Disable software update monitoring

The Puppet Server (pe-puppetserver) service checks for updates when it starts, restarts, and every 24 hours while running. You can disable these automatic software update checks.

To check if a software update is available, the pe-puppetserver service sends the following basic, anonymous information to our servers at Puppet by Perforce:

  • Product name
  • Puppet Server version
  • IP address
  • Data collection timestamp

You can turn off automatic software update monitoring in the Puppet Enterprise (PE) console.

  1. In the PE console, go to Node groups and select the PE Master node group.
  2. On the Classes tab, find the puppet_enterprise::profile::master class.
  3. Add the check_for_updates parameter and change the value to false.
  4. Click Add parameter and commit changes.
  5. On the nodes that host your primary server and console, run Puppet.
    There are several ways to Run Puppet on demand.