SD States

Overview of States subtabs.

The following subtabs are only available for Salt minions.

Packages

Search and install packages then assign them with a pre-defined state for a selected machine.

system details salt states packages

Here you can search for a specific package, for example vim. Then with the drop-down box activate Unmanaged, Installed, or Removed. Select Latest or Any from the drop-down box. Latest applies the latest package version available while Any applies the package version required to fulfil dependencies. Click the Save button to save changes to the database, then click Apply to apply the new package state.

Custom

States which have been created on the States Catalog page located under Main Menu  Salt may be assigned to a system on the Custom page.

system details salt states custom

Search for the custom state you want to apply to the system then select the Assign check box.

Click Save to save the change to the database finally select Apply to apply the changes. States applied at the system level will only be applied to the selected system.

Highstate

From the Highstate page you can view and apply the highstate for a selected system.

Select the Test mode toggle to test the highstate before applying it.

Using Test mode
  1. Select the toggle Test mode.

  2. Select Apply Highstate.

  3. You will see the message:

    Applying the highstate has been scheduled.
  4. Select scheduled to see the results of the test.

system details salt states highstate

Select a date and time to apply the highstate. Then click Apply Highstate.