Puppet Camp Duesseldorf 2014: Bas Grolleman - Using puppet on windows, do's and don'ts
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The document provides guidance on best practices for using Puppet to manage Windows systems. It recommends upgrading Puppet, writing clean code, managing reboots with Puppet, leveraging Powershell, using the registry, investing in Chocolatey for package management, adding failure checks, and contributing open source code. It advises against using Puppet to manage domain controllers, solving all issues in Hiera, mixing slashes, and thinking only in file-based terms. The document recaps the dos and don'ts and provides links to additional resources.
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Puppet Camp Duesseldorf 2014: Bas Grolleman - Using puppet on windows, do's and don'ts
- 1. Puppet and Windows Do’s and Don’ts
- 2. Who is that guy? and why should I listen to him.
- 3. Quick overview ● Why Windows ● Do’s ● Don’ts ● Recap ● Questions
- 4. Why Windows?
- 5. We need this, and you seem smart
- 6. Do’s
- 7. Upgrade Puppet Ohhh, shiny!
- 8. Clean Code Keep 'em Separated
- 9. Reboots
- 10. Powershell An elegant weapon for a more civilized age.
- 11. Use the registry
- 12. Invest time in Chocolatey Manual Install, ain’t nobody got time for that
- 13. Add checks Failure is an option
- 14. Open Source Code like nobody’s peer reviewing.
- 15. Don’ts
- 16. Do notGet a domain controller There can be only one
- 17. Do notTry to solve it in Hiera Unless you enjoy puzzles
- 19. Do notThink file based You are going to have a bad time!
- 20. Recap
- 21. Do’s ● Upgrade puppet ● Clean code ● Reboots ● Powershell ● Registry ● Chocolaty ● Add Checks ● Open Source
- 22. Don’ts ● Do not get a domain controller ● Do not try to solve it in hiera ● Do not mix slashes ● Do not think file based
- 23. Questions?
- 24. Important Links Windows Package Management https://chocolatey.org/ Powershell Objects http://s.basg.nl/1vdVyxx
- 25. List of Modules puppetlabs/mssql rismoney/chocolatey badgerious/windows_env martezr/rdp rmsphd/windows_firewall adenning/winntp puppetlabs/acl puppetlabs/registry puppetlabs/reboot joshcooper/powershell puppetlabs/dism puppetlabs/inifile
- 26. Final Notes Presentation is online http://s.basg.nl/puppetwindows You can find me on Google+ http://google.com/+basgrolleman