From command prompt run python \python27\scripts\saltminion c c. It can also be used in standalone mode to apply states to a machine without a saltmaster by using c. If this option is enabled then sudo will be used to change the active user executing the remote command. Saltstack software runs on and manages many versions of linux, windows, mac os x and unix. Ansible is so beautiful yet cool to complementing salt to be deployed across all hosts. Wie sie saltstack mit einem provisioningsystem wie cobbler. Salt master is the main control system used to send commands to salt minion and their configuration.
Hi, so saltstack question, how can i rename minion id after it got registered on the salt master. This howto on windows salt minions will just scratch the surface of the power behind salt, and will cover remote execution, installation and management. As with salt fluorine, it also started as a series of tweets and mostly mentions new features. Populate the repository sync repo to windows minions. The installer will update the minion config with these options and then start the minion. Make sure the saltstack windows saltminion service is up and running on client node which you want to manage. Install and start the salt minion as a windows service. How to install and configure salt master and minion. Windows software repository saltstack documentation. How to modify saltminion settings in windows without. There are no plans for the foreseeable future to develop a salt master on windows. Salt minions they are also called nodes are subsystems that work on managed servers and receive commands from the master, as well as their configuration. Troubleshooting the salt minion salt cookbook book.
This long article explores windows management with salt. Use salt grains to identify minions uptime through. The most common option would be to use the root user. Saltstack copy directory from salt master to minion. Troubleshooting the salt minion not only the salt master but also the salt minions can face a lot of problems. Install the saltstack windows minion in client node with default settings and update below details while installing. It can also be used in standalone mode to apply states to a machine without a master by using c. On windows tobe slave, download and install the same salt version saltminion package. Our fundamentals guide is a great place to learn the basics saltstack platform support. I heard a few guys on github who had success fixing their issue only by uninstalling old minion version and installing the new one. Hi readers,its continuing from salt server ubuntu, copy and open link address,here we are going to discuss how to install salt on windows,salt has full support for running the salt minion on windows. Has anyone experiencing any issues with minion on windows server 2012 r2. To make the new custom grains take effect, the saltminion service must be restarted after editing the minion file.
Saltstack minion on windows server 2012 r2 stack overflow. Saltstack is the best choice because its proactive and it creates selfhealing systems. The host name wasnt exactly what my ocd wanted when it registered its key with the master, so i needed to change the name of the key. Upgrading saltminion on windows using salt tech notes. Yes, you can definitely restart the salt minion with the help of states. The salt minion receives commands from the central salt master and replies with the results of said commands. Ok now back to the salt master, we can display the custom grains. On windows tobe slave, download and install the same salt version salt minion package.
Changing name of saltminion my sys admin nightmare. The default config file is named minion located in c. This section contains details on the windows package manager, and specific information you need. The user to run salt remote execution commands as via sudo. This is an unofficial summary of whats new in the salt neon release. To understand how saltstack works in a data center environment, learn how to query information about a minion and how to use salt modules to make saltstack flexible. A saltstack tutorial to start mastering data center minions. Security we use saltstack to enforce cis compliance through automated, orchestrated, and audited patching and configuration across our windows and linux infrastructure. Copy, paste and drag n drop between windows and vmware workstation debianubuntu vm. On each salt minion run these commands on each system that you want to manage using salt. Getting started with salt stack windows minions blandname. Visit the saltstack platform support site to learn how long a particular operating system and saltstack version will receive official packages, testing, and technical support. If enabled the user will need to be allowed access via the sudoers file for the user that the salt minion is configured to run as. Ansible playbook to automate salt minion deployment.
The salt master runs on linux by default, but any operating system can be a minion, and currently windows, vmware vsphere and bsd unix variants are wellsupported. Salt minion runs a single process that sits on machines to be managed by salt. This guide walks you through configuring a salt master and minion, and is relevant to any supported linux distribution. For now you must run your salt master on a supported operating system to control your salt minions on windows. The saltmaster is configured via the master configuration file, and the saltminion is configured via the minion configuration file.
