5. Follows historical precedents...
Core tenet of Industrial Revolution is
interchangeable parts
Unix is less an operation system and more a
federation of small utilities
Free Software Foundation Development
Toolchain
emacs->autoconf->autoheader->automake->libtool->gcc->ld
6. Benefits of a provisioning toolchain...
Smaller interchangeable parts mitigates risk
Help users figure out how tools fit together
Stop the constant reinvention of the the wheel
Consolidate terminology
Help toolsmiths align efforts
10. Criteria for fully automated provisioning...
1. Be able to automatically provision an entire environment
-- from "bare-metal" to running business services --
completely from specification
2. No direct management of individual boxes
3. Be able to revert to a "previously known good" state at
any time
4. It’s easier to re-provision than it is to repair
5. Anyone on your team with minimal domain specific
knowledge can deploy or update an environment
15. So we’ve been talking it over...
10/09 - Provisioning Toolchain
11/09 - dev2ops blog
01/10 - OpsCamp, Austin, Texas
02/10 - DTO Customers and Industry Contacts
16. Controls and Utilization
Provisioning
Activity De-Provisioning Activity
(Current toolchain concept only covers provisioning part of this!)
19. DevOps-Toolchain
Document methodologies and best practices
Define an architectural vision of the tool chain with an
eye towards phased evolution
Maintain a repository of design patterns and anti-
patterns that describe useful approaches to tool
builders
Mailing list to discuss approaches, anecdotes and
applications of approaches and tools
20. Join the Conversation
http://groups.google.com/group/devops-toolchain
Share a Best Practice
http://code.google.com/p/devops-toolchain/w/list
See you at Velocity in Santa Clara!
