Sample Salt commands

salt_commands_demo.txt

ssh root@susemanager.suselab.com

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// SUSE EXPERT DAYS 2018
// SOME SAMPLE SALT COMMANDS
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//Check status
salt-run manage.status
salt '*' test.ping

//Get grains from all minions
salt '*' grains.ls
//OS data
salt '*' grains.fetch os

salt 'caaslocal.suselab.com' grains.append net extranet
salt '*.tf.local' grains.append net intranet

//Get grains value
salt '*' grains.fetch net

//Example module: network
salt '*' network.interface eth0
salt '*' network.interfaces

//Playing with output
salt '*' network.interface
salt '*' network.interfaces --output=json

salt -G "net:intranet" test.ping 
salt -G "net:extranet" test.ping

salt -G "net:*tranet" grains.fetch net

//Debugging and auditing
salt '*' status.diskusage 
salt '*' status.loadavg
salt '*' grains.fetch num_cpus

//Advanced targeting
//Free RAM for SUSE servers on the intranet 1 CPU
salt -C 'G@os:SUSE and G@num_cpus:1 and *.local' test.ping

//Remote command execution
salt -C 'G@os:SUSE and G@num_cpus:1 and *.local' cmd.run 'cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep "model name"'
salt -C 'G@os:SUSE and G@num_cpus:1 and *.local' grains.fetch cpu_model