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ZenPacks.zenoss.Puppet

About

This ZenPack provides a mechanism to gather information from the Puppet master about Puppet clients. Information about the Puppet system can be found at http://docs.puppetlabs.com/

Features

The Puppet modeling plugin provides components that represent the Puppet clients.

The Processes list is also updated with information about the Puppet (master and client) processes.

A JSON API for importing and exporting zenbatchload format configuration files is available:

Name Value
action PuppetRouter
router puppet_router

The methods available are:

exportDevices

Export out the list of devices, and the complete listing of acquired and local zproperties.

importDevices

Import a zenbatchload file.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite Restriction
Product Zenoss 4.1.1 or higher
Required ZenPacks ZenPacks.zenoss.Puppet

Other dependencies

The zenoss.rb integration requires the following Ruby gems: * httpclient * json

Usage

Modeling Puppet Masters

Once a Puppet master has been identificed, follow this procedure:

  1. Navigate to a device.
  2. Click on the Modeler Plugins link.
  3. Ensure that the modeler plugin zenoss.cmd.Puppet is selected.
  4. Click on the Save button.

Managing Zenoss Configuration via Puppet

  1. Create a new user with Manager privileges specifically for Puppet.
  2. Update the bin/getDeviceExport.sh script (or the bin/getDeviceExport-ssl.sh script if using SSL) to use the new credentials.
  3. Run the exportDevices.sh script to verify the router/facade pair is working.
  4. Update the zenoss.rb calls to include the new credentials.

Troubleshooting

Unauthorized Messages

This usually indicates a credentials issue. Please verify the username and password combinations.

Installing

Install the ZenPack via the command line and restart Zenoss:

zenpack --install ZenPacks.zenoss.Puppet-1.0.0-py2.7.egg
zenoss restart``

Removing

To remove the ZenPack, use the following commands:

zenpack --erase ZenPacks.zenoss.Puppet
zenoss restart

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An attempt at a ZenPack that integrated Puppet and Zenoss

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