Command Line

salt-call pillar.get nodegroups
local:
    - class_infra
    - colo_sj
    - state_active
    - country_US
    - type_saltmaster

Configuring Nodegroups Pillar

extension_modules: /srv/salt/ext
ext_pillar:
  - nodegroups:
      pillar_name: 'nodegroups'

salt.pillar.nodegroups.ext_pillar(minion_id, pillar, pillar_name=None)

A salt external pillar which provides the list of nodegroups of which the minion is a member.

Parameters:	minion_id -- used for compound matching nodegroups pillar -- provided by salt, but not used by nodegroups ext_pillar pillar_name -- optional name to use for the pillar, defaults to 'nodegroups'
Returns:	a dictionary which is included by the salt master in the pillars returned to the minion