Welcome to salt-nornir’s documentation!

Contents:

• Overview
  • Why use Nornir with SALT?
  • How it fits together
  • How it works
  • Nornir process watchdog or known issues
• Installation
  • SALTSTACK versions tested
  • Common installation issues
  • Using docker containers
• Getting started
  • Install SALTSTACK
  • Install Nornir
  • Configure SALT Master
  • Define Proxy Minion pillar configuration
  • Start SALT Master
  • Configure Proxy Minion
  • Start Nornir Proxy Minion process
  • Accept Proxy Minion key on master
  • Start using Nornir Proxy Minion
  • Additional resources
• Nornir Proxy module
  • Dependencies
  • Introduction
  • Nornir proxy pillar parameters
  • Nornir runners
  • Nornir proxy module special tasks
  • Nornir Proxy Module functions
• Nornir Execution Module
  • Introduction
  • Commands timeout
  • AAA considerations
  • Targeting Nornir Hosts
  • Jumphosts or Bastions
  • Nornir Execution module functions summary
  • Nornir Execution module functions
• Nornir Runner Module
  • Dependencies
  • Introduction
  • Nornir Runner module functions
• Nornir State Module
  • Introduction
  • Nornir state module functions
• FAQ
  • How to refresh Nornir Proxy Pillar?
  • How to target individual hosts behind nornir proxy minion?
• Examples
  • Doing one-liner configuration changes
  • Using JINJA2 templates to generate and apply configuration
  • Using Nornir state module to do configuration changes
  • Sending Nornir stats to Elasticsearch and visualizing in Grafana
  • Using runner to work with inventory information and search for hosts
  • Calling task plugins using nr.task
  • Targeting devices behind Nornir proxy
  • Saving results to files