Course Description
There are different ways to refactor Puppet configurations. In this course, you'll learn techniques to mitigate the risk and increase the success of Puppet configuration refactoring as it relates to the Puppet master and the Puppet agent.
Learning Objectives
Puppet Functions
- start the course
- analyze the Puppet Include function
- analyze and use the Puppet Defined function
- identify how to correctly design a custom Puppet function
- code a new Puppet function
The Puppet API
- describe how Puppet uses REST
- define the techniques for Puppet REST API Security
- describe how the Puppet file server works
Configuration Management
- describe how to extend the functionality of Facter
- discover the ways Puppet uses local directories
- describe how to create Ruby based facts
- describe how to provide advanced configuration with modules
- describe how to provide advanced configuration with roles and profiles
Practice: Refactoring Puppet Configuration
- refactor Puppet Configuration