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Configuration management tool to facilitate managing our (Linux) cluster head nodes, other Linux servers, and our Linux desktops. Works with other OSes (MacOS, Windows), but we'll first focus on Linux. |
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Puppet
http://docs.puppetlabs.com/#puppetpuppet
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- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DevOps
- Devops write code, herd servers, build apps, scale systems, analyze outages, and fix bugs. With the advent of CM (configuration management) systems, devs and ops are now all just people who work with code.
Systems management
One of the functions of systems management is configuration management.
Artisan server crafting
From "Puppet 3 Beginner's Guide", cited above:
So the first problem with building servers by hand (artisan server crafting, as it's been called) is that it's complicated and tedious and it takes a long time. There's another problem. The next time you need to build an identical server, how do you do it, especially since your painstaking notes will no longer be up to date with reality.
Other configuration management tools (vs. Puppet)
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