This document contains slides from a presentation given by Chris Spence on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 about Puppet Labs and Puppet Enterprise. It discusses Puppet's architecture, components like Facter, Hiera and MCollective. It also covers Puppet Enterprise features, the Puppet Forge, training opportunities, careers at Puppet Labs and how to get involved in the Puppet community.

1. Chris Spence
@tophlammiepie
IRC: fiddyspence
cspence@puppetlabs.com
Tuesday, April 29, 14

2. A Quick Poll
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3. We live in
Interesting
Times
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4. More. Faster.
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5. Old practices are
constraints ...
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6. ...and old
constraints are
gone
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7. Major IT
movements
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8. No future....
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9. SaaS sets the
trend
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10. Enterprise pays
the bills
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11. Driving down the cost
of technological change
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12. Started 8.5 years
ago
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13. Datacenter and
Cloud
Automation
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14. Very Simple Language
class ssh {
package { 'openssh-server':
ensure => present,
}
file { 'sshd_config':
path => '/etc/ssh/sshd_config',
source => ‘puppet:///modules/ssh/sshd_config',
require => Package['openssh-server'],
notify => Service['sshd'],
}
service { 'sshd':
ensure => running,
enable => true,
require => File['sshd_config'],
}
}
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15. New Approach: Software
Defined Infrastructure
1. DEFINE 2. SIMULATE
4. REPORT
Re-usable infrastructure-as-code Before deploying changes
Automatically and reliablyInsight into changes
DESIRED
STATE
CURRENT
STATE
3. ENFORCE
}
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16. Facts
The node sends
normalized data
about itself to the
Puppet Master.
1
Catalog
Puppet uses the Facts to
compile a Catalog that
specifies how the node
should be configured.
2
Report
Puppet s open API
can also send data
to third party tools.
4
Report
The node
reports back
to Puppet
indicating the
configuration is
complete, which
is visible in the
Puppet Dashboard.
3
Report Collector
(Puppet or 3rd party tool)
Node
Puppet
Master
SSL secure
encryption
on all data
transport
Lifecycle of a Puppet Run
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17. Puppet
Architecture
Web Server Database ServerApplication Server
Reporting
GUI &
Workflows
Content
Admin &
Security
Virtual Machine CloudHardware
PUPPET MASTER SERVER
PUPPET
AGENT
PUPPET FORGE CONTENT MARKETPLACE
PUPPET
AGENT
PUPPET
AGENT
PUPPET OPEN SOURCE PLATFORM
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18. Puppet
Enterprise
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19. Solid platform
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20. Ecosystem
Support
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21. Additional
Features
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22. Interactive Event Reporting
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23. Live Management:
Remote Control of Puppet Agent
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24. Live Management: Resource
Browsing and Centralized Inv.
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25. Cloud
Provisioner /
VMWare
Support
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26. Open Source
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27. Technical
Proving Ground
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28. Highly Flexible
Core Components
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29. Puppet
• Core language for specifying
infrastructure state
• Transactional system for enforcing it
• Resource Abstraction Layer
• Reusable modules: Puppet Forge
Puppet Enterprise built on top of Puppet
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30. MCollective (mco)
• Parallel,real-time execution across
your whole network
• Real-time discovery of all nodes and
their functions
• Powerful command and control tool
Drives Orchestration Engine in Puppet Enterprise
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31. PuppetDB
• Stores all configurations,facts,and
reports
• Knows everything there is to know
about your infrastructure
• Foundation for nearly all reporting
and analysis
Foundation for Puppet / Puppet Enterprise data storage
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32. Facter
• Facts: bits of data that you care about
• Core inputs for customizing Puppet
configurations per host
• Easily pluggable to collect new data or
store it in existing databases
Foundation for Puppet / Puppet Enterprise Inventory
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33. Hiera
• Separate site configuration data from
reusable code
• Iterate and promote code quickly
without having to manage dev/test
configuration differences
Foundation for Puppet / Puppet Enterprise Hierarchical Data
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34. Razor
• Rules-based provisioning for bare
metal hardware and virtual servers
• Feeds directly into your Puppet
Infrastructure
• Physical machines as easy to
provision as VMs
Provision servers,then use Puppet / Puppet Enterprise
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35. Puppet Armatures
• Proposals to enhance / add features
• For significant / large impact work
• Community-focused process with
improved openness and transparency
• Working on simplifying process
github.com/puppetlabs/armatures
Feature Enhancements for Puppet
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36. Puppet Forge
• Module repository
• Identify and use the best ones
• Contribute your own modules
Add Additional Functionality to Puppet / Puppet Enterprise
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37. Puppet Labs
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38. Puppet Labs
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39. Customers Everywhere
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40. We’re Hiring!
• Professional Services (everywhere)
• Engineering
• QA
• Modules
• Forge
• Windows
• Platform
• Solutions Engineering
• Support
• ...and lots more
puppetlabs.com/about/careers
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41. What’s Next?
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42. Join the Community
• Learn from others
• Ask/Answer questions
• http://ask.puppetlabs.com
• mailing lists
• IRC
• Help with bug triage
• Contribute code
• Contribute modules on the Forge
puppetlabs.com/community
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43. Take In-Person Training
& Get Certified
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44. People Love our
Worldwide Training!
I liked being with other sharp admins in an environment where
"cross-pollination" and experimentation were encouraged.
“
“A brilliant course to jump into using puppet fast and effectively.
“
Very useful information, a good start for our Puppet team, and
would highly recommend it.
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45. Take Online Training
puppetlabs.com/learn
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46. Influence Products
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47. Register or Submit a Talk
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48. Questions?
Questions?
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49. Thank You!
Learn More:
http://puppetlabs.com
http://puppetlabs.com/community
http://puppetlabs.com/puppet/puppet-enterprise/
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