[Puppet Users] What causes Could not evaluate: Could not retrieve file metadata for ... interrupted after X seconds error?

Hello, I am just looking for a little clarification on a common error I see on a lot of my Windows nodes at random times. I'm not sure if it is just timing out or if there is some sort of systematic problem. I am using the fairly popular os_patching module which creates a file at C:\ProgramData

[Puppet Users] Help with error Could not evaluate: Could not retrieve file metadata ... interrupted after 28.78 seconds

Could not evaluate: Could not retrieve file metadata for puppet:///modules/os_patching/os_patching_fact_generation.ps1: Request to https://puppet.mysite.com:8140/puppet/v3/file_metadata/modules/os_patching/os_patching_fact_generation.ps1?links=manage&checksum_type=md5&source_permissions=ignore&en

[Puppet Users] Puppet Idioms for distributing RPMs and/or buildign source tarballs?

Sorry for the topic confluence, but I was wondering if there were common puppet "idioms" for either: - distributing an RPM to a series of clients (namely RabbitMQ) and installing the package? I realize that I can do it naively by pulling the file from the puppetmaster and then using the packag