Create a host on Red Hat Satellite

sat6CreateHost.sh

#!/bin/bash

usage() {
    cat <<EOF 
Creates a host on a Satellite server

Usage: $0 

        -g, --hostgroup     hostgroup ID
        -h, --host          host to create
        -i, --ip            IP address

        -l, --location_id   location ID
        -o, --org_id        organization ID

        -p, --password      password
        -s, --server        Satellite server
        -u, --user          username

EOF
    exit 0
}

createHost() {
  curl https://"${SERVER}"/api/hosts/ \
    -X POST  \
    -k \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --user "${USER}":"${PASS}" \
    -d "{\"host\":{\"name\":\"${HOST}\",\"location_id\":\"${LOCATION}\",\"organization_id\":\"${ORG}\",\"hostgroup_id\":\"${HOSTGROUP}\",\"build\":\"true\",\"managed\":\"true\",\"enabled\":\"true\",\"ip\":\"${IP}\"}}"
}

parseOptions() {
  [[ $# -eq 0 ]] && usage

  while test $# -gt 0; do
    key="$1"	  
    case "${key}" in
      -h|--host)
        HOST=${2}
        shift
        ;;
      -g|--hostgroup)
        HOSTGROUP=${2}
        shift
        ;;
      -i|--ip)
        IP=${2}
        shift
        ;;
      -l|--location_id)
        LOCATION=${2}
        shift
        ;;
      -o|--org_id)
        ORG=${2}
        shift
        ;;
      -p|--password)
        PASS=${2}
        shift
        ;;
      -s|--server)
        SERVER=${2}
        shift
        ;;
      -u|--user)
        USER=${2}
        shift
        ;;
      *)
        usage
        ;;
    esac
    shift
  done
}

main() {
  parseOptions "$@"
  createHost
  exit 0
}

main "$@" || exit 1