Getting it running

Code is tested on a fc20, against a remote puppetdb 2.0.0 (puppet 3.6.1) installed on a centos 6.5

• due to the hash syntax, ruby version 1.9.3 or better is needed
• sudo yum install gcc-c++
• `sudo gem install execjs -v 2.0.2
  • dashing depends on this version, clashes with coffee-script, which will pull in 2.1.0)
  • if new versions are installed, use 'gem uninstall execjs' and remove a;; versions other than v2.0.2
• sudo gem install dashing
• sudo gem install bundler

Using the provided code

• unpack the code
• cd <chapter>/puppetdash
• bundle install
• if not running on the puppetdb
  • change all references localhost to puppetdb server host name
• dashing start
  • A demo dashboard should be available at http://localhost:3030

Changes done to the code

• In jobs/puppet.rb

  • convert the local time (Time.now) to UTC using the gmtime method. Timestamps are recorded in UTS in puppetdb

    utc_time = Time.now.gmtime time_past = (utc_time - 1800) ftime_now = utc_time.strftime("%FT%T") ftime_past = time_past.strftime("%FT%T")

  • Added the puppetdb variable, and adjusted the URI's.

• in dashboard/puppet.erb

  • the widgets for the changed/pending/failed adjusted for the meter widget (were still number widget)

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• Added in the README.md of the code, that the variable puppetdb='localhost' should be adjusted when using a remote puppetdb