====== For AIX: ======

http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/PuppetAix

http://www-frec.bull.com/search.php?package=ruby

http://www.kermit.fr/documentation/mcollective/aix_install.html

====== Puppet useful commands ======

Show the configuration parameters:
<cli prompt='#'>
# puppet config print all
# puppet config print modulepath
</cli>

** Main config file is in /etc/puppet/puppet.conf **

===== Important options under [main] section: =====

vardir: Path where Puppet stores dynamic data.

ssldir: Path where SSL certifications are stored.

==== Under [agent] section: ====

server: Host name of the PuppetMaster. (Default: puppet)

certname: Certificate name used by the client. (Default is its fqdn)

runinterval: Number of minutes between Puppet runs, when running as service. (Default: 30)

report: If to send Puppet runs' reports to the **report_server. (Default: true)

==== Under [master] section: ====

autosign: If new clients certificates are automatically signed. (Default: false)

reports: How to manage clients' reports (Default: store)

storeconfigs: If to enable store configs to support exported resources. (Default: false)

===== Client configuration =====

Test puppet client with no operation, and debug, this will generate a key on the server that needs to be register for use:
  puppet agent -d --noop -t
  
On the server, register the client 
  puppet cert sign "<client_hostname>"
  
And list all puppet clients
  puppet cert list -all
  
The file /etc/puppet/manifest/nodes.pp contain the nodes and their characteristics: files and packages to deploy