Why learn Puppet?
In order to excel in this age of rapid technology innovation and competition, what does every business need and want? Improved IT infrastructure for high availability, accelerated returns, and of course better performance. In other words, they need an IT configuration management system that will help to deploy, configure and manage servers. And there is no other tool that does this better than Puppet. This leading IT automation solution saves time by reducing the pressure of manual work and enhances performance. Puppet is a specially designed tool which helps in managing the configuration of Unix, Linux, OS-X or Windows. It is used for deploying, configuring and managing servers. It enables businesses to define infrastructure code, administer multiple servers, and strengthen the system configuration. It not only provides numerous benefits in IT disciplines but easy to manage as well. It helps developers in enabling hardware and software without the need to learn the inner functioning of an operating system.
Puppet is currently used by more than 35,000 companies including Fortune 100 companies, startups, and other companies; hence the demand for Puppet professionals is increasing day by day. DevOps report also suggests that job seekers with Puppet certification are in high need and are getting higher salaries. In order to succeed in this competitive arena, what individuals and enterprises need is expertise in a tool such as Puppet.
Benefits:
The Puppet certification course is in high demand these days as it gives individuals the expertise to enhance speed and performance by automating IT configuration instead of manually configuring servers. This course helps Linux/Unix/Windows/OS-X system administrators to gain an in-depth knowledge of Puppet implementation in IT infrastructure.
A Puppet certification has several substantial benefits for professionals.
- It helps in learning the ways to automate all IT infrastructures and achieving the control covering each Puppet agent in a network.
- Get jobs like Puppet Specialist, DevOps Engineer and more with skills in Puppet.
- Certification along with your IT experience will enhance your marketability in the IT industry.
- The average job for a skilled Puppet professional in $132,378 as per ZipRecruiter.
Puppet training has numerous organizational benefits:
- A powerful tool for modern automation for cloud management, security, compliance, software development, and deployments.
- Template based method which installs and maintains computers and servers simultaneously.
- One change on a single computer and all other systems get upgraded according to that template.
- Easy to use, install, time-saving, reliable, consistent and not to miss, and reduces lots of manual work.
What you will Learn
1. Puppet Fundamentals
Basics of Puppet Configuration Management and deploying resources using Infrastructure as a code.
2. Installation of Puppet
Learn how to install, configure Puppet Master and Puppet Agent, & understand Master/Agent Workflow.
3. Puppet Architecture and its components
Understand and learn about Puppet Master-Slave Architecture & the key components of Puppet.
4. Puppet Resources & Resource Types
Overview of Puppet Resources & Resource Types and understand Resource Abstraction Layer.
5. Puppet Classes
Understand and learn about Puppet Classes as well as how to define and write the classes.
6. Puppet Manifests
Understand the various components of Manifests, Manifest File workflow and how to write a Manifest.
7. Puppet Modules
Get an overview on Modules, Module Structure, Module Name. Also, learn how to write a Module.
8. Puppet Templates
Understand how to use, evaluate, combine & work with Iterations and Condition with Puppet Templates
9. Puppet Forge
Learn how to work with Puppet Forge to download and upload Modules, and publish to Puppet Forge.
Prerequisites
- Linux Command Line Operations
- Basics of DevOps
- Experience with installing and configuring applications
Who Should Attend
- Systems Operations Personnel who want to learn to manage infrastructure at scale
- Developers who set up consistent environments and software delivery using automation
- Anyone who would like to be a DevOps Professional
- Anyone who is interested in learning to write Infrastructure as a Code
- QA who would like to automate test environment setups
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Curriculum
Learning Objectives:
In this module you will learn about how Puppet can be used for Configuration Management and how to deploy resources using Infrastructure as a code.
Sub Topics:
- Evolution of Infrastructure
- Overview of Infrastructure as a Code
- What is Configuration Management
- Puppet Overview
Hands-on workshop description: No Hands-On
Learning Objectives:
Understand about Puppet Architecture & the key components of Puppet.
Sub Topics:
- Puppet Master -Slave Architecture
- Puppet Components
Hands-on workshop description: No Hands-On
Learning Objectives:
Learn how to install and configure Puppet Master and Puppet Agent and understand Master/Agent Workflow.
Sub-Topics:
- Install Puppet Master and Puppet Agent
- Edit hosts and Puppet configuration files in Puppet Master and Agent
- Establish a Secure Connection between Puppet Master and Puppet Agent
Hands-On:
Deploy Apache Tomcat using Puppet.
Learning Objectives:
This module talks about what are Resources and Resource Types.
Sub-Topics:
- Overview of Puppet Resources & Resource Types
- Understand Resource Abstraction Layer
Hands-On:
Working with Resources and Resource Types
Learning Objectives:
Learn about Puppet Classes and how to define the classes.
Sub-Topics:
- Overview of Puppet Classes
- Writing and define Puppet Classes
Hands-On Lab:
Writing Puppet Classes
Learning Objectives:
Understand the various components of Manifests and how to write a Manifest.
Sub-Topics:
- Overview of Manifests
- Manifest File Workflow
- Writing Manifests
Hand-On :
Creating and applying a Puppet Manifest
Learning Objectives:
Understand about what is a Module and how to write a Module.
