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Puppet
Module 1: The Basics
- Introduction To Configuration Management
- About The Author
- Why Puppet?
- How To Access Your Working Files
Module 2: The Puppet Run Cycle
- Introduction To Puppet Run Cycle
- Gathering System Facts
- Node Matching And Catalogue Compilation
Module 3: Organizing A Puppet Environment
- Defining Nodes
- Puppet Modules – Reusable Code
- Provisioning A Web Server
- Class Parameters – Applying Variables
- Hiera Parameters – Defining Variables
- Executing Modules Against A Puppet Master With An Agent
- Reporting With Puppet
Module 4: Additional Tools
- Managing Modules With Librarian-Puppet
- Managing Directory Environments And Modules With R10K
- External Node Classifiers And Reporting With Puppet Dashboard – Part 1
- External Node Classifiers And Reporting With Puppet Dashboard – Part 2
Module 5: The Puppet Infrastructure
- Puppet Agents
- Puppet Masters
- MCollective And Systems Orchestration
- Cross Platform Puppet
Module 6: The Puppet Language – A Basic Primer
- Puppet Resources – How To Define System Resources
- Applying A Simple Puppet Manifest
- Puppet Types
- The Package File Service Patter
- Applying Conditional Logic In Puppet
- Fact Conditionals – Choosing A Course Of Action
Module 7: MCollective
- MCollective And Live Management
- MCollective With Puppet
- Using MCollective To Interact With Services
- Using MCollective To Interact With Puppet
Module 8: Conclusion
- Wrap-Up And Further Resources