11.2. Parameters

1. Click Configure Global Parameters.
2. Click the New Parameter button.
3. Type a Name for the parameter's key.
4. Type a Value for the parameter.
5. Click the Submit button.

1. Click Configure Puppet Classes.
2. Click the New Puppet class button.
3. Type a Name for the Puppet Class.
4. Type a Puppet Environments for the Puppet Class.
5. Select one or more Host groups that own the Puppet Class.
6. Click Submit.

Procedure 11.2. To configure smart parameters

1. Click Configure Puppet Classes.
2. Select a class from the list.
3. Click the Smart Variables tab. This displays a new screen. The left section contains a list of possible parameters the class supports. The right section contains the configuration options for the parameter selected. Click the Add Variable to add a new parameter. Otherwise, select a parameter from the left-hand list.
4. Type a name for the Parameter field.
5. Edit the Description text box to add any plain text notes.
6. Select the Parameter type of data to pass. This is most commonly a string, but other data types are supported.
7. Type a Default Value for the parameter.
8. Use the Optional Input Validator section to restrict the allowed values for the parameter. Choose a Validator type (either a list of comma separated values or a regular expression, regexp) and input the allows values or regular expression code in the Validator rule field.
9. The Override Value For Specific Hosts section at the bottom of the page provides options for overriding values based upon conditional arguments known as Matchers. Define the Order that the host values resolve, then click Add Matcher-Value to add your conditional argument.
   For example, if desired value of the parameter is test for any host with a fully qualified domain name of www.example.com, then specify the Match as fqdn=www.example.com and the Value as test.
10. Click Submit to save your changes.

Procedure 11.3. To import parameterized classes

1. Click Configure Puppet Classes.
2. Click Import from Host Name to import parameterized classes from your Puppet Master.
3. The Puppet Classes page displays with the new classes listed.

Procedure 11.4. To configure parameterized classes

1. Click Configure Puppet Classes.
2. Select a class from the list.
3. Click the Smart Class Parameter tab. This displays a new screen. The left section contains a list of possible parameters the class supports. The right section contains the configuration options for the parameter selected.
4. Select the a parameter from the left-hand list.
5. Edit the Description text box to add any plain text notes.
6. Click the Override checkbox to allow Satellite control over this variable. If the checkbox is not selected, Satellite does not pass this variable to Puppet.
7. Select the Parameter type of data to pass. This is most commonly a string, but other data types are supported.
8. Type a Default Value for the parameter.
9. The Override Value For Specific Hosts section at the bottom of the page provides options for overriding values based upon conditional arguments known as Matchers. Define the Order that the host values resolve, then click Add Matcher-Value to add your conditional argument.
   For example, if desired value of the parameter is test for any host with a fully qualified domain name of www.example.com, then specify the Match as fqdn=www.example.com and the Value as test.
10. Click Submit to save your changes.