LinuxCBT Config-Mgmt Edition

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Introduction - Puppet - Features

Identify key systems in topology

Discuss Puppet Features

Relate Configuration Management to Common Security Principles

Discuss relevant Internet Sockets

Puppet Installation

Identify available downloads

Download platform-dependent packages

Install Puppet Master

Install Puppet Agents (Nodes | Clients)

Enable Agents for Puppet Management

Evaluate accordingly

Console Management

Access Puppet Console (Dashboard)

Explore interface and discuss capabilities

Provision and Test Users

Peruse Agents' Configuration Details

Live Management

Discuss MCollective

Identify on-the-wire resources in Real-Time

Compare relevant system components

Contrast cross-platform resources

Identify same-platform common properties

Clone resources on-demand

Evaluate accordingly

Modules | Classes

Discuss Class | Module Model

Identify default Classes | Modules

Explain Puppet inheritance options

Explore default inheritance

Identify Nodes and Groups

Node | Agent Provisioning

Discuss applicabilitiy

Explore templates for inheritance

Add Nodes (Agents) across platforms

Peruse applicable inheritance

Evaluate results

Standardize Resources

Use Live Management to identify discrepancies

Rectify discrepancies according to platform similarities

Confirm provisioned resources across Nodes (Agents)

Achieve a consistent configuration of resources across Nodes

Identify remaining discrepancies

Evaluate results

LogRotate Module

Discuss features and benefits

Identify currently install modules

Peruse Puppet Forge and relevant modules

Install LogRotate Module

Standardize configuration across systems

Confirm configurations

HOSTS Module

Discuss features and benefits

Identify cross-host discrepancies

Normalize HOSTS configuration accordingly

Confirm applied entries on disparate instances

Secure FTP Server Module

Discuss features and beneftis

Group Nodes (Agents) for application

Identify and Install FTP Server Module

Explore default configuration

Tweak default configuration accordingly

Apply changes to a single Test Node

Confirm results

Apply changes to group of Nodes

Re-confrm ramifications

Secure $SHELL Module

Discuss features and benefits

Identify desirable module on the Forge

Install module and explore configuration

Discuss Client | Server Configuration options

Default to widespread Client | Server Configuration changes

Apply to Test Node

Confirm results

Apply to applicable Nodes

Confirm normalized application of configuration across Agents

DenyHosts Module

Discuss features and benefits

Identify available modules on the Forge

Install accordingy

Explore default options

Apply to Test scenario

Confirm results match organizational policy

Apply to desired Agents and re-confirm applicability

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