Hopefully well have initial msis for testing in a week or two. More information on impacket can be found at the project home. Salt windows installer this repository is for the windows installer work is currently ongoing to create a simple salt windows installer in the subfolder salt inside the deps folder, but is currently broken. If you want to read about other changes and deprecations for example, raet is gone, then go read the official release notes and the new handcrafted changelog. The saltminion receives commands from the central saltmaster and replies with the. My aim is to implement log rotation for saltminion installed on windows. Getting started with salt basic installation and setup. That was the biggest difference between saltstack and the other guys. The saltminion receives commands from the central saltmaster and replies with the results of said commands. This is samantha with the devops library, and in this short lesson were going to show you how to add a windows minion to our salt master. What systems and infrastructure can be managed by a salt minion. Stop the saltminion service service saltminion stop.
If you do not want to install the minion, also pass the n option. Spinning up windows minions saltstack documentation. Setup salt minion in a python3 virtual environment on a. Many of the standard salt modules have been ported to work on windows and many of the salt states currently work on windows as well. You must connect windows salt minions to a salt master on a supported operating system to. In this recipe, you will learn how to determine the selection from salt cookbook book. The salt windows software repository provides a package manager and. It can either operate as a standalone daemon which accepts commands locally via saltcall or it can connect back. Such as scientific analysis proves that it involves all the four lobes of the brain to work cohesively in order to create something meaningful configuration management. Salt cloud makes use of impacket and winexe to set up the windows salt minion installer.
Ran into an issue the other day when installing and registering a salt minion with its master. Perform an update using the package manager example of rhel based derivative. You must connect windows salt minions to a salt master on a supported operating system to control your salt minions. Salt is a pythonbased configuration management platform designed to control a number of slave servers called minions in salt terminology from a single master server. Manage salt minions in large environments in symphony. Salt minion is a program used by developers in order to create new applications. This means i probably have a bunch of outmoded ways of working with windows. This ansible playbook is written to automate the steps provided in my previous blog to setup salt minion in a python3 virtual environment. Create selfmanaging servers with masterless saltstack minions. One will function as the salt master and the others. Q19 how will you be able to restart the salt minion with the help of states. Salt requires a minion configuration file and a few other directories.
Salt has full support for running the salt minion on windows. We will also demonstrate how to install the salt minion daemon on other computers in order to manage them with salt. This section contains details on the windows package manager, and specific. Master and minion, or masterless architecture agent minion or agentless saltssh permanent, encrypted and authenticated connection zeromqaes open api for thirdparty cloud and software. Sls file managing windows software on a standalone windows minion.
Salt also referred to as saltstack is a pythonbased configuration management and orchestration system. David boucha hi jeff, were actually in the process of adding msis to our build process right now. Upgrade the linux saltminion i added this just for good measure but as you can see, upgrading on linux is pretty straight forward. You just need to modify the salt minions config file which is found here, by default. You are viewing docs for the latest stable release, 3000. As of january 1st, 2020, python 2 has officially reached the end of life and will no. This is because the saltminion service is only running to listen for events from the master. The saltminion service will appear in the windows service manager and can be started and stopped there or with the command line program sc like any other windows service. There have been no reported issues that are 2012 r2 specific. Switch to docs for the previous stable release, 2019. For the moment there is no a normal way to upgrade saltminions from the saltmaster and not to lose communication between them but you can create a saltstate, that will send a special shell command to the saltminion and execute it in the background. Package manager see also the official documentation windows package manager initialize the repository on your salt master. Im new to salt, and im a recovering windows syasdamin from the 200020 era. This package installs a saltminion on your system as a windows service.
I have about 200 windows minion to deinstall and try a new version of the minion. Your salt master can manage itself, so a salt minion is installed along with the salt master. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. How to install and configure salt master and minion servers on ubuntu 14. If you have more saltstack agent servers, you need to setup them in the same fashion. First, it shows you how to automatically install software to windows, control windows boxes behind nat and firewall and remotely run arbitrary powershell commands on windows. You can query the available version of a package using the salt pkg module. What operating systems are covered by saltstack enterprise support offerings.
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