Can I store my hiera data file inside puppet agent side

[Malintha Adikari]

Hi,

Can I store and use my hiera data file in my puppet agent machine rather than storing in in puppet master  ? Then how can I do it ?

Regards,

Malintha

[Trevor Vaughan]

Hi Malintha,

Well, the answer is that you can place it on the client but I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish as it won't be used by client side activities.

This is because the values can change during compile time based on variables that you set in your code (and facts).

If you could provide some additional details, it would be easier to provide you with an answer that might meet your goals.

Thanks,

Trevor

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[jcbollinger]

On Sunday, August 30, 2015 at 11:44:45 PM UTC-5, Malintha Adikari wrote:

Hi,

Can I store and use my hiera data file in my puppet agent machine rather than storing in in puppet master  ? Then how can I do it ?

The Puppet master always uses local hiera data when it compiles catalogs.  Any data you want the target node to provide should be communicated via facts.  There are several alternatives for creating your own custom facts, and none of them are difficult.  I linked you to the docs for the most recent version of Facter, but if you are using an earlier version you should look up and refer to that version's docs.

Alternatively, if you keep copies of the needed manifests and Puppet configuration on each node, then you can use 'puppet apply' instead of 'puppet agent'.  Then catalog compilation will be performed on that node, without consulting a master.  Accordingly, all Hiera lookups will run against local data in that case.


John