Install MCollective -- What are the basic components?

Stella

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I am trying to install MCollective to my Puppet 3.6.2 with Dashboard 1.2.23.

I searched online and found that there are so many components related with MCollective such as Agent(different agents), Client, Common, etc.
http://yum.puppetlabs.com/el/6.5/products/x86_64/

If I only want to have the most basic configuration of MCollective, which components should I install?

And has anyone used any of the Web Gui for MCollective? Any recommendation?

Thanks!

Johan De Wit

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have a look at http://www.slideshare.net/johandw/bpug-mcollective-20140624

We did a manual installation of MCO.

But using an existing puppetmodule is much better :)

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Stella

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Hi Johan,

Thank you for the quick reply. I took a look at the slides you provided. Now much clear, but still some questions:

1. In the slides, it talks about first get "Vagrant box". Is that a puppet VM? I don't want to use one, since I already have puppet setup on my own machine. Is this OK? Then can I use the key provided on this slide?

2. So this slide is talking about using existing puppetmodule modules, not manual install, right? Basically I need to first install/configure ActiveMQ, then install/configure Mcollective server and client? They all can be installed on the same machine as my puppet master? Then how about those agent and plugin (filemgr, nettest, package, service)? They should be installed on my puppet agent machine? I am still a little confused about the big picture of the installation layout :)

Thanks again!

Christopher Wood

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I found I learned more about how to install mcollective by reading the puppet module along with the docs, plus with the module it's a reasonably easy install.

https://forge.puppetlabs.com/puppetlabs/mcollective

On Thu, Aug 07, 2014 at 08:31:41AM -0700, Stella wrote:
> Hi Johan,
>
> Thank you for the quick reply. I took a look at the slides you provided.
> Now much clear, but still some questions:
>
> 1. In the slides, it talks about first get "Vagrant box". Is that a puppet
> VM? I don't want to use one, since I already have puppet setup on my own
> machine. Is this OK? Then can I use the key provided on this slide?
>
> 2. So this slide is talking about using existing puppetmodule modules, not
> manual install, right? Basically I need to first install/configure
> ActiveMQ, then install/configure Mcollective server and client? They all
> can be installed on the same machine as my puppet master? Then how about
> those agent and plugin (filemgr, nettest, package, service)? They should
> be installed on my puppet agent machine? I am still a little confused
> about the big picture of the installation layout :)
>
> Thanks again!
>
> On Thursday, August 7, 2014 10:51:51 AM UTC-4, Johan De Wit wrote:
>
> On 07/08/14 16:39, Stella wrote:
>
> I am trying to install MCollective to my Puppet 3.6.2 with Dashboard
> 1.2.23.
>
> I searched online and found that there are so many components related
> with MCollective such as Agent(different agents), Client, Common, etc.

> [1]http://yum.puppetlabs.com/el/6.5/products/x86_64/

>
> If I only want to have the most basic configuration of MCollective,
> which components should I install?
>
> And has anyone used any of the Web Gui for MCollective? Any
> recommendation?
>
> Thanks!
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> But using an existing puppetmodule is much better :)
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> Grts
>
> Johan
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Stella

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Wow, this google puppet user group is tremendous, people here are so helpful!

I have read the puppet mcollecctive module description and yes, it clarified a lot of confusion. Mcollective's terminology really differs from what we normally use.

So after I download the puppetlabs-mcollective module, I should install it this way by pushing different classes of the mcollectvie module to my nodes?

Middleware -> Puppet Master
MCollective Client -> Puppet Master
MCollective Server -> Puppet Agent

How about the agent and agent plugin? Are they included in the module? I don't see it being mentioned there. I just need the most basic function for a demo. Is the Mcollective module enough?

Thanks a million!

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First, read the whole module, it will help. Mostly you use the main mcollective module and pass parameters to get what you want.

There are some minimal plugins included with this module, some others are packaged at rpm.puppetlabs.com/apt.puppetlabs.com, others are obtainable from git. I have some installed from each. You will probably want some plugins so that you can do more than "mco ping".

