A Quick Poll
We live in Interesting
Times
More. Faster.
Old practices are constraints ...
...and old constraints are
gone
Major IT movements
No future....
SaaS sets the trend
Enterprise pays the bills
Driving down the cost of technological change
Started 8.5 years ago
Datacenter and Cloud
Automation
Language: Easy to Get Startedclass 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'], } !}
New Approach: Software Defined Infrastructure
1. DEFINE 2. SIMULATE
4. REPORT
Re-usable infrastructure-as-code Before deploying changes
Automatically and reliably Insight into changes
DESIRED STATE
CURRENT STATE
3. ENFORCE
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FactsThe node sends normalized data about itself to the Puppet Master.
1
CatalogPuppet uses the Facts tocompile a Catalog thatspecifies how the nodeshould be configured.
2
ReportPuppetʼs open API can also send data to third party tools.
4
ReportThe 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
PuppetMaster
SSL secure encryption on all data transport
Lifecycle of a Puppet Run
Puppet Architecture
Web Server Database Server Application Server
Reporting GUI & Workflows Content Admin &
Security
Virtual Machine Cloud Hardware
PUPPET MASTER SERVER
PUPPET AGENT
PUPPET FORGE CONTENT MARKETPLACE
PUPPET AGENT
PUPPET AGENT
PUPPET OPEN SOURCE PLATFORM
Puppet Enterprise
Solid platform
Ecosystem Support
Get there faster
Interactive Event Analysis
Live Management: Remote Control of Puppet Agent
Live Management: Resource Browsing and Centralized Inv.
Cloud Provisioner /
VMWare Support
Non-Root Puppet Agent
Support
Supported Modules
Current Supported Modules
Puppet Forge
Puppet Forge
Open Source
Technical Proving Ground
Highly Flexible Core Components
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
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
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
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
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
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
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