MAAS is relatively easy to install and configure. Let’s give it a try.
NOTE: MAAS will run on just about any modern hardware configuration, even a development laptop. If you’re not sure whether your target server will handle MAAS, you can always double-check.
NOTE:
IMPORTANT: If you’re having trouble accessing your MAAS, double-check your URL. It should be of the form http://nn.nn.nn.nn:5240/MAAS, where nn.nn... is the IP address. Note that this is http and not https. ALSO check whether the IP of your MAAS host may have changed, e.g., due to the MAAS host using a DHCP lease. If the MAAS host’s IP changes for any reason, you will need to re-initialise MAAS to pick up the new IP address.
How to check the status of MAAS services
You can check the status of running services with:
sudo maas status
Typically, the output looks something like this:
bind9 RUNNING pid 7999, uptime 0:09:17
dhcpd STOPPED Not started
dhcpd6 STOPPED Not started
ntp RUNNING pid 8598, uptime 0:05:42
postgresql RUNNING pid 8001, uptime 0:09:17
proxy STOPPED Not started
rackd RUNNING pid 8000, uptime 0:09:17
regiond:regiond-0 RUNNING pid 8003, uptime 0:09:17
regiond:regiond-1 RUNNING pid 8008, uptime 0:09:17
regiond:regiond-2 RUNNING pid 8005, uptime 0:09:17
regiond:regiond-3 RUNNING pid 8015, uptime 0:09:17
tgt RUNNING pid 8040, uptime 0:09:15
It is also possible to re-initialise MAAS to switch modes. For example, to switch from rack to region:
sudo maas init region
How to list additional MAAS initialisation options
The init command can takes optional arguments. To list them, as well as read a brief description of each, you can enter:
sudo maas init --help