On Jun 24, 3:14 am, Andreas Kuntzagk <andreas.kuntz...@mdc-berlin.de> wrote: > Hi, > > I want to automate installation of GridEngine with puppet. GE comes with some > prepared script for automatic installation. > Unfortunately this is to be run on the GE master to install the executions > host > (=clients). (This then will run some commands on the exec host via ssh) > So from puppet's perspective if an agent on an execution host notices that GE > is > not installed but should it has to tell the agent on the GE master to run the > install script. > Is there an easy (puppet) way to do it? > My idea is to have the exec host write its name into a file "hosts_to_install" > on a common NFS and have the master check that file. But maybe there are > better > ways. > Does anybody here has some other GE related recipes?
Exported resources are the Puppet means for one node to provide resources for another. In this case, the execution host could export an Exec resource for the master to collect and apply. The tricky part might be to come up with an 'unless' parameter for it to ensure that the master does not attempt to install the execution host twice. This has the advantage that it does not rely on a shared file or indeed on NFS at all. It does entail a delay between when the execution host's configuration is applied and when GE is actually installed, however. Your idea has merit too. It is certainly possible to use Puppet on the execution hosts to ensure (or not) that some accessible file has a specific line. There is no native resource for this narrow purpose (augeas notwithstanding), but you can find recipes on the PuppetLabs wiki. If you have no other need for exported resources then it may be to your advantage to avoid them. John -- 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 puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en.
