This repo contains salt configuration for managing the CI cluster.

See: http://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/installation/freebsd.html

• pkg install -y sysutils/py-salt #on master and all minions
• Use config files (master, master.d/, minion) from this repo #not samples
• In the minion file, make sure master: is defined and refers to the DNS name of the master node. If this is not defined, each minion will try to connect to a master with DNS name "salt".
• Start salt_master service and salt_minion services
• Use salt-key (-L: list, -A: Accept all) node memberships if appropriate
• Test with: salt '*' test.ping

Report OS version

salt '*' grains.item os osrelease osarch

Audit packages

salt '*' pkg.audit

Install a package on jenkins node group

salt -N jenkins pkg.install sudo

Run pkg upgrade, on bhyve VMs

salt -G 'virtual:bhyve' pkg.upgrade

Launch a background freebsd-update job. We use cron as fetch does not allow non-interactive use. Here is how to interrogate background jobs

# salt --async 'jenkins-10.*' cmd.run "freebsd-update cron install"
Executed command with job ID: 20150108050304504294
# salt-run jobs.active
# salt-run jobs.list_job 20150108050304504294