Add agentless nodes
You can add nodes that don't or can't have a Puppet agent installed on them. Agentless automation allows you to do manage nodes that don't have software installed, such as updating a package or restarting a server on demand.
- In the PE console, click Nodes > Add nodes.
- Click Connect over SSH or WinRM.
- Select a transport method.
- SSH for *nix and macOS targets
- WinRM for Windows targets
- Enter target host names and the credentials required to access them. If you use an SSH key, include the begin and end tags.
- Optional: Select additional Transport configuration options. For example, to customize the connection port number, select Target Port from the Target options drop-down list, enter the desired port number, and click Add.
- Click Add nodes.
What to do next
After adding agentless nodes to your PE inventory, they are added to PuppetDB, and you can view them on the Nodes page (in the console). Any nodes in your inventory can be added to the inventory node list when you set up a job to run tasks. To review a node's connection settings or remove an agentless node from the inventory, go to the Connections tab on the Node details page.
After adding agentless nodes to your PE inventory, they are added to PuppetDB, and you can view them on the Nodes page (in the console). Any nodes in your inventory can be added to the inventory node list when you set up a job to run tasks. To review a node's connection settings or remove an agentless node from the inventory, go to the Connections tab on the Node details page.
