Assuming all the dns servers are getting the same config, We break big chunks
like that out into their own modules. So:
node dns1.myco.com {
include myco::dns
}
node web1.myco.com {
include myco::web
}
If the servers have different configs, you can make myco::dns::common,
myco::dns::this myco::dns::that myco::dns::other.
We also use a "role" fact instead of a regex on the fqdn for case statements,
but even those are fragile. I prefer to explicitly include things in the node
definitions. It's a bit verbose, but its also clear for anyone else that has to
maintain the code.
— Mason Turner
On Aug 7, 2013, at 9:55 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I use puppet to manage servers in a mutualized hosting context and I get some
> trouble concerning the node definitions.
>
> For example on dns nodes I have to declare many `bind::zone` resources like
> this:
>
> bind::zone { ['website1.com']:
> expire => 604800,
> minimum => 3600,
> ttl => 38400,
> …
> records => [
> 'www IN A xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx'
> …
> ]
> }
>
> bind::zone { ['website2.com']:
> expire => 604800,
> minimum => 3600,
> ttl => 38400,
> …
> records => [
> 'www IN A xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx'
> …
> ]
> }
>
> … and hundred others like this.
>
> Finally, the file containing node definition became very big and difficult to
> maintain.
> I have the same issue for a webserver with apache::vhost resources for
> example.
>
> For the moment I use a workaround like this:
>
> import vhosts/*.pp
>
> And in each files I put a condition to make a restriction for a particular
> nodes like this:
>
> if $::fqdn =~ /^web(\d*)\.example\.net$/ {
> apache::vhost { 'website2':
> …
> }
> }
>
> I suppose that many puppet users use puppet to manage nodes in mutualized
> hosting context and I would ask if someone have a better solution for this
> issue?
>
> Regards,
>
> Thomas
>
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