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Mastering Puppet - Second Edition
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Mastering Puppet - Second Edition

by Thomas Uphill
February 2016
Intermediate to advanced
276 pages
5h 46m
English
Packt Publishing

Overview

"Mastering Puppet Second Edition" is a comprehensive guide tailored for IT professionals and system administrators looking to deepen their expertise with Puppet, focusing on enterprise-scale deployments. In this book, you'll learn to manage large infrastructures efficiently, implement advanced techniques for scaling, and effectively collaborate within your development team, making it a key resource for mastering robust configuration management.

What this Book will help me do

  • Understand how to scale Puppet infrastructure for enterprise-level deployments.
  • Automate workflows and version control of Puppet configurations through Git and r10k.
  • Extend Puppet capabilities by creating and working with custom modules and facts.
  • Utilize Puppet Forge for solving real-world configuration management issues.
  • Grasp advanced troubleshooting and debugging techniques for Puppet environments.

Author(s)

Thomas Uphill is an experienced system administrator and author with a deep understanding of infrastructure management and configuration. With years of hands-on experience using Puppet, he brings his practical knowledge forward in "Mastering Puppet Second Edition". His approach combines theoretical insights with practical implementation, making his technical writing engaging, practical, and instructive.

Who is it for?

This book is for IT professionals and system administrators with intermediate Puppet experience, looking to strengthen their knowledge for deploying Puppet in larger and more complex environments. If you are familiar with creating basic configurations and modules in Puppet but wish to handle enterprise-level challenges, this book is for you. It will guide professionals seeking to optimize their configurations and scale systems efficiently. Ideal for those aiming to gain insights into robust troubleshooting and scalable designs, making it a must-have for advancing Puppet proficiency.

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781785888106