Bøker av Jo Rhett

Orchestrate change across server clusters in near realtime with MCollective, the framework that works in concert with Puppet, Chef, and other configuration management tools. Ideal for system administrators and operations or DevOps engineers at any level, this hands-on guide teaches you how to build and test a real installation of MCollective servers and clients in your environment.Learn how to build an entire installation by hand, know where every configuration file lives, and understand every configuration parameter and what it means. Whether you manage a small environment or one thats immense in scale, this book shows you how to orchestrate specific actions faster and better than you do now.Tour MCollectives architecture, backbone, transport, and security controlsConfigure MCollective components to match your production environmentCreate and use collectives to handle thousands of remote MCollective agentsUse ActiveMQ Network of Brokers to resolve multi-site or redundancy requirementsLearn how to use community-built client and agent plugins, with concrete examplesCreate your own server and client plugins to perform a variety of actionsLearn recommended best practices for using MCollective

If you're a system administrator, developer, or site reliability engineer responsible for handling hundreds or even thousands of nodes in your network, the Puppet configuration management tool will make your job a whole lot easier. This practical guide shows you what Puppet does, how it works, and how it can provide significant value to your organization.Through hands-on tutorials, DevOps engineer Jo Rhett demonstrates how Puppet manages complex and distributed components to ensure service availability. Youll learn how to secure configuration consistency across servers, clients, your router, and even that computer in your pocket by setting up your own testing environment.Learn exactly what Puppet is, why it was created, and what problems it solvesTailor Puppet to your infrastructure with a design that meets your specific needsWrite declarative Puppet policies to produce consistency in your systemsBuild, test, and publish your own Puppet modulesManage network devices such as routers and switches with puppet device and integrated Puppet agentsScale Puppet servers for high availability and performanceExplore web dashboards and orchestration tools that supplement and complement Puppet