissioning finishes, acquire the machine — this assigns ownership to your username:
stormrider@wintermute:~$ maas admin machines allocate system_id=bhxws3
Key fields in the response confirm the machine is ready to deploy:
"status_name": "Allocated"— now owned by admin"ip_addresses": ["192.168.123.190"]— DHCP assigned an address"commissioning_status_name": "Passed"— all tests cleared"storage_test_status_name": "Passed"— disk tests passed"power_state": "off"— waiting for deploy command
Deploying the machine
Having acquired the machine, deploy it:
stormrider@wintermute:~$ maas admin machine deploy bhxws3
The response confirms deployment is underway:
"status_name": "Deploying"— OS install in progress"status_message": "Deploying"— confirmed"distro_series": "bionic"— deploying Ubuntu 18.04"hwe_kernel": "ga-18.04"— hardware enablement kernel"current_installation_result_id": 10— install result being tracked
What just happened
In sequence, via CLI only:
- Installed and configured MAAS
- Started DHCP
- Created a machine
- Commissioned it
- Acquired it
- Deployed it
No UI touched.