Puppet has several methods that can be used for low end reporting needs. Some of these methods, such as parsing the local run output data files or logs, can be performed on the client, but most of them rely on the Puppet Master to properly perform.

Puppet's reporting system is based on a concept of report processors. Many different report processors exist. A summary of some of the most common ones are listed in the following table:

Report processors can also be written in Ruby to handle custom requirements, as needed...