We have been learning about how to perform all sorts of functions on the minion. However, there are methods to run utility functions on the Salt master itself, to perform various tasks such as looking up the job history, finding out minion details, and so on. In this recipe, we will look at how we can do these tasks using Salt runners.
Configure two minions in the staging environment called
stgdc1log01andstgdc1app01. Start the minions, let them authenticate with the Salt master, and then shut down the minion service daemon onstgdc1app01.Run the following command to see the overall minion data:
[root@salt-master ~]# salt-run manage.status down: - stgdc1app01 up: - stgdc1log01
Run the following command to get a grain detail from one of the minions:
[root@salt-master ~]# salt -vv 'stgdc1log01' grains.item server_type Executing job with jid 20141123180047497261 ------------------------------------------- stgdc1log01: ---------- server_type...