stephan/cdist
1
0
Fork 0
forked from ungleich-public/cdist
Code Issues Pull requests Projects Releases Wiki Activity

cleanup config layout, add type specific explorers

Browse source 
Signed-off-by: Nico Schottelius <nico@kr.ethz.ch>
This commit is contained in:
Nico Schottelius 2011-02-22 23:57:30 +01:00
commit f87472e65d
1 changed files with 25 additions and 15 deletions
Download patch file Download diff file Expand all files Collapse all files

40
doc/man/cdist-config-layout.text
View file

@ -51,37 +51,47 @@ variables, see cdist-environment(7)).
Parameters optionally accepted by type, \n seperated list. Parameters optionally accepted by type, \n seperated list.
See cdist-types(7). See cdist-types(7).
- cache/ - types/<name>/explorers:
The cache contains results from previous runs, which may also Location of the type specific explorers.
be used in types to gather information about other hosts See cdist-explorers(7).
(like ssh-keys).
- cache/hosts/: - /output-tree/
Contains cache of every known host. This directory contains output of cdist and is mirrored into the
cache after a successful run. This directory may be placed below
the tmpdir or at any other location.
- cache/hosts/<name>: - /output-tree/hosts/:
Contains output of hosts.
- /output-tree/hosts/<name>:
Contains cache of the specific host. Contains cache of the specific host.
- cache/hosts/<name>/explorers: - /output-tree/hosts/<name>/explorers:
Output of explorers from last run for the host. Output of general explorers.
- cache/hosts/<name>/objects: - /output-tree/hosts/<name>/objects:
Objects created during last run for the host. Objects created during last run for the host.
- /output-tree/hosts/<name>/objects/<object>/explorers:
Output of type specific explorers, per object.
- tmpdir: Temporary storage - tmpdir: Temporary storage
A tempdir and a tempfile is provided by cdist-config(1), which A tempdir and a tempfile is provided by cdist-config(1), which
will be removed when the scripts ends automatically. will be removed when the scripts ends automatically.
FUTURE
------
The following functionality may be implemented in the next release (or so).
- tmpdir/cache/: New cache - tmpdir/cache/: New cache
This directory contains elements for the new cache of the host. This directory contains elements for the new cache of the host.
If all stages are completed successfully, the new cache is used If all stages are completed successfully, the new cache is used
to replace the previous one. to replace the previous one.
- tmpdir/explorers/: Output of explorers - cache/
If the run was successful, the results are copied into the new cache. The cache contains the cconfig output tree from previous runs, which
may also be used in types to gather information about other hosts
- tmpdir/objects/: Objects created during run (like ssh-keys).
If the run was successful, the results are copied into the new cache.
AUTHOR AUTHOR