I'd recommend looking into using an external node classifier. I like Foreman, though it doesn't support parameterized classes yet (there is an easy workaround though).
Adam On Feb 11, 3:24 pm, Tony C <tonyjch...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I'm still pretty new with puppet so please bare with me. I tried > searching and I'm pretty sure I've ready my answer but I'm not sure if > I'm going down the right path just yet. > > My scenario is this: I have 4 environments, Dev, Test, QA, Prod. Each > of these environments lives in 2 sites, LA and NY. I have 5 > applications that are site and env specific. > > I want to use puppet to template-ize the config files that is required > for each env, per site, per app, so 40 files. > > The config file is basically key=value pairs. Here's a simple example > of what each file may look like: > > site=LA > env=Dev > app=App1 > masterServer=host1 > clientServer1=host2 > clientServer2=host3 > > Even more interesting, the the config files have the naming structure > app_site_env.properites. So lots of the same, over and over again, > just different values. Let's say the machine managing these files is > called > > node configbox > > My first idea was to create an erb of that config file, use > parameterized classes and variables to fill in the blanks, some if/ > else logic and the populate each file. That works. The thing is, I > will have 40 modules with the same init.pp and anytime I update > something, I'd have to make that change across 39 more modules! > > What is the best strategy to reuse a base module, and then apply > specific values on top of that base module based on some condition? Do > I use inherit or subclasses? > > config > config::app and then in that config::app define what I need to replace > depending on site and env? > > Sorry for the long winded and confusing post. > > Thanks so much! > > Tony -- 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.
