Puppet Fundamentals

• An understanding of Linux or Unix system administration
• Experience with command-line tools
• Familiarity with system configuration concepts

Audience

• System administrators seeking to automate infrastructure
• IT professionals evaluating Puppet as a configuration management solution
• DevOps practitioners building scalable environments

Puppet is an open-source configuration management tool used to automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and management across servers and environments.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level system administrators who wish to use Puppet to automate system configuration in a Master-Client environment.

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

• Install and configure Puppet on master and client systems.
• Write and apply Puppet manifests to manage configuration.
• Create and reuse Puppet modules, templates, and classes.
• Implement conditional logic and ordering in Puppet manifests.

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 to Puppet

• What is Puppet and how it works
• Benefits of infrastructure automation
• Puppet architecture: Master, Agent, Manifests, Modules

Installation and Configuration

• Installing Puppet on Master and Agent nodes
• Configuring the Puppet environment
• Directory structure and key configuration files

Understanding and Writing Manifests

• Basic syntax and structure
• Applying manifests to nodes
• Using manifests for system changes

Managing Nodes and Resources

• Defining nodes
• Resource types: packages, services, files, users, directories
• Creating reusable tasks

Working with Modules and Templates

• Creating and using modules
• Using ERB templates to generate dynamic content
• Structuring reusable components

Advanced Puppet Language Features

• Custom definitions and classes
• Conditionals and expressions
• Relationships and ordering

Best Practices and Style

• Language style and formatting conventions
• Puppet Forge and community modules
• Troubleshooting and common issues

Summary and Next Steps