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> Wow, this google puppet user group is tremendous, people here are so
> helpful!
>
> I have read the puppet mcollecctive module description and yes, it
> clarified a lot of confusion. Mcollective's terminology really differs
> from what we normally use.
>
> So after I download the puppetlabs-mcollective module, I should install it
> this way by pushing different classes of the mcollectvie module to my
> nodes?
>

> * Middleware -> Puppet Master
> * MCollective Client -> Puppet Master
> * MCollective Server -> Puppet Agent

>
> How about the agent and agent plugin? Are they included in the module? I
> don't see it being mentioned there. I just need the most basic function
> for a demo. Is the Mcollective module enough?
>
> Thanks a million!
>
> On Thursday, August 7, 2014 11:36:03 AM UTC-4, Christopher Wood wrote:
>
> I found I learned more about how to install mcollective by reading the
> puppet module along with the docs, plus with the module it's a
> reasonably easy install.
>

> [1]https://forge.puppetlabs.com/puppetlabs/mcollective

> > [1][2]http://yum.puppetlabs.com/el/6.5/products/x86_64/

> >
> > If I only want to have the most basic configuration of
> MCollective,
> > which components should I install?
> >
> > And has anyone used any of the Web Gui for MCollective? Any
> > recommendation?
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Stella

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Thank a lot Chris!

I think I got the big picture. What I plan to do:

1. puppet module install puppetlabs-mcollective

2. review module configure files and edit with correct parameter values

3. push module to puppet master and agent
    puppet master: mcollective middleware and client
    puppet agent:   mcollective server

4. Install Mcollective agent plugins
    yum install mcollective-filemgr-agent
yum install mcollective-nettest-agent
    yum install mcollective-package-agent
    yum install mcollective-service-agent

Will report progress later...

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Stella

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Quick question:

I am following instruction on the forge module for MCollective install and configuraiton.
https://forge.puppetlabs.com/puppetlabs/mcollective

It gives the example of "I just want to run it, what's the minimum I need?".

***********************************************************
node 'broker1.example.com' {
  class { '::mcollective':
    middleware       => true,
    middleware_hosts => [ 'broker1.example.com' ],
  }
}

node 'server1.example.com' {
  class { '::mcollective':
    middleware_hosts => [ 'broker1.example.com' ],
  }
}

node 'control1.example.com' {
  class { '::mcollective':
    client            => true,
    middleware_hosts => [ 'broker1.example.com' ],
  }
}
***************************************

In init.pp, the default value for each component is:

 $server = true,
 $client = false,
 $middleware = false,

In the example, for both broker (middleware) and control1(client), it doesn't specify value for $server. 
So it means both middleware and client will get the default value ($server = true). 
Is this correct? Should server should be installed on middleware and client?
I think the server should not be installed on middleware and client.
We should specfiy $server=false for both middleware and client to overwrite the default value of true. 
Please correct me if I am wrong.

Also can I installed both middleware and client on one machine, which is my puppet master machine?

Thanks!!

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Generally you'll want the server on all of your hosts - assuming you want to be able to talk to them with mco as well. The client is only needed from the host you want to do the controlling from (e.g. your puppetmaster to request puppet runs from your nodes) and the middleware can be anywhere. I usually just leave it on the same host as the client, but if you have a bigger load to manage, it can be separated.

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Stella

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Gosh, you guys reply so quickly! Now I see...actually it makes sense. Even for puppet itself, puppet master host also has a puppet agent on it.

Thanks a lot for every reply. Finally I collected all the information and will now run "puppet apply site.pp" and "puppet agent --test" to push MCollective.

Will post all my findings later.

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This is correct. The server portion is the mcollective daemon. Without that daemon you will not be able to remotely manage the middleware and client hosts. If you need to restrict most people from managing those look at the ACL plugins.

> I think the server should not be installed on middleware and client.
> We should specfiy $server=false for both middleware and client to overwrite the default value of true.
> Please correct me if I am wrong.
>
> Also can I installed both middleware and client on one machine, which is my puppet master machine?

I don't recall, sorry. Try it and see?

