Configuration Management with SaltStack - Basic Training Course

Saltstack (Salt for short) is open source software developed to automate the configuration of server systems. During this course you will learn how to centrally administer and manage multiple server environments.

The course will be a good mixture of presentations, examples and lab exercises so that you can immediately apply what you have learnt.

This instructor-led, live training in Ecuador (online or onsite) will be a good mixture of presentations, examples and lab exercises so that you can immediately apply what you have learnt.

SaltStack (or Salt) is a Python-based, open-source configuration management tool for automating the provisioning of hardware and software in an IT environment. SaltStack is popular as an orchestration tool in cloud and IT operational environments.

In this instructor-led, live training (onsite or remote), participants will learn how to deploy SaltStack as they step practice hands-on the setup, configuration, provisioning, optimizing and troubleshooting of a collection of servers in a simulated cloud environment.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Saltstack
• Automate administrative tasks related to infrastructure
• Provision and manage new code and application packages
• Create reusable configuration templates
• Use SaltStack to monitor your systems
• Develop strategies to optimize infrastructure
• Troubleshoot SaltStack and environment issues

Audience

• System administrators
• DevOps engineers

Format of the Course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

Notes

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

SaltStack (or Salt) is a Python-based, open-source configuration management tool for automating the provisioning of hardware and software in an IT environment. SaltStack is popular as an orchestration tool in cloud and IT operational environments.

In this instructor-led, live training (onsite or remote), participants will learn the advanced features of SaltStack as they practice the setup, configuration, provisioning, optimizing and troubleshooting of a collection of servers and applications in a live lab environment.

Audience

• System administrators
• DevOps engineers

Format of the Course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

Notes

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Ecuador (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to product leads and senior managers who wish to understand the benefits and challenges of configuration management for their products and projects

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Explain the need and requirements for configuration management.
• Identify the elements and terminology of configuration management.
• Apply the life cycle concepts and quality aspects of configuration management.
• Develop and implement configuration management plans and strategies.
• Deal with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and lean products and components.
• Use configuration identification and self-auditing approaches.
• Perform configuration verification and audit.
• Assess and improve configuration management processes.
• Use configuration management tools and technologies.
• Estimate and manage the costs involved in configuration management.

This instructor-led, live training in Ecuador (online or onsite) is aimed at system operators and administrators who wish to use Foreman and Katello to manage and monitor their servers and infrastructures.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up Foreman to automate provisioning and configuration of systems.
• Install Katello to implement its content management features to create, organize, and manage repositories.
• Track infrastructure changes using Foreman's reporting and monitoring features.

This instructor-led, live training in Ecuador (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators who wish to learn about Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) and use it to manage infrastructures.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Learn about Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager and how it works.
• Understand and configure discovery methods.
• Configure MECM client policies.

This instructor-led, live training in Ecuador (online or onsite) is aimed at system operators and administrators who wish to use Satellite to manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux hosts.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Configure Red Hat Satellite to deploy software and servers.
• Use management tools to schedule tasks and run remote execution commands.
• Perform server maintenance to manage system security, recoverability, and growth.

This course is intended for organisations already using Puppet or Systems Administrators looking to implement Puppet as a new solution.

The course is delivered over 2 days and involves a mixture of both presentations and exercises. On completion, you will be able to deploy a basic system configuration for Puppet in a Master-Client environment.

This course is intended for experienced system administrators and developers who are looking to implement Puppet Automation into complex environments.

On completion, you will be able to deploy a complex system configuration for Puppet environment in a multiple Masters-Client environment.

This instructor-led, live training in Ecuador (online or onsite) is aimed at DevOps engineers who wish to automate IT infrastructure with Ansible and Puppet.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Configure and manage IT infrastructure.
• Build a pipeline for effective code deployment.
• Implement self-service infrastructure and application delivery.

This instructor-led, live training in Ecuador (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level to advanced-level developers and system administrators who wish to enhance their Puppet knowledge and expertise.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Master advanced Puppet concepts and techniques.
• Efficiently manage configurations using Puppet.
• Implement best practices for module development.
• Decouple configuration from code using Hiera.
• Write custom facts and functions to extend Puppet's functionality.
• Effectively manage relationships in Puppet.
• Handle artifacts such as files, snippets, templates, and blobs.
• Apply testing best practices for Puppet modules.
• Utilize Puppet Bolt for orchestration.

This 2-day course demonstrates through hands-on practice the basics of Chef, a configuration management tool, and how to use Chef for infrastructure automation.

The course is intended to give engineers who currently use Ansible knowledge of the deeper and more specialist areas involved in its application.

The aim of the workshop is to give a greater understanding of what goes on "under the hood", how Ansible can be used in the application development lifecycle, and how Ansible can be tailored for scaled and enterprise environments.

Ansible solves the problem: "We've got the server configuration we want, we've put in the time figuring it out; now how to we automate all that?"