Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Reducing system load

2012-06-22 Thread Felix Frank
On 06/21/2012 06:07 PM, R.I.Pienaar wrote: >> 1. Puppet client runs are like bugs and a light, they will tend >> > to cluster together. If some client runs are slow, other clients >> > wait, over time, they all end up trying to run at the same time. >> > This was easily observed on

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Reducing system load

2012-06-22 Thread Jeff McCune
On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 5:28 PM, Len Rugen wrote: > > Re: is this really still happening? I thought that got fixed ages ago > > I can't say, we would mask the symptoms now.  Don't take the comment as a bug > report :-) This is actually a pretty simple patch.  What would you like the timestamp to

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Reducing system load

2012-06-21 Thread Len Rugen
n Rugen" > > To: puppet-users@googlegroups.com > > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 5:02:37 PM > > Subject: Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Reducing system load > > > > Some thoughts from our similar environment: > > > > > > 1. Puppet client runs are like bu

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Reducing system load

2012-06-21 Thread Zach
Hopefully, in the future, this feature will be added and you can determine what is taking the longest. http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/2576 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https:

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Reducing system load

2012-06-21 Thread R.I.Pienaar
- Original Message - > From: "Len Rugen" > To: puppet-users@googlegroups.com > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 5:02:37 PM > Subject: Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Reducing system load > > Some thoughts from our similar environment: > > > 1. Puppet

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Reducing system load

2012-06-21 Thread Len Rugen
Some thoughts from our similar environment: 1. Puppet client runs are like bugs and a light, they will tend to cluster together. If some client runs are slow, other clients wait, over time, they all end up trying to run at the same time. This was easily observed on the foreman "run d

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Reducing system load

2012-06-21 Thread jcbollinger
On Wednesday, June 20, 2012 1:50:38 PM UTC-5, IndyMichaelB wrote: > > puppet kick from your master after you make a change > Combining normal agent behavior with periodic kicks would increase the workload of all parties, so I suppose you are suggesting to configure agents to update only when k

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Reducing system load

2012-06-20 Thread Michael Baydoun
puppet kick from your master after you make a change -- 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...@goog

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Reducing system load

2012-06-20 Thread jcbollinger
On Wednesday, June 20, 2012 4:34:48 AM UTC-5, pablo.f...@cscs.ch wrote: I really think the original question is very good: "why do you need to > compile all manifests again and again when there is no change on the > sources (files/ENC/whatever input)?" > That's a fair question, but the origi

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Reducing system load

2012-06-20 Thread Walter Heck
But the way I'm reading this, the question of the OP is to reduce cpu load on the agents, not the master. Puppet is currently unable to see wether or not something changed on the machine since last run without actually checking. I guess there's a bunch of indications that you could use depending on

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Reducing system load

2012-06-20 Thread Pablo Fernandez
Hi, I really think the original question is very good: "why do you need to compile all manifests again and again when there is no change on the sources (files/ENC/whatever input)?" Tricks like the proposed ones are clearly not the solution, and even if the language is not prepared for that t

Re: [Puppet Users] Re: Reducing system load

2012-06-19 Thread Brian Gallew
There actually is a way to do this, though you may find it to be more painful to work with. Imagine, if you will, two environments: production and maintenance. The production environment is the one you're running right now, for production. It fully manages everything and ensures that your system

[Puppet Users] Re: Reducing system load

2012-06-19 Thread jcbollinger
On Tuesday, June 19, 2012 5:23:42 AM UTC-5, Duncan wrote: > > Hi folks, I'm scratching my head with a problem with system load. > > When Puppet checks in every hour, runs through all our checks, then exits > having confirmed that everything is indeed as expected, the vast majority > of the time