Having your puppetmaster configuration in a git repository and simply ask the puppet (crontab) to periodically fetches configuration changes and run it could also be an approach to a masterless deployment but keeping a centralized configuration...
Are am I missing "some active" thing (puppetrun for instance) that can do a puppetmaster ?.. On 9 February 2011 12:07, prayther <prayt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Feb 9, 4:15 am, Jordan Sissel <j...@semicomplete.com> wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 9:59 AM, jblaine <cjbla...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I've not found an explanation of what is lost by using Puppet without a > > > puppetmaster. > > > > > Does anyone have a link to something like that, or is anyone willing to > > > expound on the topic? > > > > I presented a few weeks ago about how I use puppet, and that included > > masterless. > > > > Searchable slides on one page here: > http://semicomplete.com/presentations/puppet-at-loggly/puppet-at-logg... > > > > I include caveats and other stuff to consider for masterless. > > > > All told, while I love masterless, I don't recommend it for the average > > case. Do you have a reason or requirement that makes you want to use > > masterless? > > > > -Jordan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. > > I am specifically trying to eliminate the need for puppet master for 2 > reasons (i am just scratching the surface on what puppet can do and > how it works. nooby). 1 simplicity to others to use an open systems > management process that has red hat satellite server at the center > (all i want them to NEED to understand is satellite and channels) of > it and 2 so i can use the satellite's disconnected feature to be able > to deliver a complete solution to disconnected networks. > > i am packaging puppet content in an RPM's and delivering it that way. > i also believe i have it figured out how to deliver content for > security, application and host in separate RPM's > > so i too have been looking for a concise, this is what you loose and a > brief description of what that means in a "mature" enterprise > installation. > > I am currently having a healthy debate with 2 folks that are fresh out > of puppet training (jealous) and really want to present good info on > exactly what you gain (simplicity?, no extra infrastructure? with > puppet being integrated with satellite this may be a null point?) and > what you loose. > > Regards, > > Aaron > > -- > 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...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en. > > -- Romain PELISSE, *"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it" -- Terry Pratchett* http://belaran.eu/wordpress/belaran -- 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...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en.
