DevOps Puppet Training Overview
This Puppet training class teaches IT professionals, system administrators, and DevOps engineers how to use Puppet, a powerful tool for automating infrastructure configuration and management. Participants learn to install and configure Puppet, write and apply manifests, and use advanced features like modules and Hiera for scalable setups.
Location and Pricing
Accelebrate offers instructor-led enterprise training for groups of 3 or more online or at your site. Most Accelebrate classes can be flexibly scheduled for your group, including delivery in half-day segments across a week or set of weeks. To receive a customized proposal and price quote for private corporate training on-site or online, please contact us.
In addition, some courses are available as live, instructor-led training from one of our partners.
Objectives
- Understand Puppet's role in configuration management and infrastructure automation
- Install and configure a Puppet Master and Agent
- Write and apply Puppet manifests to manage infrastructure
- Use Puppet modules and Hiera for scalable configuration
- Troubleshoot common Puppet issues and optimize its performance
Prerequisites
Students must have taken Linux System Administration or have equivalent experience.
Outline
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Introduction to Puppet
- What is Puppet?
- Key concepts: Master-Agent architecture, manifests, resources
- Overview of Puppet’s ecosystem (Facter, Hiera, Forge)
Setting Up Puppet
- Installing Puppet on Master and Agents
- Initial configuration and testing communication
Puppet Language Basics
- Writing Puppet manifests
- Resource types and attributes
- Variables, templates, and conditional logic
Managing Infrastructure with Puppet
- Writing and applying Puppet code to manage files, packages, and services
- Creating reusable Puppet modules
- Using Hiera for hierarchical data management
Advanced Puppet Features
- Understanding Puppet Forge and using pre-built modules
- Managing dependencies and classes.
- Best practices for structuring Puppet code
Troubleshooting and Performance Optimization
- Common Puppet errors and how to resolve them
- Monitoring Puppet runs and optimizing performance
Conclusion
Training Materials
All Introduction to Puppet training attendees receive comprehensive courseware.
Software Requirements
Attendees will not need to install any software on their computers for this class. The class will be conducted in a remote environment that Accelebrate will provide; students will only need a local computer with a web browser and a stable Internet connection. Any recent version of Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome will work well.
