salt tips & tricks

saltstack_tips.sh

#run a test.ping on all minions:
salt '*' test.ping

# run a command on all minions:
salt '*' cmd.run "service salt-minion restart"

# run a command on a nodegroup calls  warm_stdby:
salt -N warm_stdby  cmd.run "hostname"

#list les id with x86_64 cpu 
salt -G 'cpuarch:x86_64' grains.item id

#match minions with id master_1 or hot_stdby_1 
salt -E 'master_1|hot_stdby_1' test.ping

## A combination of target definitions combined with boolean operators:
salt -C 'webserv* and G@os:Debian or E@web-dc1-srv.*' test.ping
#The previous command expressed in a top file
base:
  'webserv* and G@os:Debian or E@web-dc1-srv.*':
    - match: compound
    - webserver


##Match both web1-prod and web1-devel minions:
salt -E 'web1-(prod|devel)' test.ping
#the previous command in a top file
base:
  'web1-(prod|devel)':
  - match: pcre
  - webserver


#execute a postgresql query
salt '*' postgres.psql_query 'select * from pg_stat_activity'

#execute top state file
salt '*' state.highstate

#execute only the my_state.sls script
salt 'target' state.sls my_state

#show all the highstate
 salt '*' state.show_highstate --out yaml