On Monday, September 1, 2014 4:28:08 AM UTC-5, Guy Meler wrote: > > Hey! > I Need to swap modules dynamically on my puppet masters. > >
Are you talking about updating modules with newer versions, or something more dynamic than that? If the latter, then there is likely a better way to achieve what you want. > Is there a healthy way to do so? > I'm afraid that I will swap a file during a catalog compilation and it > just seems wrong. > > Yes, that's a concern, and it could definitely cause you grief. Depending on which Puppet version you are using, you may also need to worry about Puppet caching previously-compiled classes and re-using them for a time after you switch. > My thought was to stop the puppet master service every time, but it is > kind of messed up. > Routinely making large changes to your manifest set on the fly is kind of messed up. I'd really like to hear more about what you're trying to accomplish, with a view toward suggesting a better approach. > Is there any lock file or any other way I can tell a master to stop > processing new compilations? > > The master does not have a built-in mechanism for that as far as I know, but you could block its port at the firewall. You would need to keep it blocked until all current compilations are complete, then make your changes before unblocking. Be aware that that might interfere with clients' ability to retrieve 'source'd File content (i.e. even after they receive their catalogs). John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/0fbbe009-e9cb-44a6-8906-11e5850e9414%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
