Chris Spence
@tophlammiepie
IRC: fiddyspence
cspence@puppetlabs.com
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
Very Simple Language
class 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 reliablyInsight into changes
DESIRED
STATE
CURRENT
STATE
3. ENFORCE
}
Facts
The node sends
normalized data
about itself to the
Puppet Master.
1
Catalog
Puppet uses the Facts to
compile a Catalog that
specifies how the node
should be configured.
2
Report
Puppet s open API
can also send data
to third party tools.
4
Report
The 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
Puppet
Master
SSL secure
encryption
on all data
transport
Lifecycle of a Puppet Run
Puppet
Architecture
Web Server Database ServerApplication Server
Reporting
GUI &
Workflows
Content
Admin &
Security
Virtual Machine CloudHardware
PUPPET MASTER SERVER
PUPPET
AGENT
PUPPET FORGE CONTENT MARKETPLACE
PUPPET
AGENT
PUPPET
AGENT
PUPPET OPEN SOURCE PLATFORM
Puppet
Enterprise
Solid platform
Ecosystem
Support
Additional
Features
Interactive Event Reporting
Live Management:
Remote Control of Puppet Agent
Live Management: Resource
Browsing and Centralized Inv.
Cloud
Provisioner /
VMWare
Support
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
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
Puppet Armatures
• Proposals to enhance / add features
• For significant / large impact work
• Community-focused process with
improved openness and transparency
• Working on simplifying process
github.com/puppetlabs/armatures
Feature Enhancements for Puppet
Puppet Forge
• Module repository
• By the community ... For the community
• Identify and use the best ones
• Contribute your own modules
Add Additional Functionality to Puppet / Puppet Enterprise
Puppet Labs
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• Engineering
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• ...and lots more
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• Learn from others
• Ask/Answer questions
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• IRC
• Help with bug triage
• Contribute code
• Contribute modules on the Forge
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Puppet Camp London 2014: Keynote