On 5/15/14, 11:19 AM, Guy Knights wrote: > I'm looking at ways to better automate our build pipeline and I'm trying > to envision ways to get our latest code package onto servers, while also > being able to update this package at specific, later times. > > The code will be served from a local yum repository, so I figure we can > install the latest version on new systems using an "ensure => present" > in a package resource, and then push out updates from our bamboo server > via mcollective. I understand that it's possible to install packages > directly using mcollective via a plugin such as this one: > https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-package-agent. What I also am > led to believe is that if I use the "ensure => present" in the package > resource, that puppet will not make any attempts (after the initial > install) to upgrade to a newer version of the package. > > Does this seem like a valid way to get our code onto servers, ensuring > that puppet won't run arbitrary upgrades at some random later point? > > Thanks, > Guy >
Hi Guy, This is a good approach that I have been advocating for some time. The drawback to 'ensure => latest' is that your systems could update whenever a new package is released to your repo. If puppet is set to run in a staggered fashion across your systems, as is the default approach, then your system would upgrade at different times, which is generally a very bad thing. Using MCollective to trigger when updates happen means that it happens at the same time and when you expect it, such as during a maintenance window. Best regards, -g -- Garrett Honeycutt @learnpuppet Puppet Training with LearnPuppet.com Mobile: +1.206.414.8658 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/537509C6.2020509%40garretthoneycutt.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
