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Puppet ClientKylo Ginsberg
@kylogirc: kylo
Puppet 4 and Beyond
Puppet 4
All-in-one agentPath changesURL changesPuppet language
All-in-one agent
puppet-agent package• puppet• facter• native facter• hiera• mcollective• ruby• … and dependencies
puppet-agent versioning• Not tied directly to puppet versions• E.g. version 1.0.0 will include:• puppet 4.0.0• facter 2.4.0• ruby 2.1.5• …
• Component bumps major: puppet-agent bumps major
Why all-in-one?One package: easier on-ramp for new usersEveryone benefits from latest rubyReduces the test matrix, reduces support questionsOpen source puppet and PE use the same package
Path changes
Top-level directory name changes
/etc/puppetlabs ~/.puppetlabs
Separate code and config/etc/puppetlabs/agent/code manifests modules environments hieradata hiera.yaml
/etc/puppetlabs/agent/config puppet.conf device.conf …
URL changes
Versioned and Namespaced URLs
Puppet 3:/production/catalog/my_node /production/certificate/my_node
Puppet 4:/puppet/v3/catalog/my_node?environment=production /puppet-ca/v1/certificate/my_node?environment=production
Compatibility
Puppet 4 is not backwards compatible on the network with Puppet 3.
puppet-server 2.0.0 package depends on puppet-agent 1.0.0 package.
Puppet 4: the Puppet language
From reference implementation to language specification
puppetlabs/puppet-specifications
Optional types
Iteration and lambdas
Test in Puppet 3.7.4
Default in Puppet 4.0
puppet apply —parser=future
puppet apply
After Puppet 4
Going NativeFacter 3Tiered Providers
Going native
Does your programming language run on AIX?
Does your programming language run on hardware switches?
PerformanceMemory usageInstalled footprintDependencies
Native puppet agent …
Facter 3
Tiered Providers
The sad story of nagios
Extract “tier 2” types and providers as modules
• Developed and released independently
• Packaged with puppet-agent for a “batteries included” experience
Get Involved!
Gareth Rushgrove
puppetlabs.com/download-learning-vm
puppetlabs.com/community/participate
Test pilots logo
Gareth Rushgrove
Questions?And thanks for listening
