Like Matt I have been using "before=>" statements as opposed to "notify=>"
to try and ensure dependency order. Could someone highlight the distinction
as both seem to ensure a task is run and completed before the next step is
called.
Thanks
Paul
2008/12/10 Paul Lathrop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Mat,
>
> This should work (untested):
>
> file { "/tmp/server_binary":
> source => "puppet:///files/server_binary",
> notify => Exec["stop-server"];
> }
>
> file { "/usr/local/sbin/server_binary":
> source => "/tmp/server_binary",
> require => Exec["stop-server"],
> notify => Exec["start-server"]
> }
>
> # Stops the server
> exec { "/usr/local/sbin/stop-server":
> alias => "stop-server",
> refreshonly => true
> }
>
> # Starts the server
> exec { "/usr/local/sbin/start-server":
> alias => "start-server",
> refreshonly => true
> }
>
> --Paul
>
> On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 1:09 PM, Mathew Binkley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi. I'm hoping that someone can help me with a simple example. We are
> > trying to use puppet to update a server binary to a group of machines.
> > Here's pseudocode for what I'm trying:
> >
> > if (server_binary has changed) {
> > 1) stop the old server
> > 2) overwrite the old server binary by
> > fetching the new server binary from puppet
> > 3) start the new server
> > }
> >
> > Here's the puppet manifest I wrote to handle this, but it isn't working
> > properly. It is not working as intended, and is 1) downloading the new
> > binary and then 2) stopping the server, which screws up our data. I've
> > been looking through the documentation, and it isn't clear which
> > permutation of before, require, subscribe, or notify is necessary to
> > accomplish this. Hope someone can enlighten me. - Mat
> >
> >
> > file { "/usr/local/sbin/server_binary":
> > source => "puppet:///files/server_binary",
> > require => Exec["stop-server"],
> > before => Exec["start-server"]
> > }
> >
> > # Stops the server
> > exec { "/usr/local/sbin/stop-server":
> > alias => "stop-server",
> > refreshonly => true
> > }
> >
> > # Starts the server
> > exec { "/usr/local/sbin/start-server":
> > alias => "start-server",
> > refreshonly => true
> > }
> >
> > >
> >
>
> >
>
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