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===========================
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Spinning up Windows Minions
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===========================
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It is possible to use Salt Cloud to spin up Windows instances, and then install
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Salt on them. This functionality is available on all cloud providers that are
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supported by Salt Cloud. However, it may not necessarily be available on all
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Windows images.
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Requirements
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============
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Salt Cloud makes use of `smbclient` and `winexe` to set up the Windows Salt
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Minion installer. `smbclient` may be part of either the `samba` package, or its
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own `smbclient` package, depending on the distribution. `winexe` is less
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commonly available in distribution-specific repositories. However, it is
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currently being built for various distributions in 3rd party channels:
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* `RPMs at pbone.net`__
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.. __: http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3?stat=3&search=winexe
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* `OpenSuse Build Service`__
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.. __: http://software.opensuse.org/package/winexe
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Additionally, a copy of the Salt Minion Windows installer must be present on
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the system on which Salt Cloud is running. This installer may be downloaded
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from saltstack.com:
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* `SaltStack Download Area`__
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.. __: http://saltstack.com/downloads/
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Firewall Settings
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=================
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Because Salt Cloud makes use of `smbclient` and `winexe`, port 445 must be open
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on the target image. This port is not generally open by default on a standard
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Windows distribution, and care must be taken to use an image in which this port
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is open, or the Windows firewall is disabled.
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Configuration
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=============
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Configuration is set as usual, with some extra configuration settings. The
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location of the Windows installer on the machine that Salt Cloud is running on
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must be specified. This may be done in any of the regular configuration files
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(main, providers, profiles, maps). For example:
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Setting the installer in ``/etc/salt/cloud.providers``:
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.. code-block:: yaml
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my-softlayer:
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provider: softlayer
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user: MYUSER1138
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apikey: 'e3b68aa711e6deadc62d5b76355674beef7cc3116062ddbacafe5f7e465bfdc9'
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minion:
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master: saltmaster.example.com
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win_installer: /root/Salt-Minion-0.17.0-AMD64-Setup.exe
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win_username: Administrator
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win_password: letmein
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The default Windows user is `Administrator`, and the default Windows password
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is blank.
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