Version of puppet to use with Foreman on RHEL6.5

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Hi there,

I'm starting out with Foreman 1.4 on a new RHEL6.5 instance.

What are the recommended/supported versions of puppet I can/should use with
this release?

In the rhel-6-server-sam-rpms repo, I see: 2.6.17-2.el6cf
In the epel repo, I see: 2.7.23-1.el6
In the puppetlabs repo, I see: 3.4.2.1-el6

Are there any recommendations for or against a particular release?

Richard.

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I would stay away from 3.4.2 due to
http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/4244

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The installer for Foreman 1.4 requires 2.7 or higher, so either of the
latter two will work. I wouldn't recommend using SAM packages or
enabling the channel outside of that product, it's not for general use.

If you're starting afresh, I'd recommend Puppet 3.4.2.

··· On 14/02/14 10:34, Richard wrote: > Hi there, > > I'm starting out with Foreman 1.4 on a new RHEL6.5 instance. > > What are the recommended/supported versions of puppet I can/should use > with this release? > > In the rhel-6-server-sam-rpms repo, I see: 2.6.17-2.el6cf > In the epel repo, I see: 2.7.23-1.el6 > In the puppetlabs repo, I see: 3.4.2.1-el6 > > Are there any recommendations for or against a particular release?

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Dominic Cleal
Red Hat Engineering

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Thank you Dominic - I'll go with Puppet 4.3.2.

Richard.

··· On Friday, 14 February 2014 10:39:21 UTC, Dominic Cleal wrote: > > On 14/02/14 10:34, Richard wrote: > > Hi there, > > > > I'm starting out with Foreman 1.4 on a new RHEL6.5 instance. > > > > What are the recommended/supported versions of puppet I can/should use > > with this release? > > > > In the rhel-6-server-sam-rpms repo, I see: 2.6.17-2.el6cf > > In the epel repo, I see: 2.7.23-1.el6 > > In the puppetlabs repo, I see: 3.4.2.1-el6 > > > > Are there any recommendations for or against a particular release? > > The installer for Foreman 1.4 requires 2.7 or higher, so either of the > latter two will work. I wouldn't recommend using SAM packages or > enabling the channel outside of that product, it's not for general use. > > If you're starting afresh, I'd recommend Puppet 3.4.2. > > -- > Dominic Cleal > Red Hat Engineering >
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Ooops!

I meant Puppet 3.4.2 ! Sorry!

Richard.

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> I meant Puppet 3.4.2 ! Sorry!

My heart started beating really fast when I saw that :slight_smile:

··· -- Later,

Lukas “lzap” Zapletal
irc: lzap #theforeman

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Thanks for that link. My access to Red Hat Software Collections has now
come through, so I can now get stuck into Foreman. :slight_smile:

I notice that Bug #4244: Core dump during foreman-installer - Installer - Foreman links to a Red Hat
bugzilla entry. Is there any benefit it me reproducing the issue and
raising a call referencing the Red Hat bugzilla?

Richard.

··· On Friday, 14 February 2014 17:43:18 UTC, Brian Pitts wrote: > > I would stay away from 3.4.2 due to > http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/4244 >
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Yes, I'd suggest it if you're hitting this problem. It may help us
ensure it's prioritised. Thanks!

··· On 17/02/14 15:01, Richard wrote: > > On Friday, 14 February 2014 17:43:18 UTC, Brian Pitts wrote: > > I would stay away from 3.4.2 due to > http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/4244 > > > > Thanks for that link. My access to Red Hat Software Collections has now > come through, so I can now get stuck into Foreman. :) > > I notice that http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/4244 links to a Red > Hat bugzilla entry. Is there any benefit it me reproducing the issue > and raising a call referencing the Red Hat bugzilla?

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Dominic Cleal
Red Hat Engineering