Optionally manage the mysqld service

When using failover options such as Corosync, it's preferable to allow the failover software to manage the starting and stopping of the service. This parameter allows that to happen.

Author: hunner

manifests/server.pp

@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
   $service_name     = $mysql::params::service_name,
   $service_provider = $mysql::params::service_provider,
   $config_hash      = {},
-  $enabled          = true
+  $enabled          = true,
+  $manage_service   = true
 ) inherits mysql::params {
 
   Class['mysql::server'] -> Class['mysql::config']
@@ -40,12 +41,13 @@
     $service_ensure = 'stopped'
   }
 
-  service { 'mysqld':
-    ensure   => $service_ensure,
-    name     => $service_name,
-    enable   => $enabled,
-    require  => Package['mysql-server'],
-    provider => $service_provider,
+  if $manage_service {
+    service { 'mysqld':
+      ensure   => $service_ensure,
+      name     => $service_name,
+      enable   => $enabled,
+      require  => Package['mysql-server'],
+      provider => $service_provider,
+    }
   }
-
 }