IT Automation and Configuration Management with Puppet

IT Automation and Configuration Management with Puppet, available at $39.99, has an average rating of 3.55, with 103 lectures, 2 quizzes, based on 12 reviews, and has 171 subscribers.

You will learn about Implement consistent configuration across all the servers whether Windows or Linux Learn to configure Puppet Master & Puppet Agent, create Puppet programs – manifests. Configure Windows and Linux systems & manage configurations for any of your applications. Minimize configuration mistakes & downtime with Puppet to overcome problems when using scripts. Build an automated application infrastructure by defining Puppet resources, modules, and classes Deploy Puppet agents and servers in a public cloud environment so that you can quickly see the results of your Puppet code Create Puppet classes and modules to apply your automation and multiple servers in parallel Capture unique configuration for each system using Facter and Hiera so your Puppet code can be more modular and reusable This course is ideal for individuals who are DevOps Professionals, System Administrators or Developers, those who are looking to implement a configuration management system in their organization that automates all their IT configurations and software deployment for Windows and Linux (configure an IT infrastructure across a network) will find this course useful. They may or may not have used Puppet prior to this course, but it’s an added advantage if they have some prior experience with the Linux command line. Customers should be familiar with Windows or Linux. It is particularly useful for DevOps Professionals, System Administrators or Developers, those who are looking to implement a configuration management system in their organization that automates all their IT configurations and software deployment for Windows and Linux (configure an IT infrastructure across a network) will find this course useful. They may or may not have used Puppet prior to this course, but it’s an added advantage if they have some prior experience with the Linux command line. Customers should be familiar with Windows or Linux.

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Title: IT Automation and Configuration Management with Puppet

Price: $39.99

Average Rating: 3.55

Number of Lectures: 103

Number of Quizzes: 2

Number of Published Lectures: 103

Number of Published Quizzes: 2

Number of Curriculum Items: 105

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 105

Original Price: $199.99

Quality Status: approved

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What You Will Learn

Implement consistent configuration across all the servers whether Windows or Linux

Learn to configure Puppet Master & Puppet Agent, create Puppet programs – manifests.

Configure Windows and Linux systems & manage configurations for any of your applications.

Minimize configuration mistakes & downtime with Puppet to overcome problems when using scripts.

Build an automated application infrastructure by defining Puppet resources, modules, and classes

Deploy Puppet agents and servers in a public cloud environment so that you can quickly see the results of your Puppet code

Create Puppet classes and modules to apply your automation and multiple servers in parallel

Capture unique configuration for each system using Facter and Hiera so your Puppet code can be more modular and reusable

Who Should Attend

DevOps Professionals, System Administrators or Developers, those who are looking to implement a configuration management system in their organization that automates all their IT configurations and software deployment for Windows and Linux (configure an IT infrastructure across a network) will find this course useful. They may or may not have used Puppet prior to this course, but it’s an added advantage if they have some prior experience with the Linux command line. Customers should be familiar with Windows or Linux.

Target Audiences

DevOps Professionals, System Administrators or Developers, those who are looking to implement a configuration management system in their organization that automates all their IT configurations and software deployment for Windows and Linux (configure an IT infrastructure across a network) will find this course useful. They may or may not have used Puppet prior to this course, but it’s an added advantage if they have some prior experience with the Linux command line. Customers should be familiar with Windows or Linux.

Video Learning Path Overview

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It’s no surprise that the need to automate common activities has become the major requirement in many large organizations. Automation provides faster deployments and fewer failures, improves security, and reduces costs for your organization. Puppet is an ideal tool for automating IT infrastructure and Configuration Management in your organization and this course will show you how.

In this well thought out Learning Path, you’ll go from beginner to confident Puppet user with a series of clear, practical examples to help you manage every aspect of your server setup. You’ll learn to implement consistent configuration across every server and deploy applications to multiple servers.

Moving further, you’ll get hands-on with managing your IT infrastructure the Puppet 5 platform. You’ll build a custom software installation and configuration to match your application infrastructure. Explore the latest features of Puppet 5 by executing, testing, and deploying Puppet across your systems in no time.

By the end of this Course, you’ll be able to control your IT infrastructure effectively and become a Configuration Management master with the power and flexibility of Puppet 5.0.

Key Features

Develop the skills to run Puppet 5, the latest version of this stable and mature technology, without hiccups.

Get easy solutions to ensure the correct server configuration (Windows or Linux server).

Use Puppet with hands-on examples to build a reliable & secure automated infrastructure and create your own Puppet code.

Author Bios

John Arundel is a DevOps consultant, which means he helps people build world-class web operations teams and infrastructures and has fun doing it. He was formerly a senior operations engineer at global telco Verizon, designing resilient, high-performance infrastructures for major corporations such as Ford, McDonald’s, and Bank of America. He is now an independent consultant, working closely with selected clients to deliver web-scale performance and enterprise-grade resilience on a startup budget. He likes writing books, especially about Puppet (Puppet 2.7 Cookbook and Puppet 3 Cookbook are available from Packt). He also provides training and coaching on Puppet and DevOps, which, it turns out, is far harder than simply doing the work himself. Off the clock, he is a medal-winning, competitive rifle and pistol shooter and a decidedly uncompetitive piano player. He lives in a small cottage in Cornwall, England and believes, like Cicero, that, if you have a garden and a library, then you have everything you need. You may like to follow him on Twitter at @bitfield.

