I think i have found the documentation i need for puppet "modules". between that and the suggestions i have received, i should be able operate the way i need and like Matt be able to operate in disconnected secure networks.
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 11:56 PM, donavan <dona...@desinc.net> wrote: > On Dec 20, 6:51 am, aaron prayther <prayt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > does anyone have any examples of a "disconnected" configuration, not > using a > > puppet master? > > > > > Aaron, > > I know Jordan Sissel[1] runs his deployment very muhc like this. > There's no central puppet master, but packages that install/enforce a > particular configuration. As I recall he has a minimal 'base' set that > is responsible for ensuring a sane puppet environment, self updating, > etc. Most of the traditional configuration is then managed in a > 'content' set. > > One immediate difference is that he's trusting the clients to define > which configuration is applied. It sounds like in your instance you'll > have a 'base' catalog with no per node definitions instead. > > Matt Robinson also made a very interesting feature[2]. It uses a > puppet master to compile the clients catalog, but then packages the > catalog and all required resources in to a discrete tar file. The tar > is unpacked on the client then applied with a stand alone 'puppet > apply' run. As I recall this feature was actually created for a secure > environment where data had to be physically distributed on media. > > Your use case could certainly package & version these complete catalog > sets using RPMs instead of tar. > > > [1] http://www.semicomplete.com/ > [2] https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet-compile-catalog-with-files > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Puppet Users" group. > To post to this group, send email to puppet-us...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<puppet-users%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en.
