CHAPTER 17

Applying DevOps: Automation and Orchestration

In this chapter, you will learn about

•   Orchestration concepts

•   Orchestration processes

•   The Git revision control system

You have learned a great deal about Linux automation tools, such as using at, batch, crontab, and others. Automation is a magnitude more difficult, however, when Linux administrators manage thousands of computers for an organization. Orchestration tools such as Kubernetes, Ansible, Puppet, and Chef, among others, make it simpler to manage networked systems.

Let’s begin this chapter by discussing how Linux handles processes.

Orchestration Concepts

The keys to launching an orchestration system capable of installing Linux onto hundreds of computers with a single ...

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