Issue #2045 has been updated by luke.
PaulWay wrote: > Another reason for this change is so that the server can minimise the number > of times the clients are contacted. If the server knows that the client is > up-to-date, then the server can reduce the number of times the client is > contacted (or not contact it altogether) until the server's own configuration > changes. This may reduce workload on the clients and servers in some > situations. This is only true in so much as you have good data about whether a configuration is up to date. This is really easy if you're only using manifests, but it becomes much harder if you're using external nodes, collected resources, or (and this is the big problem with push) facts. ---------------------------------------- Feature #2045: 'Push' functionality in puppetmaster to clients http://projects.reductivelabs.com/issues/2045 Author: PaulWay Status: Accepted Priority: Normal Assigned to: Category: network Target version: unplanned Complexity: Medium Affected version: 0.24.7 Keywords: push firewall network In addition to the client puppetd connecting to the puppetmaster and pulling configuration from it, the puppetmaster should also be able to configure clients in 'push' mode where it initiates the connection to the remote client. This feature solves the problem where the puppetmaster, on the inside of a restrictive firewall, is managing clients that are in the DMZ of or outside the firewall. In this configuration, the remote puppet client is not able to start a connection to the puppetmaster, but the puppetmaster is capable of starting a connection to the client. It is preferable in most situations to keep the firewall as closed as possible, and in some network configurations there may be multiple firewalls, load balancers and other devices not in the puppet sysadmin's control that make it difficult to start a connection from the external machine in to the puppetmaster. ---------------------------------------- You have received this notification because you have either subscribed to it, or are involved in it. To change your notification preferences, please click here: http://reductivelabs.com/redmine/my/account --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Bugs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
