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In computing, Puppet is an open-source software configuration management tool. It runs on many Unix-like systems as well as on Microsoft Windows, and includes its own declarative language to describe system configuration.

Puppet is produced by Puppet, founded by Luke Kanies in 2005. It is written in Ruby and released as free software under the GNU General Public License (GPL) until version 2.7.0 and the Apache License 2.0 after that.


We offer a variety of training options to help you or your team get up and running with Puppet, or take your skills to the next level.


Whether you attend one of our training courses classroom or explore a online interactive training option, you’re learning from real Puppet professionals who have been there and want to help you succeed.



Agenda

The basic course program is outlined here :-

1. The Basics
  • Introduction To Configuration Management
  • About The Author
  • Why Puppet?
  • How To Access Your Working Files

2. The Puppet Infrastructure
  • Puppet Agents
  • Puppet Masters
  • MCollective And Systems Orchestration
  • Cross Platform Puppet

3. The Puppet Run Cycle
  • Introduction To Puppet Run Cycle
  • Gathering System Facts
  • Node Matching And Catalog Compilation

4. 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

5. 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

6. MCollective
  • MCollective And Live Management
  • MCollective With Puppet
  • Using MCollective To Interact With Services
  • Using MCollective To Interact With Puppet

7. 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

8. Conclusion
  • Wrap-Up And Further Resources

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