hieradata/nodes/ausyd1nxvm1017.main.unkin.net.yaml

@@ -2,7 +2,17 @@
 profiles::cobbler::params::is_cobbler_master: true
 networking::interfaces:
   eth0:
+    ensure: absent
+  ens18:
+    ensure: present
+    family: inet
+    method: static
     ipaddress: 198.18.13.27
+    netmask: 255.255.255.0
+    onboot: true
 networking::routes:
   default:
     gateway: 198.18.13.254
+    interface: ens18
+
+profiles::almalinux::base::remove_ens18: false

site/profiles/manifests/almalinux/base.pp

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 # base almalinux settings
-class profiles::almalinux::base {
+class profiles::almalinux::base (
+  Boolean $remove_ens18 = true,
+) {
 
-  file {'/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ens18':
-    ensure => absent,
+  if $remove_ens18 {
+    file {'/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ens18':
+      ensure => absent,
+    }
   }
-  -> service {'NetworkManager':
+  service {'NetworkManager':
     ensure  => false,
     enable  => false,
     require => Package['network-scripts'],