Pulling Strings with Puppet Configuration Management by James Turnbull 2008

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Publication Year: 2008 Synopsis: Competent system administrators know their success hinges upon being able to perform often tedious tasks with rigor and punctuality. Such metrics are often achieved only by instituting a considerable degree of automation, something that has become even more crucial as IT environments continue to scale both in terms of size and complexity. One of the most powerful system administration tools to be released is Puppet, a solution capable of automating nearly every aspect of a system administrator's job, from user management, to software installation, to even configuring server services such as FTP and LDAP. Pulling Strings with Puppet: Configuration Management Made Easy is the first book to introduce the powerful Puppet system administration tool. Author James Turnbull will guide you through Puppet's key features, showing you how to install and configure the software, create automated Puppet tasks, known as recipes, and even create reporting solutions and extend Puppet further to your own needs. A bonus chapter is included covering the Facter library, which makes it a breeze to automate the retrieval of server configuration details such as IP and MAC addresses., Pulling Strings with Puppet: Automated SystemAdministration Done Right is the first book to introducethe powerful Puppet system administration tool. AuthorJames Turnbull will guide you through Puppet's keyfeatures, showing you how to install and configure thesoftware, create automated Puppet tasks, known asrecipes, and even create ......, Pulling Strings with Puppet: Automated System Administration Done Right is the first book to introduce the powerful Puppet system administration tool. Author James Turnbull will guide you through Puppet's key features, showing you how to install and configure the software, create automated Puppet tasks, known as recipes, and even create reporting solutions and extend Puppet further to your own needs. A bonus chapter is included covering the Facter library, which makes it a breeze to automate the retrieval of server configuration details such as IP and MAC addresses. Number of Pages: 192 Pages Publisher: Apress L. P. ISBN-13: 9781590599785 Edition Description: New Edition Author: James Turnbull brand: Apress L. P. Intended Audience: Scholarly & Professional Table Of Content: Introducing Puppet.- Installing and Running Puppet.- Speaking Puppet.- Using Puppet.- Reporting on Puppet.- Advanced Puppet.- Extending Puppet. ISBN-10: 1590599780 Subject: Industries / Computers & Information Technology, Software Development & Engineering / General, Programming / Open Source LC Classification Number: QA76.76.O62 Illustrated: Yes Features: New Edition Type: Textbook Item Length: 9 in Number of Volumes: 1 vol. Language: English Publication Name: Pulling Strings with Puppet : Configuration Management Made Easy Format: Trade Paperback Item Weight: 24.9 Oz gtin13: 9781590599785 Subject Area: Computers, Business & Economics Item Width: 7.5 in

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  1. This book makes learning Puppet incredibly straightforward! The explanations are clear and practical, perfect for both beginners and pros. A must-have for anyone diving into configuration management.

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