Host class: Difference between revisions

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A host class is an attribute assigned to the specification of a host which determines aspects of its configuration.

Host classes for each host may be set in hostlist.csv or may be set in config.inc.

Host classes set in hostlist.csv are available to both host generator scripts and to cfengine promises.

Host classes set in config.inc are NOT available to host generator scripts but ONLY TO cfengine promises.

Class name	Where specified	Description
mon*	`hostlist.csv`	Classes used to configure the monitoring system: mondisk - sample each host disk's sector (512 byte) read and write counts and save for graphing moneth[0-9] - sample the network interface transmit and receive byte counts and save for graphing monload - sample the host's load average and save for graphing monping - ping the hosts
userlogin	`config.inc`	Indicates that ordinary users will log in to this host. Typically set for lab computers, login servers and VLAB servers.
localstorage	`hostlist.csv`	See local storage
vlabserver	`hostlist.csv`	Configure host as a VLAB server

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			A '''host class''' is an attribute assigned to the specification of a host which determines aspects of its configuration.

	Host classes for each host may be set in <code>[[hostlist.csv]]</code> or may be set in <code>[[config.inc]]</code>.		Host classes for each host may be set in <code>[[hostlist.csv]]</code> or may be set in <code>[[config.inc]]</code>.