network-formula/README.rst

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saltstack-network-formula
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Salt Stack Formula to set up and configure a host's network configuration

NOTICE BEFORE YOU USE
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* This formula aims to follow the conventions and recommendations described at http://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/development/conventions/formulas.html#conventions-formula and http://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/best_practices.html

TODO
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* Use more of the available options in interfaces.sls of network.managed
* interfaces: configure broadcast if set

Instructions
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1. Add this repository as a `GitFS <http://docs.saltstack.com/topics/tutorials/gitfs.html>`_ backend in your Salt master config.

2. Configure your Pillar top file (``/srv/pillar/top.sls``) and your pillars, see pillar.example.sls

3. Include this Formula within another Formula or simply define your needed states within the Salt top file (``/srv/salt/top.sls``).

Available states
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.. contents::
    :local:

``network.hosts``
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Sets the static lookup table for hostnames

``network.interfaces``
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Sets the network interfaces configuration

``network.resolver``
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Sets the resolver configuration

``network.routes``
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Manages network routes

Additional resources
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None

Formula Dependencies
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None

Contributions
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Contributions are always welcome. All development guidelines you have to know are

* write clean code (proper YAML+Jinja syntax, no trailing whitespaces, no empty lines with whitespaces, LF only)
* set sane default settings
* test your code
* update README.rst doc

Salt Compatibility
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Tested with:

* 2014.1.x

OS Compatibility
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Tested with:

* GNU/ Linux Debian Wheezy
* CentOS 6 (not completly tested)