Foreman and Katello

• Knowledge of Linux operating system
• Experience with systems management

Audience

• System operators
• System administrators

Foreman and Katello are open source infrastructure management solutions that simplify the lifecycle management of servers. Foreman provides provisioning, configuration, and monitoring of servers, supported by Katello's content management capabilities.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at system operators and administrators who wish to use Foreman and Katello to manage and monitor their servers and infrastructures.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up Foreman to automate provisioning and configuration of systems.
• Install Katello and implement its content management features to create, organize, and manage repositories.
• Track infrastructure changes using Foreman's reporting and monitoring features.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction

Overview of Foreman/Katello Features and Architecture

• Component versions
• Foreman/Katello versus Red Hat Satellite
• Deployment planning and considerations

Getting Started with Foreman/Katello

• Foreman installation
• Katello agent
• Hammer configuration

Performing Content Management with Katello

• Activation keys
• Subscription management
• Content views

Registering Existing Hosts

• Manual and automated registrations
• Existing system registration
• Host control

Integrating with Puppet

• Puppet basics
• User management
• Creating modules

Integrating an Identity Management System

• Identity management system setup
• External authentication

Provisioning New Systems

• Host groups and parameters
• Bare metal, cloud, and private virtualization provisioning
• Provisioning new host from discovered host

Integrating with Kernel-Based Virtual Machines (KVM)

• System virtualization and configuration
• Provisioning a virtual machine

Monitoring Servers with Foreman

• Dashboard configuration
• Logging and reports

Troubleshooting

Summary and Conclusion