PUPPET-CATALOG(8)

NAME
puppet-catalog - Compile, save, view, and convert catalogs.

SYNOPSIS
puppet catalog action [--terminus TERMINUS] [--extra HASH]

DESCRIPTION
This subcommand deals with catalogs, which are compiled per-node artifacts generated from a set of Puppet manifests. By default, it interacts with the compiling subsystem and compiles a catalog using the default manifest and certname, but you can change the source of the catalog with the --terminus option. You can also choose to print any catalog in 'dot' format (for easy graph viewing with OmniGraffle or Graphviz) with '--render-as dot'.

OPTIONS
Note that any configuration parameter that's valid in the configuration file is also a valid long argument, although it may or may not be relevant to the present action. For example, server and run_mode are valid configuration parameters, so you can specify --server <servername>, or --run_mode <runmode> as an argument.

See the configuration file documentation at http://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/stable/configuration.html for the full list of acceptable parameters. A commented list of all configuration options can also be generated by running puppet with --genconfig.

--render-as FORMAT
    The format in which to render output. The most common formats are json, s (string), yaml, and console, but other options such as dot are sometimes available.

--verbose
    Whether to log verbosely.

--debug
    Whether to log debug information.

--extra HASH
    A terminus can take additional arguments to refine the operation, which are passed as an arbitrary hash to the back-end. Anything passed as the extra value is just send direct to the back-end.

--terminus TERMINUS
    Indirector faces expose indirected subsystems of Puppet. These subsystems are each able to retrieve and alter a specific type of data (with the familiar actions of find, search, save, and destroy) from an arbitrary number of pluggable backends. In Puppet parlance, these backends are called terminuses.

    Almost all indirected subsystems have a rest terminus that interacts with the puppet master's data. Most of them have additional terminuses for various local data models, which are in turn used by the indirected subsystem on the puppet master whenever it receives a remote request.

    The terminus for an action is often determined by context, but occasionally needs to be set explicitly. See the "Notes" section of this face's manpage for more details.

ACTIONS

apply - Find and apply a catalog.
    SYNOPSIS

    puppet catalog apply [--terminus TERMINUS] [--extra HASH]

    DESCRIPTION

    Finds and applies a catalog. This action takes no arguments, but the source of the catalog can be managed with the --terminus option.

    RETURNS

    Nothing. When used from the Ruby API, returns a Puppet::Transaction::Report object.

destroy - Invalid for this subcommand.
    SYNOPSIS

    puppet catalog destroy [--terminus TERMINUS] [--extra HASH] key

    DESCRIPTION

    Invalid for this subcommand.

download - Download this node's catalog from the puppet master server.
    SYNOPSIS

    puppet catalog download [--terminus TERMINUS] [--extra HASH]

    DESCRIPTION

    Retrieves a catalog from the puppet master and saves it to the local yaml cache. This action always contacts the puppet master and will ignore alternate termini.

    The saved catalog can be used in any subsequent catalog action by specifying '--terminus yaml' for that action.

    RETURNS

    Nothing.

    NOTES

    When used from the Ruby API, this action has a side effect of leaving Puppet::Resource::Catalog.indirection.terminus_class set to yaml. The terminus must be explicitly re-set for subsequent catalog actions.

find - Retrieve the catalog for a node.
    SYNOPSIS

    puppet catalog find [--terminus TERMINUS] [--extra HASH] certname

    DESCRIPTION

    Retrieve the catalog for a node.

    RETURNS

    A serialized catalog. When used from the Ruby API, returns a Puppet::Resource::Catalog object.

info - Print the default terminus class for this face.
    SYNOPSIS

    puppet catalog info [--terminus TERMINUS] [--extra HASH]

    DESCRIPTION

    Prints the default terminus class for this subcommand. Note that different run modes may have different default termini; when in doubt, specify the run mode with the '--run_mode' option.

save - API only: create or overwrite an object.
    SYNOPSIS

    puppet catalog save [--terminus TERMINUS] [--extra HASH] key

    DESCRIPTION

    API only: create or overwrite an object. As the Faces framework does not currently accept data from STDIN, save actions cannot currently be invoked from the command line.

search - Invalid for this subcommand.
    SYNOPSIS

    puppet catalog search [--terminus TERMINUS] [--extra HASH] query

    DESCRIPTION

    Invalid for this subcommand.

select - Retrieve a catalog and filter it for resources of a given type.
    SYNOPSIS

    puppet catalog select [--terminus TERMINUS] [--extra HASH] host resource_type

    DESCRIPTION

    Retrieves a catalog for the specified host, then searches it for all resources of the requested type.

    RETURNS

    A list of resource references ("Type[title]"). When used from the API, returns an array of Puppet::Resource objects excised from a catalog.

    NOTES

    By default, this action will retrieve a catalog from Puppet's compiler subsystem; you must call the action with --terminus rest if you wish to retrieve a catalog from the puppet master.

    FORMATTING ISSUES: This action cannot currently render useful yaml; instead, it returns an entire catalog. Use json instead.

EXAMPLES
apply

Apply the locally cached catalog:

$ puppet catalog apply --terminus yaml

Retrieve a catalog from the master and apply it, in one step:

$ puppet catalog apply --terminus rest

From secret_agent.rb (API example):

    # ...
    Puppet::Face[:catalog, '0.0.1'].download
    # (Termini are singletons; catalog.download has a side effect of
    # setting the catalog terminus to yaml)
    report  = Puppet::Face[:catalog, '0.0.1'].apply
    # ...

download

Retrieve and store a catalog:

$ puppet catalog download

From secret_agent.rb (API example):

    Puppet::Face[:plugin, '0.0.1'].download
    Puppet::Face[:facts, '0.0.1'].upload
    Puppet::Face[:catalog, '0.0.1'].download
    # ...

select

Ask the puppet master for a list of managed file resources for a node:

$ puppet catalog select --terminus rest somenode.magpie.lan file

NOTES
This subcommand is an indirector face, which exposes find, search, save, and destroy actions for an indirected subsystem of Puppet. Valid termini for this face include:

•   active_record

•   compiler

•   json

•   queue

•   rest

•   static_compiler

•   store_configs

•   yaml

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright 2011 by Puppet Labs Apache 2 license; see COPYING