In my case, because we're not doing Blastwave packages, we're just doing a few things we've built locally. And because I hadn't thought of it. :)
Do you need to actually install pkg-get and the Blastwave base to make this work, or does Puppet natively handle the repo? (Blastwave and friends tend to drag in dependencies that pollute our dev environments so we can't use them in most cases.) Matt > -----Original Message----- > From: puppet-users@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Ohad Levy > Sent: Tuesday, 28 October 2008 1:09 PM > To: puppet-users@googlegroups.com > Subject: [Puppet Users] Re: how to update solaris packages without keeping > local copies > > Why not to create your own blastwave repo to use pkg-get with, or am I > missing anything here? > > Thanks, > Ohad > > > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 8:41 AM, McLeod, Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Sam Rowe wrote: > > Another quick point about this.. pkgadd isn't smart enough to > handle a > > response file with packages installed this way. > > > It will however use an admin file. > > Here's what I have for installing packages on Solaris systems: > > define pkgadd { > $pkgrepo="http://pca.itgasiapac.com/pkgs"; > package{"$name": > source => "$pkgrepo/$name.pkg.$hardwareisa", > ensure => installed, > adminfile => "puppet", > require => File["/var/sadm/install/admin/puppet"] > } > } > > My "base" define which gets pulled in for everything ensures that the > admin file is in the right place. This is a full-auto admin file. > Then > I define packages I want installed thus: > > pkgadd{ITGlsof:} > > The hitch is that I'm not sure that puppet is able to handle the > Solaris > package version info -- pkgadd itself doesn't really either. So this > doesn't keep packages updated, merely installs them from the > repository > if they're not there. > > What you *can* do, though, is have a sort of "temporary" define that > gets pulled in for all Solaris hosts, and when you update a package > you > can explicitly pkgrm it there. It should then get the updated > version > installed. > > A long way from perfect but if it's happening during a maintenance > window then it isn't *too* bad. > > It ought to be possible to write a custom fact that enumerates all > package versions, though I think you'd want to be careful and either > do > some caching or ignore anything starting with SUNW*. It would > probably > then be possible to write an improved 'pkgadd' define that also takes > a > version number and automatically updates if the installed version is > older than the declared one. > > Still not perfect but probably a whole lot better. > > Matt > > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > The information contained in this communication is strictly > confidential and intended solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). > The copyright in this communication belongs to ITG Australia Ltd, ITG Hong > Kong Limited, ITG Japan Limited, ITG Singapore Pte Ltd and/or their > related entities, including Investment Technology Group, Inc., > (collectively referred to as "ITG") and may contain information that is > private, confidential or subject to legal professional or other privilege. > No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mis-transmission > of this email. > > Access to this email by anyone other than the intended recipient is > unauthorized and further distribution of this email is strictly prohibited > without the permission of ITG. If you are not the intended recipient of > this email, any review, disclosure, copying, distribution, retention or > any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited > and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, > you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail and you should > delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies > of it and notify the sender. ITG and/or its affiliates reserve the right > to monitor and archive all electronic communications through its/their > network. > > The information contained in this email is believed to be accurate at > the time of publication. However, ITG disclaims all responsibility for > any loss or damage howsoever arising as a result of any person or entity > acting upon the information contained in this email and no liability will > be accepted by ITG for any such loss or damage. Any views expressed in > this email are those of the individual sender, except where the email > states otherwise and the sender is authorized to state them to be the > views of ITG. > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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