site/profiles/manifests/base.pp

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class profiles::base (
   include profiles::accounts::sysadmin
   include profiles::ntp::client
   include profiles::dns::base
+  include profiles::cloudinit::init
 
   # include the python class
   class { 'python':
@@ -44,4 +45,8 @@ class profiles::base (
     secure_path => '/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/puppetlabs/bin'
   }
 
+  # manage virtualised guest agents
+  if $::facts['is_virtual'] and $::facts['dmi']['manufacturer'] == 'QEMU' {
+    include profiles::qemu::agent
+  }
 }

site/profiles/manifests/cloudinit/init.pp

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# profiles::cloudinit::init
+class profiles::cloudinit::init (
+  Boolean $enabled = false,
+  String  $package = 'cloud-init',
+  String  $service = 'cloud-init',
+){
+
+  if $enabled {
+    package { $package:
+      ensure => installed,
+    }
+
+    service { $service:
+      ensure  => running,
+      enable  => true,
+      require => Package[$package],
+    }
+  } else {
+    service { $service:
+      ensure => stopped,
+      enable => false,
+    }
+
+    package { $package:
+      ensure => absent,
+    }
+  }
+}

site/profiles/manifests/qemu/agent.pp

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# profiles::qemu::agent
+class profiles::qemu::agent (
+  Boolean $enabled = true,
+  String  $package = 'qemu-guest-agent',
+  String  $service = 'qemu-guest-agent',
+){
+
+  if $enabled {
+    package { $package:
+      ensure => installed,
+    }
+
+    service { $service:
+      ensure  => running,
+      enable  => true,
+      require => Package[$package],
+    }
+  } else {
+    service { $service:
+      ensure => stopped,
+      enable => false,
+    }
+
+    package { $package:
+      ensure => absent,
+    }
+  }
+}