Learning Puppet for Windows Server

Fuat Ulugay

  • 出版商: Packt Publishing
  • 售價: $1,930
  • 貴賓價: 9.5$1,834
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 234
  • 裝訂: Paperback
  • ISBN: 1785281879
  • ISBN-13: 9781785281877
  • 相關分類: PuppetWindows Server
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商品描述

Organize your Windows environment using Puppet tools to unload administrative burdens in a short time!

About This Book

  • Learn to install and implement a Puppet server for Windows administration
  • Script Puppet manifests, functions, templates and facts for Windows
  • A step-by-step guide that helps you to make your Windows environment more secure with Puppet

Who This Book Is For

This book is for Windows administrators who are looking for ways to automate management tasks of Windows servers and clients. Prior experience in Windows administration and a basic knowledge of Linux and Puppet will help you create wonders using this book.

What You Will Learn

  • Install Puppet on a Windows server and Foreman interface to have a user-friendly Puppet working environment
  • Discover how to install Puppet agents to single or multiple computers and get your hosts connected to Puppetmaster in one shot
  • Understand all about creating modules, writing manifests, managing files, services and, users in Puppet
  • Learn how to install Puppet Forge modules to complete tasks such as registry management, ACL, and firewall.
  • Explore the usage of Puppet facts, functions and modules to have a deeper understanding of how Puppet functions
  • Manage installation and updates of third party software using Puppet with Chocolatey to completely forgo the manual update chores in your daily plan
  • Use Puppet for Windows security to have a more secure environment

In Detail

Puppet is a configuration management tool. It allows you to automate all your IT configurations by giving you control of what you do to each “node” (Puppet agent), focusing also on when and how you do it. In context, Puppet is a cross-platform tool that is widely used for Unix-like and Microsoft Windows systems declaratively. However, it has been used more popularly for Unix-like systems. This book provides insights into using Puppet for Windows administration tasks such as server setup, application updates, and service management.

This book kicks off with the fundamentals of Puppet by helping you with the installation of Puppet on a Windows server and progresses with the introduction of the Foreman interface for managing Puppet nodes. Next, you deal with the installation of Puppet agents on multiple clients and how to connect them to your Puppet server by grouping your nodes for easy management. You then become familiarized with the scripting of Puppet manifests along with an understanding of the module structure in Puppet. You further move on to the installation of Puppet Forge Modules and their usage in Windows along with advanced topics such as facts, functions and templates.

Moreover, you also venture into the security aspects for Windows by gaining insights into various security settings that will make your server and clients more secure from hackers using different attack vectors. You will also use Puppet and Chocolatey to install and update software.

You finally round off by learning how to check the details of reporting and status monitoring along with the automation of installing and updating software for multiple Windows clients arming you with ample artillery to tame Puppet for your future projects.

Style and approach

This book uses a step-by-step and easy-to-learn approach that helps make your Windows environment manageable with Puppet. Each chapter is explained in detail and with many screenshots. Almost all the scenarios and examples are taken from real-world scenarios.

商品描述(中文翻譯)

使用 Puppet 工具來組織您的 Windows 環境,以在短時間內減輕管理負擔!

關於本書
- 學習安裝和實施 Puppet 伺服器進行 Windows 管理
- 為 Windows 撰寫 Puppet manifests、functions、templates 和 facts 的腳本
- 透過逐步指南,幫助您使用 Puppet 使 Windows 環境更安全

本書適合對自動化 Windows 伺服器和用戶端管理任務有興趣的 Windows 管理員。具備 Windows 管理經驗和基本的 Linux 和 Puppet 知識將有助於您使用本書創造奇蹟。

您將學到什麼
- 在 Windows 伺服器上安裝 Puppet 和 Foreman 介面,建立使用者友好的 Puppet 工作環境
- 瞭解如何將 Puppet 代理安裝到單個或多個電腦上,並使您的主機一次連接到 Puppetmaster
- 瞭解有關在 Puppet 中創建模組、撰寫 manifests、管理文件、服務和使用者的全部內容
- 學習如何安裝 Puppet Forge 模組,以完成註冊表管理、ACL 和防火牆等任務
- 探索使用 Puppet facts、functions 和模組的用法,深入瞭解 Puppet 的功能
- 使用 Puppet 和 Chocolatey 管理第三方軟體的安裝和更新,完全擺脫手動更新的繁瑣工作
- 使用 Puppet 進行 Windows 安全,營造更安全的環境

詳細內容
Puppet 是一個配置管理工具,它允許您通過控制每個「節點」(Puppet 代理)的操作,自動化所有 IT 配置,同時關注您執行操作的時間和方式。在這個背景下,Puppet 是一個跨平台工具,廣泛用於類 Unix 和 Microsoft Windows 系統的聲明性配置。然而,它在類 Unix 系統中更受歡迎。本書提供了使用 Puppet 進行 Windows 管理任務的見解,例如伺服器設置、應用程式更新和服務管理。

本書從 Puppet 的基礎知識開始,幫助您在 Windows 伺服器上安裝 Puppet,並介紹 Foreman 介面來管理 Puppet 節點。接下來,您將處理在多個客戶端上安裝 Puppet 代理以及如何通過分組節點來將它們連接到 Puppet 伺服器,以便輕鬆管理。然後,您將熟悉 Puppet manifests 的腳本撰寫,並瞭解 Puppet 中的模組結構。您還將進一步瞭解如何安裝 Puppet Forge 模組以及在 Windows 中使用它們,還包括有關 facts、functions 和 templates 的高級主題。

此外,您還將通過瞭解各種安全設置來瞭解 Windows 的安全性,以使您的伺服器和用戶端免受使用不同攻擊向量的駭客攻擊。您還將使用 Puppet 和 Chocolatey 來安裝和更新軟體。

最後,您將學習如何檢查報告和狀態監控的詳細資訊,以及自動化安裝和更新多個 Windows 客戶端的軟體,為您未來的專案提供充足的工具。

風格和方法
本書使用逐步和易於學習的方法,幫助您使用 Puppet 管理您的 Windows 環境。每個章節都有詳細的解釋和許多截圖。幾乎所有的情境和示例都來自真實世界的情況。