On Friday, August 10, 2012 10:23:16 AM UTC-5, pmbuko wrote: > > On Aug 10, 2012, at 9:04 AM, jcbollinger <john.bo...@stjude.org<javascript:>> > wrote: > > > > On Thursday, August 9, 2012 7:24:23 AM UTC-5, pmbuko wrote: >> >> Adding this parameter to your file resource, >> >> notify => Exec['Deploy Code'], >> >> and these parameters to your exec resource, >> >> require => File['/var/tmp/deploy.tar'], >> refreshonly => true, >> >> will create the appropriate dependency. Basically, it makes sure the >> file resource must run before the exec. Puppet manifests do not run in a >> top down manner, do it's important to specify the order of resouces when >> necessary. >> > > Technically, either the 'notify' on one side or the 'require' on the other > is sufficient to create a relationship, and 'refreshonly' is a tangential > issue. I prefer to avoid specifying relationships redundantly, as it > complicates maintenance. The Exec's relationship to the File is a true > dependency, so I would express the relationship on that side. > > Inasmuch as it makes sense to deploy the code only when the tarball > changes, 'refreshonly' is a good choice. In that case, I would use: > > In the File: > # nothing special > > In the Exec: > refreshonly => true, > listen => File['/var/tmp/deploy.tar'] > > Note also that if you're going to use this means to deploy code then you > should probably put the tarball in a permanent location and plan on leaving > it there. If you delete it after the deployment then Puppet will copy it > back down (and trigger a new deployment) on its next run. > > > John > > > The listen parameter is new to me. Good to know! >
It's new to me, too: I meant to say "subscribe". Sorry about that. John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/puppet-users/-/yYnhIE7HA5AJ. 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.
