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