>
> Thanks!!
>
> On Thursday, August 7, 2014 1:32:32 PM UTC-4, Stella wrote:
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> Thank a lot Chris!
>
> I think I got the big picture. What I plan to do:
>
> 1. puppet module install puppetlabs-mcollective
>
> 2. review module configure files and edit with correct parameter values
>
> 3. push module to puppet master and agent
>     puppet master: mcollective middleware and client
>     puppet agent:   mcollective server
>
> 4. Install Mcollective agent plugins
>     yum install mcollective-filemgr-agent
> yum install mcollective-nettest-agent
>     yum install mcollective-package-agent
>     yum install mcollective-service-agent
>
> Will report progress later...
>
> On Thursday, August 7, 2014 12:19:09 PM UTC-4, Christopher Wood wrote:
>
> First, read the whole module, it will help. Mostly you use the main
> mcollective module and pass parameters to get what you want.
>
> There are some minimal plugins included with this module, some others

> are packaged at [1]rpm.puppetlabs.com/apt.puppetlabs.com, others are

> > [1][2]https://forge.puppetlabs.com/puppetlabs/mcollective

> [1][2][3]http://yum.puppetlabs.com/el/6.5/products/x86_64/

> > >
> > > If I only want to have the most basic configuration of
> > MCollective,
> > > which components should I install?
> > >
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It works as a charm!!! Many thanks to everyone!

Here is a summary of all the information I have collected about MCollective. Hope it will help other people around.

Overview of MCollective Components and Configuration
https://docs.puppetlabs.com/mcollective/
https://docs.puppetlabs.com/mcollective/overview_components.html

Use Module to install MCollective (recommended)
https://forge.puppetlabs.com/puppetlabs/mcollective#beginning-with-mcollective

Standard MCollective Deployment
https://docs.puppetlabs.com/mcollective/deploy/standard.html

How to install MCollective manually
http://www.slideshare.net/johandw/bpug-mcollective-20140624

Installer and doc about each mco plugin
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/mcollective-plugins/wiki
http://yum.puppetlabs.com/el/6.5/products/x86_64/

how to use mco command:
http://www.devco.net/archives/2013/02/03/managing-puppet-using-mcollective.php
https://docs.puppetlabs.com/mcollective/deploy/standard.html

To conclude, to install MCollective:

1. On puppet master machine, run "puppet module install puppetlabs-mcollective"

2. edit your site.pp and replace with correct hostname(server need to be installed on all machines; middle/client need to be installed on puppet master).

node 'broker1.example.com' {
  class { '::mcollective':
    middleware       => true,
    middleware_hosts => [ 'broker1.example.com' ],
  }
}

node 'server1.example.com' {
  class { '::mcollective':
    middleware_hosts => [ 'broker1.example.com' ],
  }
}

node 'control1.example.com' {
  class { '::mcollective':
    client            => true,
    middleware_hosts => [ 'broker1.example.com' ],
  }
}

3. push module to puppet master and agent (puppet apply site.pp; puppet agent --test)

4. Install Mcollective agent plugins on ALL the machines.

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Hi,

A couple of side notes.
1. You can use the mcollective::plugin defined type to install the different agents

2. It's recommended to use SSL for authentication to enhance security. ( in fact not using it is very insecure)

Regards,

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----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stella" <stellat...@gmail.com>
> To: puppet...@googlegroups.com
> Cc: "christopher wood" <christop...@pobox.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 7, 2014 3:22:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [Puppet Users] Install MCollective -- What are the basic components?
>
> It works as a charm!!! Many thanks to everyone!
>
> Here is a summary of all the information I have collected about
> MCollective. Hope it will help other people around.
>
> Overview of MCollective Components and Configuration
> https://docs.puppetlabs.com/mcollective/
> https://docs.puppetlabs.com/mcollective/overview_components.html
>
> Use Module to install MCollective (recommended)
> https://forge.puppetlabs.com/puppetlabs/mcollective#beginning-with-mcollective
>
> Standard MCollective Deployment

> <https://docs.puppetlabs.com/mcollective/deploy/standard.html#getting-started:-standard-mcollective-deployment>

> https://docs.puppetlabs.com/mcollective/deploy/standard.html
>
> How to install MCollective manually
> http://www.slideshare.net/johandw/bpug-mcollective-20140624
>
> Installer and doc about each mco plugin
> http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/mcollective-plugins/wiki
> http://yum.puppetlabs.com/el/6.5/products/x86_64/
>
> how to use mco command:
> http://www.devco.net/archives/2013/02/03/managing-puppet-using-mcollective.php
> https://docs.puppetlabs.com/mcollective/deploy/standard.html

more complete usage guidelines for the CLI and so forth here:

https://docs.puppetlabs.com/mcollective/reference/basic/basic_cli_usage.html

Stella

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Jose, thank you for the two side notes, very helpful. Will do.

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