hiera – get info from hiera data
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hiera – get info from hiera data
New in version 2.4.
Synopsis
- Retrieves data from an Puppetmaster node using Hiera as ENC
Requirements
The below requirements are needed on the local master node that executes this lookup.
- hiera (command line utility)
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Configuration | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
_bin_file - |
Default: "/usr/bin/hiera" |
env:ANSIBLE_HIERA_BIN |
Binary file to execute Hiera |
_hiera_key list / required |
The list of keys to lookup on the Puppetmaster | ||
_hierarchy_file - |
Default: "/etc/hiera.yaml" |
env:ANSIBLE_HIERA_CFG |
File that describes the hierarchy of Hiera |
Examples
# All this examples depends on hiera.yml that describes the hierarchy
- name: "a value from Hiera 'DB'"
debug: msg={{ lookup('hiera', 'foo') }}
- name: "a value from a Hiera 'DB' on other environment"
debug: msg={{ lookup('hiera', 'foo environment=production') }}
- name: "a value from a Hiera 'DB' for a concrete node"
debug: msg={{ lookup('hiera', 'foo fqdn=puppet01.localdomain') }}
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this lookup:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
_raw strings |
a value associated with input key
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Status
Authors
- Juan Manuel Parrilla (@jparrill)
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.7/plugins/lookup/hiera.html