Abdul Basit Alvi is a certified professional with expertise in open source cloud systems and mobile core networks. He has over 3 years of experience in deploying and managing open source cloud systems and using puppet for configuration management and deployment of large scale cloud systems such as OpenStack. He also has experience in using configuration management tools such as Ansible and Puppet for Orchestration and Automation of various virtual network functions in mobile core networks.

Alan Hohn is a Software Architect who primarily works in Java, Go, and Python. He has a lot of experience re-architecting embedded systems and in combining embedded and enterprise approaches. Currently, he works as a Lockheed Martin Fellow encouraging the adoption of virtualization, DevOps, and cloud technologies. This also means that he frequently tries out new technologies and new approaches. He enjoys teaching on technical topics and enjoys hearing from those who find his courses useful. He is employed by Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems and his personal blog is called Variegated.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Puppet 5 – From Beginner to Pro

Lecture 1: The Course Overview

Lecture 2: Why Hiera?

Lecture 3: Adding Hiera Data to Your Puppet repo

Lecture 4: Types of Hiera Data

Lecture 5: Interpolation in Hiera Data

Lecture 6: The Hierarchy

Lecture 7: Creating Resources with Hiera Data

Lecture 8: Managing Secret Data

Lecture 9: Using Puppet Forge Modules

Lecture 10: Using Modules in Your Manifests

Lecture 11: Exploring the Standard Library

Lecture 12: Writing Your Own Modules

Lecture 13: Classes

Lecture 14: Defined Resource Types

Lecture 15: Managing Classes with Hiera

Lecture 16: Roles and Profiles

Lecture 17: What Are Templates?

Lecture 18: Using Templates in Your Manifests

Lecture 19: Iteration in Templates

Lecture 20: Understanding Containers and Deployment with Docker

Lecture 21: Managing Docker with Puppet

Lecture 22: Managing Docker Images

Lecture 23: Building Dynamic Containers

Lecture 24: Persistent Storage for Containers

Lecture 25: Networking and Orchestration

Lecture 26: Running Puppet Inside Containers

Lecture 27: Introducing the Cloud

Lecture 28: Setting Up an Amazon AWS Account

Lecture 29: Getting Ready to Use puppetlabs/aws

Lecture 30: Creating EC2 Instances with Puppet

Lecture 31: Managing Custom VPCs and Subnets

Lecture 32: Provisioning AWS Resources from Hiera Data

Lecture 33: Getting the Demo repo

Lecture 34: Adapting the repo for Your Own Use

Lecture 35: Bootstrapping a New Node

Chapter 2: Puppet 5.0 Essentials for Configuration Management

Lecture 1: The Course Overview

Lecture 2: Getting Started with Puppet

Lecture 3: Creating the Virtual Machine

Lecture 4: Installing Puppet Master

Lecture 5: Configuring Puppet Master

Lecture 6: Security Configurations for Puppet Master

Lecture 7: Installing Puppet Agent

Lecture 8: Puppet Configuration File (puppet.conf)

Lecture 9: Resource Abstraction Layer

Lecture 10: Creating User Manifests

Lecture 11: Creating File Manifests

Lecture 12: Creating Package Manifests

Lecture 13: Creating Service Manifests

Lecture 14: Certificate Signing

Lecture 15: Running the Puppet Agent

Lecture 16: Adding Puppet Nodes

Lecture 17: Regenerating and Revoking a Certificate

Lecture 18: Using site.pp

Lecture 19: Creating Puppet Classes

Lecture 20: Creating Puppet Modules

Lecture 21: Puppet Namespaces and Auto-Loading

Lecture 22: Puppet Variables

Lecture 23: Puppet File Templates

Lecture 24: Creating External Puppet Facts

Lecture 25: Configuring Hiera

Lecture 26: Using Hiera in Modules

Lecture 27: Configuring File and Data Sources

Lecture 28: Hiera in Classes

Lecture 29: Installing Puppet Agent

Lecture 30: Generating Agent Certificates

Lecture 31: Managing Files and Packages

Lecture 32: Managing Services

Lecture 33: Roles and Profiles

Lecture 34: Create and Perform Simple Management of a Git Repository

Lecture 35: Add Files to a Git Repository

Lecture 36: Commit Changed Files to a Git Repository

Lecture 37: Recovering from Committed Mistakes

Chapter 3: Automating IT Infrastructure with Puppet 5.0 – Hands-On!

Lecture 1: The Course Overview

Lecture 2: Full System Control with Puppet

Lecture 3: Reliability and Security Through Automation

Lecture 4: Setting Up Puppet

Lecture 5: Connecting Agent to Server

Lecture 6: Exploring the Main Manifest

Lecture 7: Applying a Resource to a Node

Lecture 8: Understanding the Node Catalog

Lecture 9: Useful Resource Types

Lecture 10: Implementing Resource Order and Dependencies

Lecture 11: Refreshing Puppet Resources

Lecture 12: Exploring Environments

Lecture 13: Defining Classes

Lecture 14: Class Parameters

Lecture 15: Using Classes in Nodes

Lecture 16: Capturing Files in Modules

Lecture 17: Classes and Defines in Modules

Lecture 18: Node Facts

Lecture 19: Custom Facts

Lecture 20: Configuration with Hiera

Lecture 21: Automatic Class Parameters

Lecture 22: Hiera Data Lookup

Lecture 23: Exploring the Template Function

Lecture 24: Embedded Puppet

Instructors

Packt Publishing
Tech Knowledge in Motion

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