IT Automation with Puppet Enterprise

IT Automation with Puppet Enterprise

Anuchit Chalothornanuchit@redlinesoft.net

What is Puppet

Puppet Enterprise is IT automation software that gives system administrators the power to easily automate repetitive tasks, quickly deploy critical applications, and proactively manage infrastructure, on-premises or in the cloud.

What is Puppet Enterprise? : http://goo.gl/Eg2jD5

What do we need ?

1. Puppet Enterprise (Full)2. Master Machine -> Puppet Master3. Node(s) Machine -> Puppet Agent

Download Puppet Enterprise

Simple Architecture

192.168.2.160

192.168.2.161

192.168.2.162

192.168.2.163

Puppet Master (Master)

● Ubuntu Server 12.04.4 LTS● OpenSSH Server + NTP and config time server● Download PE match your OS & Arch● Extract PE and Run installer script

./puppet-enterprise-installer

● Answer Questions

Puppet Master (Master) cont.

Install puppet master? [y/N] y

Install PuppetDB and console on this node? [Y/n] y

Install the cloud provisioner? [y/N] N

Puppet Master (Master) cont.

Puppet master’s certname? [Default: master]

Puppet master’s DNS aliases (comma-separated list)? [Default: master,puppet]

Install the included Puppet Enterprise PostgreSQL server locally? [Y/n]

Admin email address (will be used as account name) for accessing the console interface? puppet@example.com

Puppet Master (Master) cont.

Password for user puppet@example.com (minimum 8 characters)?

Install these packages automatically? [Y/n] y

Perform installation? [Y/n] y

now wait the installation process...

Puppet Master (Master) cont.

After finish browse to PE master console https://192.168.2.160

● Login with your email address (puppet@example.com)● and your PE password

Puppet Master (Master) cont.

Puppet Master (Master) cont.

Puppet Agent (Node1)

● Ubuntu Server 12.04.4 LTS● OpenSSH Server + NTP and config time server● Download PE match your OS & Arch● Extract PE and Run installer script

./puppet-enterprise-installer

● Answer Questions

Puppet Agent (Node1) cont.

Install puppet master? [y/N]

Install PuppetDB? [y/N]

Install PuppetDB? [y/N]

Puppet Agent (Node1) cont.

Install the console? [y/N]

Install the cloud provisioner? [y/N]

Install puppet agent? [Y/n]

Install these packages automatically? [Y/n]

Puppet Agent (Node1) cont.

Perform installation? [Y/n]

now wait the installation process...

Test PE agent

Puppet Agent (Node1) cont.

puppet agent --test

Node request

Accept Node request

Refresh Node list page

Node1 detail

Live Management

Package search via Live Management

How Automate your Infra with PE

● Write your own Puppet module or download from Puppet Forge

● Add Class to PE● Assign Class to node *OR*● assign Class to Group then assign node to Group

Puppet Forge

Add some module eg; Apache

● Goto PE master

● List module

puppet module install puppetlabs-apache

puppet module list

Add Class with new Module

New Class added

Add new Group call WWW

Node1 detail

Report

Events

Package list

Browse to Node1 :)

Tips

● Add Group for your Classes● Assign Node to that Group● You will manage your Node with Group/Class

easily

Future learning...

● Write your own module● Share your module at the Puppet Forge!

Module Fundamental : http://goo.gl/IO1Hj