Get started with Puppet, and learn how this popular configuration management framework helps you automate your servers. This concise introduction shows you how to use Puppet’s tools and templates to organize and execute configuration plans on Linux, Unix, and Windows servers. Through code samples and real-world examples, you’ll learn how to manage pools of servers and virtual instances, and how to administer access control. If you’re new to Puppet, but familiar with systems administration and Ruby language basics, this book is the ideal way to start using this open source framework.
Learn Puppet fundamentals, including its manifest syntax and built-in functions
Store configurations in a central location with PuppetMaster, and define which configurations apply to which nodes
Build a framework to create user accounts in place of LDAP or Kerberos KDC
Apply techniques to execute and manage server configurations with MCollective
Use Puppet as an auditing tool to ensure that configurations are correct
Gather information on the nodes you manage with the Facter library
James Loope is the Operations Lead at Janrain. He is a specialist in scalable infrastructure, virtualization, cloud infrastructure and computer security.
Comments about O'Reilly Media Managing Infrastructure with Puppet:
I had never gotten a bad book from O'Reilly, until now. This pamplet appears to be a poor cut and paste job from the online files provided by the developers. I had hoped it would cover the configuration of puppet, but it starts out with "load the rpm" and then it's running. It gives little information as to how to configure the service. It assumes that all will work out of the box.
2/14/2012
2.0
Expecting More
By Dale Betts
from Mansfield, England
About Me Sys Admin
Pros
Cons
Not comprehensive enough
Best Uses
Novice
Comments about O'Reilly Media Managing Infrastructure with Puppet:
Though you could probably pick up a thing or two from the actual content of this book, there really needs to be more content than this. People will feel ripped off. There's a lot you can do with Puppet. The concept of the product is fantastic, you can write plenty about it along with a lot more real world examples.
12/21/2011
1.0
Don't judge a book by its cover
By Vamp898
from Germany
About Me Developer, Educator, Sys Admin
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Not comprehensive enough
Too basic
Best Uses
Comments about O'Reilly Media Managing Infrastructure with Puppet:
Because this book is much worse than its cover.
But i can not tell much more about the book because the book doesnt tell me much too
Even for 9,99 $ this is much to expensive because you get the better thing for free from the developers of puppet
9/5/2011
(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
1.0
Waste of money
By Hubert
from Amsterdam, NL
About Me Sys Admin
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Cons
Not comprehensive enough
Too basic
Best Uses
Comments about O'Reilly Media Managing Infrastructure with Puppet:
O'Reilly should never have allowed this book to be put up for sale. It's unbelievable shallow. Even the puppetlabs pdf manual contains much more info and insight then this 46 page nothing. Total waste of money.
7/22/2011
(10 of 10 customers found this review helpful)
1.0
Disappointment
By Java Judd
from Columbus, OH
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Too basic
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Comments about O'Reilly Media Managing Infrastructure with Puppet:
I would not even call this a book. It was a 30 page pamphlet. It did not provide me any insight into puppet or help me to use or configure puppet. It was a complete waist of time and money. I am surprised O'Reilly would publish this and charge more than $.99 for it.
7/19/2011
(10 of 11 customers found this review helpful)
1.0
I can't believe I paid for this
By blkwolf
from Seattle, WA
About Me Developer, Sys Admin
Pros
Cons
A man page hold more info
Not comprehensive enough
Too basic
Best Uses
Comments about O'Reilly Media Managing Infrastructure with Puppet:
I bought this hoping for some insightful new information related to Puppet and managing servers etc.
When it arrived I realized I paid $25.00 for 30 whole pages of sparse information that is explained far better in puppetlabs online language guide.
Overall this was a huge waste of money for me, and it amazes me that O'Reilly would even publish something like this.