Puppet Camp DC Keynote given by James Sweeny, Puppet Labs

1. PRESENTER NAME
@jsween_y
IRC: supercow
james.sweeny@puppetlabs.com

2. A Quick Poll

3. We live in
Interesting
Times

4. More. Faster.

5. Old practices are
constraints ...

6. ...and old
constraints are
gone

7. Major IT
movements

8. No future....

9. SaaS sets the
trend

10. Enterprise pays
the bills

11. Driving down the cost
of technological change

12. Started 8.5 years
ago

13. Datacenter and
Cloud
Automation

14. Language: Easy to Get Started
class ssh {
!
package { 'openssh-server':
ensure => present,
}
!
file { 'sshd_config':
path => '/etc/ssh/sshd_config',
source => ‘puppet:///modules/ssh/sshd_config',
require => Package['openssh-server'],
notify => Service['sshd'],
}
!
service { 'sshd':
ensure => running,
enable => true,
require => File['sshd_config'],
}
!
}

15. Facts
The node sends
normalized data
about itself to the
Puppet Master.
1
Catalog
Puppet uses the Facts to
compile a Catalog that
specifies how the node
should be configured.
2
Report
Puppetʼs open API
can also send data
to third party tools.
4
Report
The node
reports back
to Puppet
indicating the
configuration is
complete, which
is visible in the
Puppet Dashboard.
3
Report Collector
(Puppet or 3rd party tool)
Node
Puppet
Master
SSL secure
encryption
on all data
transport
Lifecycle of a Puppet Run

16. Puppet
Architecture
Web Server Database ServerApplication Server
Reporting
GUI &
Workflows
Content
Admin &
Security
Virtual Machine CloudHardware
PUPPET MASTER SERVER
PUPPET
AGENT
PUPPET FORGE CONTENT MARKETPLACE
PUPPET
AGENT
PUPPET
AGENT
PUPPET OPEN SOURCE PLATFORM

17. Puppet Enterprise

18. Solid platform

19. Ecosystem
Support

20. Get there faster

21. Interactive Event Analysis

22. Live Management:
Remote Control of Puppet Agent

23. Live Management: Resource
Browsing and Centralized Inv.

24. Non-Root
Puppet Agent
Support

25. Supported
Modules

26. Current Supported Modules

27. Puppet Forge

28. Puppet Forge

29. Open Source

30. Technical
Proving Ground

31. Highly Flexible
Core Components

32. Puppet
• Core language for specifying
infrastructure state
• Transactional system for enforcing it
• Resource Abstraction Layer
• Reusable modules: Puppet Forge
Puppet Enterprise built on top of Puppet

33. MCollective (mco)
• Parallel, real-time execution across
your whole network
• Real-time discovery of all nodes and
their functions
• Powerful command and control tool
Drives Orchestration Engine in Puppet Enterprise

34. PuppetDB
• Stores all configurations, facts, and
reports
• Knows everything there is to know
about your infrastructure
• Foundation for nearly all reporting
and analysis
Foundation for Puppet / Puppet Enterprise data storage

35. Facter
• Facts: bits of data that you care about
• Core inputs for customizing Puppet
configurations per host
• Easily pluggable to collect new data
or store it in existing databases
• Supports rich data structures
Foundation for Puppet / Puppet Enterprise Inventory

36. Hiera
• Separate site configuration data from
reusable code
• Iterate and promote code quickly
without having to manage dev/test
configuration differences
Foundation for Puppet / Puppet Enterprise Hierarchical Data

37. Razor
• Rules-based provisioning for bare
metal hardware and virtual servers
• Feeds directly into your Puppet
Infrastructure
• Physical machines as easy to
provision as VMs
Provision servers, then use Puppet / Puppet Enterprise

38. Puppet Labs

39. Customers Everywhere

40. We’re Hiring!
• Professional Services (everywhere)
• Engineering
• QA
• Modules
• Forge
• Windows
• Platform
• Solutions Engineering
• Support
• ...and lots more
puppetlabs.com/about/careers

41. What’s Next?

42. Join the Community
• Learn from others
• Ask/Answer questions
• http://ask.puppetlabs.com
• mailing lists
• IRC
• Help with bug triage
• Contribute code
• Contribute modules on the Forge
puppetlabs.com/community

43. Take In-Person Training
& Get Certified

44. People Love our
Worldwide Training!
I liked being with other sharp admins in an environment where
"cross-pollination" and experimentation were encouraged.
“
“A brilliant course to jump into using puppet fast and effectively.
“
Very useful information, a good start for our Puppet team, and
would highly recommend it.

45. Take Online Training
puppetlabs.com/learn

46. Influence Products

48. Questions?
Questions?

49. Thank You!
!
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http://puppetlabs.com/community
http://puppetlabs.com/puppet/puppet-enterprise/