Puppet Fundamentals for System Administrators
By Ben Piper
Learn step-by-step how to deploy and use Puppet to automate configuration management and software deployment for Windows and Linux. No programming experience required! We cover manifests, modules, templates, Hiera, roles, profiles, and version control using Git.
Course info
Rating
Level
Beginner
Updated
Feb 12, 2015
Duration
5h 31m
Table of contents
Introduction to Puppet
Installing and Configuring the Puppet Master
Installing and Configuring the Puppet Agent
Creating Manifests
Creating and Using Modules
Creating File Templates
Configuring Hiera
Windows Configuration Management
Version Control
Description
Course info
Rating
Level
Beginner
Updated
Feb 12, 2015
Duration
5h 31m
Description
Learn step-by-step how to deploy and use Puppet to automate configuration management and software deployment for Windows and Linux. No programming experience required! Follow along as we build a realistic Puppet lab from the ground up utilizing cross-platform Vagrant and VirtualBox. Topics covered include manifests, modules, templates, Hiera, the roles and profiles pattern, and version control using Git.
About the author
About the author
Ben Piper is an IT consultant and the author of "Learn Cisco Network Administration in a Month of Lunches" from Manning Publications. He holds numerous certifications from Cisco, Citrix, and Microsoft.
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