Verify a Salt install

The final step in the Salt installation process is to verify that the installation was successful by sending a test ping from the Salt master to the connected Salt minions.

Send a test ping

After a successful installation of Salt:

1. With systemctl, check that the Salt master is running and logs no errors:

   systemctl status salt-master
   

   Example response:

   salt-master.service - The Salt Master Server
       Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/salt-master.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
       Active: active (running) since Tue 2020-02-04 16:34:55 CST; 17h ago
         Docs: man:salt-master(1)
               file:///usr/share/doc/salt/html/contents.html
               https://docs.saltproject.io/en/latest/contents.html
     Main PID: 8727 (salt-master)
        Tasks: 32 (limit: 4915)
       CGroup: /system.slice/salt-master.service
               ├─8727 /usr/bin/python2 /usr/bin/salt-master
   Feb 04 16:34:55 VM systemd[1]: Starting The Salt Master Server...
   

2. Check cluster connection and version:

   salt '*' test.version
   

   Example response:

   minion1:
     3004.2
   

Next steps

After accepting the Salt minion keys, you can now use Salt!

To learn more about Salt, go the Salt user guide.