getting started puppet manifest

getting started puppet manifest

1) check the default resources list for puppet.

cmd :
puppet resource [-h|--help] [-d|--debug] [-v|--verbose] [-e|--edit] [-p|--param parameter] [-t|--types] [-y|--to_yaml] type [name] [attribute=value ...]

REF : puppet

command : puppet resources --types

output :

augeas,computer,cron,exec,file,filebucket,group,host,interface,k5login,macauthorization,mailalias,maillist,mcx,mount,nagios_command
nagios_contact,nagios_contactgroup,nagios_host,nagios_hostdependency,nagios_hostescalation,nagios_hostextinfo,nagios_hostgroup,
nagios_service,nagios_servicedependency,nagios_serviceescalation,nagios_serviceextinfo,nagios_servicegroup,nagios_timeperiod
notify,package,resources,router,schedule,scheduled_task,selboolean,selmodule,service,ssh_authorized_key,sshkey,stage,tidy,user
vlan,whit,yumrepo,zfs,zone,zpool.

2) here in puppet, program are called as manifest.
ex : root.pp.

3) class can be defined as the resuseable component, can be called/used from any where.

def :

class classname {

puppet code

}