Can you programmattically add servers to an existing server-class?

[a212830]

Hi,

In our private cloud, we use chef to push out Splunk configs, which to this point, have been controlled by the Splunk team. We have a request to allow customers to push out their own installs (via chef, which we would control), but my bigger question is how can we add servers to a server-class programmatically? Is there a way to do that?

[ppablo]

Hi @a212830

Glad you found 2 great answers from @Mus and @d below. Don't forget to accept one of their answers to resolve this post please. Thanks!

Patrick

[MuS · Accepted solution]

Hi a212830,

Yes, you can use the REST API to do so, see docs http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.2.1/RESTREF/RESTdeploy#deployment.2Fserver.2Fservercla...

cheers, MuS

[_d_]

There are a couple of ways. You can create a script that simply insert a sequential whitelist/blacklist attribute under each serverclass for the server/host in question in serverclass.conf (in your Deployment Server). Then follow it with a reload for that class so that its changes go in effect.

whitelist.<n> = <clientName> | <IP address> | <hostname>
blacklist.<n> = <clientName> | <IP address> | <hostname>

Or, a better alternative is to hit Deployment Server's corresponding REST endpoint and POST the whitelist/blacklist under the proper serverclass.

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.2.1/RESTREF/RESTdeployExamples#deployment.2Fserver.2Fs...

[a212830]

Fantastic. Thanks!