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Pro Puppet

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  • Puppet is a powerful tool for configuration management, and Pro Puppet, Second Edition, now updated for Puppet 3, will teach you how to maximize Puppet's capabilities and customize it for your environment.

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
  2. Getting Started with Puppet

    • Spencer Krum, William Van Hevelingen, Ben Kero, James Turnbull, Jeffery McCune
    Pages 1-31
  3. Building Hosts with Puppet

    • Spencer Krum, William Van Hevelingen, Ben Kero, James Turnbull, Jeffery McCune
    Pages 33-72
  4. Developing and Deploying Puppet

    • Spencer Krum, William Van Hevelingen, Ben Kero, James Turnbull, Jeffery McCune
    Pages 73-96
  5. Scaling Puppet

    • Spencer Krum, William Van Hevelingen, Ben Kero, James Turnbull, Jeffery McCune
    Pages 97-140
  6. Externalizing Puppet Configuration

    • Spencer Krum, William Van Hevelingen, Ben Kero, James Turnbull, Jeffery McCune
    Pages 141-153
  7. Exporting and Storing Configuration

    • Spencer Krum, William Van Hevelingen, Ben Kero, James Turnbull, Jeffery McCune
    Pages 155-168
  8. Puppet Consoles

    • Spencer Krum, William Van Hevelingen, Ben Kero, James Turnbull, Jeffery McCune
    Pages 169-189
  9. Tools and Integration

    • Spencer Krum, William Van Hevelingen, Ben Kero, James Turnbull, Jeffery McCune
    Pages 191-215
  10. Reporting with Puppet

    • Spencer Krum, William Van Hevelingen, Ben Kero, James Turnbull, Jeffery McCune
    Pages 217-226
  11. Extending Facter and Puppet

    • Spencer Krum, William Van Hevelingen, Ben Kero, James Turnbull, Jeffery McCune
    Pages 227-248
  12. MCollective

    • Spencer Krum, William Van Hevelingen, Ben Kero, James Turnbull, Jeffery McCune
    Pages 249-262
  13. Hiera: Separating Data from Code

    • Spencer Krum, William Van Hevelingen, Ben Kero, James Turnbull, Jeffery McCune
    Pages 263-294
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 295-302

About this book

Pro Puppet, Second Edition, now updated for Puppet 3, is an in-depth guide to installing, using, and developing the popular configuration management tool Puppet.

Puppet provides a way to automate everything from user management to server configuration. You'll learn how Puppet has changed in the latest version, how to use it on a variety of platforms, including Windows, how to work with Puppet modules, and how to use Hiera.

Puppet is a must-have tool for system administrators, and Pro Puppet will teach you how to maximize its capabilities and customize it for your environment.

Install and configure Puppet to immediately start automating tasks and create reporting solutions

Learn insider tricks and techniques to better manage your infrastructure

Become a Puppet expert!

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Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 44.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

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