Cannot figure out how to use a formula without receiving 'The state "formula" in sls formula is not formed as a list'
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Chris Routh
Jul 1, 2015, 2:59:15 PM7/1/15
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I've been banging my head off the docs and the 'pillar.example' files in the forumlas.
My understanding is I create something like 'pillar.sls' and include the config I want based on the pillar.example for each forumla, then from top add:
include:
- formula
However not a single formula I've tried works for me. Every attempt I make at presenting a custom config for a formula results in the aforementioned error ('The state "formula" in sls formula is not formed as a list')
If I just use the include statement and present no pillar config, it works with the formulas default config.
How do I present the code in the pillar.example files to the pillar so they can be read? I've even just tried presenting the 'pillar.example' contents as is.
For example with the SNMP formula.
Can someone present a working example with this formula? I'd like to get 1 formula working.
Florian Ermisch
Jul 1, 2015, 3:52:26 PM7/1/15
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1st: clone https://github.com/saltstack-formulas/mysql-formula to `/srv/salt/mysql-formula`
2nd: add ' - /srv/salt/mysql-formula' under
```
file_roots:
base:
```
in your master's /etc/salt/master
3rd: pick a minion you don't have mysql-server installed yet, I'll take "minion-a" here.
4th: Look into your master's config (see above) for the first entry under "base" in "pillar_roots". In this directory open `top.sls`.
5th: if the first line isn't "base:" add it
6th: below "base:" add
```
minion-a:
- mysql
```
7th: in the same dir as top.sls create a file "mysql.sls" containing the following:
```
mysql:
server:
root_password: 'I got my mysql-password from the README'
```
8th: run `salt '*' saltutil.refresh_pillar` and `salt minion-a pillar.items mysql` on your master. The output of the later one should contain the data from step 7.
9th: run `salt minion-a state.sls mysql.server` on your master
10th: on minion-a run `mysql -u root -p` and auth with the password you put into your pillar above to verify your use of the formula to deploy a MySQL-server.
Good luck, Florian
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1st: clone https://github.com/saltstack-formulas/mysql-formula to `/srv/salt/mysql-formula`
2nd: add ' - /srv/salt/mysql-formula' under
```
file_roots:
base:
```
in your master's /etc/salt/master
3rd: pick a minion you don't have mysql-server installed yet, I'll take "minion-a" here.
4th: Look into your master's config (see above) for the first entry under "base" in "pillar_roots". In this directory open `top.sls`.
5th: if the first line isn't "base:" add it
6th: below "base:" add
```
minion-a:
- mysql
```
7th: in the same dir as top.sls create a file "mysql.sls" containing the following:
```
mysql:
server:
root_password: 'I got my mysql-password from the README'
```
8th: run `salt '*' saltutil.refresh_pillar` and `salt minion-a pillar.items mysql` on your master. The output of the later one should contain the data from step 7.
9th: run `salt minion-a state.sls mysql.server` on your master
10th: on minion-a run `mysql -u root -p` and auth with the password you put into your pillar above to verify your use of the formula to deploy a MySQL-server.
Good luck, Florian
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Chris Routh
Jul 10, 2015, 7:12:52 AM7/10/15
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Hi Florian,
Thanks for your response. So I have tried several things without luck.. now I am not using the MySQL formula as I do not have any MySQL databases, just Postgres. What I'm really interested in setting up as a first step with SaltStack is snmp for Shinken. So I followed your directions, with some small alterations. Everything looks good right up until step 9, where I run into the exact same issue yet again.
----------------------------------
My pillar_roots:
pillar_roots:
base:
- /srv/salt/base
- /srv/formulas/ntp-formula
- /srv/formulas/haveged-formula
- /srv/formulas/salt-yum
- /srv/formulas/epel-formula
- /srv/formulas/snmp-formula
dev:
- /srv/salt/dev/services
- /srv/salt/dev/states
prod:
- /srv/salt/prod/services
- /srv/salt/prod/states
----------------------------------
My file_roots:
file_roots:
base:
- /srv/salt/base
- /srv/formulas/ntp-formula
- /srv/formulas/haveged-formula
- /srv/formulas/salt-yum
- /srv/formulas/epel-formula
- /srv/formulas/snmp-formula
dev:
- /srv/salt/dev/services
- /srv/salt/dev/states
prod:
- /srv/salt/prod/services
- /srv/salt/prod/states
----------------------------------
My top.sls:
base:
'*':
- common
----------------------------------
My common.sls:
include:
- ntp
- haveged
- snmp
----------------------------------
My snmp.sls:
snmp:
lookup:
snmpdargs: '-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -p /var/run/snmpd.pid -a'
trapdargs: '-Lsd -p /var/run/snmptrapd.pid'
trapdrun: 'no'
----------------------------------
Results of step 8 commands:
[root@saltmaster ~]# salt '*' saltutil.refresh_pillar
None
True
True
None
[root@saltmaster ~]# salt '*' pillar.items snmp
----------
snmp:
----------
lookup:
----------
snmpdargs:
-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -p /var/run/snmpd.pid -a
trapdargs:
-Lsd -p /var/run/snmptrapd.pid
trapdrun:
no
----------
snmp:
----------
lookup:
----------
snmpdargs:
-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -p /var/run/snmpd.pid -a
trapdargs:
-Lsd -p /var/run/snmptrapd.pid
trapdrun:
no
----------
snmp:
----------
lookup:
----------
snmpdargs:
-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -p /var/run/snmpd.pid -a
trapdargs:
-Lsd -p /var/run/snmptrapd.pid
trapdrun:
no
----------
snmp:
----------
lookup:
----------
snmpdargs:
-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -p /var/run/snmpd.pid -a
trapdargs:
-Lsd -p /var/run/snmptrapd.pid
trapdrun:
no
-----------------------------------------
AND last but not least, the failure at step 9:
[root@saltmaster ~]# salt '*' state.sls snmp
Data failed to compile:
----------
The state "snmp" in sls snmp is not formed as a list
Data failed to compile:
----------
The state "snmp" in sls snmp is not formed as a list
Data failed to compile:
----------
State 'snmp' in SLS 'snmp' is not formed as a list
Data failed to compile:
----------
State 'snmp' in SLS 'snmp' is not formed as a list
I really don't understand what is wrong here. I've followed the guides and I believe my syntax and structure is correct for the arch I want to achieve with Salt.. yet I continuously run up against this wall.
James O'Neill
Jul 11, 2015, 11:11:08 AM7/11/15
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Hi Chris,
Your pillar_roots looks completely wrong. Pillar files do not go into your state or formula directories. You should have a directory structure like this:
- srv
- salt
- formulas
- mysql-formula
- pillars
- top.sls
- mysqlstuff.sls
- states
- top.sls
Regards,
James
Your pillar_roots looks completely wrong. Pillar files do not go into your state or formula directories. You should have a directory structure like this:
- srv
- salt
- formulas
- mysql-formula
- pillars
- top.sls
- mysqlstuff.sls
- states
- top.sls
Regards,
James
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