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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/
TAMING THE INFRASTRUCTURE GONE WILDIsaac ChristoffersenContributing Partner - Open Source Solutions, Colloquium
OVERVIEW
– THE VISIBLE RAT’S NEST
– THE OBFUSCATED RAT’S NEST
INFRASTRUCTURE SMELLS
– CONFIGURATION DRIFT
– SYSTEMS ENTROPY
– STAFFING ATROPHY
– GOLD IMAGE
– SOFTWARE STACKS
KEY TOOLS
– SYSTEM CONFIGURATION TOOLS
– OS INSTALLATION TOOLS
– VIRTUALIZATION TOOLS
SUMMARY
A NEW SERVER ROOM – COMPLETE WITH THAT “NEW CAR” SMELL
Cables all neatly tied and out of the way.
Room for expansion
THE VISIBLE RAT’S NEST
THE OBFUSCATED RAT’S NEST
PROVISIONING INFRASTRUCTURE IS HARD.
Tools People
Policy
LinuxXenHyperic & DroolsCobbler & KoanPuppet
Linux AdministratorsSAN EngineersNetwork Engineers