Puppet 2.7 Cookbook

Build reliable, scalable, secure, high-performance systems to fully utilize the power of cloud computing

Key Features

• Shows you how to use 100 powerful advanced features of Puppet, with detailed step-by-step instructions
• Covers all the popular tools and frameworks used with Puppet: Dashboard, Foreman, MCollective, and more
• Includes the latest features and updates in Puppet 2.7
• Written in a simple, practical style by a professional systems administrator and Puppet expert, every recipe has detailed step-by-step instructions showing you the exact commands and configuration settings you need

Book Description

What you will learn

• Make Puppet reliable, performant, and scalable
• Produce eye-catching reports and information for management
• Understand common error messages and troubleshooting common problems
• Manage large networks with tools like Foreman and MCollective
• Use classes and inheritance to write powerful Puppet code
• Deploy configuration files and templates for lightning-fast installations
• Use virtual machines to build test and staging environments, and production systems on cloud platforms such as EC2
• Automate every aspect of your systems including provisioning, deployment and change management

Who this book is for

The book assumes that the reader already has a working Puppet installation and perhaps has written some basic manifests or adapted some published modules. It also requires some experience of Linux systems administration, including familiarity with the command line, file system, and text editing. No programming experience is required.