--- version: 5 defaults: # Used for any hierarchy level that omits these keys. datadir: data # This path is relative to hiera.yaml's directory. data_hash: yaml_data # Use the built-in YAML backend. hierarchy: - name: 'os name major release' path: "os/%{facts.os.name}/%{facts.os.release.major}.yaml" - name: 'os family major release' path: "os/%{facts.os.family}/%{facts.os.release.major}.yaml" - name: 'os family' path: "os/%{facts.os.family}.yaml" - name: 'common' path: 'common.yaml'