Sub-Topics:
- Overview of Modules
- Module Structure
- Module Name
- Files in Modules
- Templates in Modules
- Writing Modules
Hands-On:
Working with Module Structure and Writing Modules.
Learning Objectives:
Understand how to Use, Evaluate, Combine and work with Iterations and Conditions with Puppet Templates.
Sub-Topics:
- Overview of Templates
- Evaluating and Using Templates
- Using Templates
- Iteration in Templates
- Conditions in Templates
Hands-On:
Creating and Working with Templates
Learning Objectives:
Learn how to work with Puppet Forge to download and upload Modules.
Sub-Topics:
- Overview of Puppet Forge
- Downloading Modules from Puppet Forge
- Publishing to Puppet Forge
Hands-On :
Working with Puppet Forge
Learning Objectives:
Learn how to work with Hiera -Key/Value lookup for Configuration data.
Sub-Topics:
- Overview of Hiera
- Install and Configure Hiera YAML
- Using Hiera inside manifests
Hands-On :
Working with Hiera inside manifests
Project
Project
Automating System Administration tasks using Puppet
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The Course
Puppet is a configuration management tool that has been extensively adopted by small and large organizations around the world because of its scalability, high availability, interoperability, cost savings and time savings. Also, Puppet has plenty of resources and a huge knowledge base available because of its popularity. Puppet administrators are in great demand and their average salary falls in the range of$85kper year.
This course will introduce you to the world of Puppet and give you a base to build your career in configuration management system.
Note: The figure mentioned here is accurate as of August. 2019.
You will learn about:
- Installing and configuring Puppet Master and Puppet Agents
- Working with Resources and Resource Types.
- Writing Puppet Resources , Classes , Modules and working with Manifests
- Working with Puppet Forge for downloading and Publishing Modules
Basic knowledge of DevOps, Networking, and Linux Fundamentals is required for this training.
Yes, KnowledgeHut offers this training online.
On successful completion of the course you will receive a course completion certificate issued by KnowledgeHut.
Your instructors are configuration management experts who have several years of industry experience.
At the end of this course, you will accomplish learning on Puppet - Fundamentals, Installation, Architecture & Components, Resources and Resource types, Manifests, Modules, Templates and Forge.
In addition to this, you will also learn several ways to automate IT infrastructure and manage servers.
Major prerequisites are –
- Basic understanding of DevOps
- Linux Command Line Operations
- Experience with Installing and Configuring applications
- System administrators who wish to learn to manage IT infra at scale
- System administrators who wish to learn to manage multiple servers
- Developers who set up consistent environment and software delivery using automation tools
- Professionals looking to write Infrastructure as a Code
- Professionals looking to move into the DevOps space
- Quality Assurance professionals who wish to automate test environment setups
- To help you understand and grasp all the core aspects of Puppet automation tool
- To help you learn how Puppet can be used for configuration management
- To help you deploy resources using Infrastructure as Code
- Provide hands-on session of Puppet concepts
- Provide Live projects to enhance your learning of Puppet
If you want to become a reputed Systems Administrator or a DevOps Professional / Engineer then it becomes an essential to learn Puppet as it helps master system administration, server management and IT automation skills. There are growing opportunities for engineers and professionals in this area.
Workshop Experience
The Puppet training at KnowledgeHut is not only immersive and interactive but is full of practical learning as well. The training is conducted in three modes and you can choose the mode that suits you the best.
One to One Training:
As one of the effective modes of training, one-to-one training can be individualized and catered according to your requirements. Opting for one to one training will be advantageous to those candidates who prefer to choose a personal, face to face approach. Trainers at KnowledgeHut are highly dedicated and will help you reach your goal and maximizing your time with us.
Online Classroom Training:
It is a virtual classroom training where you can learn various latest skills. This is a live-instructor led training session that helps professionals get ahead in their careers.
Team/Corporate training:
Building a high performing team is now more easy and effective with Team/Corporate training mode. In this mode of training, an organisation nominates an entire team for either online or a classroom training, where the training is delivered as per the team’s needs. Corporate training contain videos, certification courses, and other blended learning options which will help your workforce create a competitive edge, produce better results, and reach the strategic goals.
The time taken to complete the course is variable and dependent on the student.
At KnowledgeHut, the online course is a combination of 24 hours of Live Sessions, 50+ Hours of Quiz and MCQs, 20 Hours of Hands-on sessions and some Live projects.
You will need a desktop / laptop with Mac OS or Windows (later version is better) with an 8GB RAM, and at minimum i3 processor (i5 is better) and fast internet speed. A Headset and microphone are recommended.
All classes will be conducted online. Currently, we do not have any lab facility available.
Yes, you will be working on a project. The project is – “Automating System Administration tasks using Puppet”.
The project is completed upon review by the instructors. Once you complete the course as per guidelines, you will be issued a “Course Completion’’ certificate by KnowledgeHut.
Online Experience
We provide our students with Environment/Server access for their systems. This ensures that every student experiences a real-time experience as it offers all the facilities required to get a detailed understanding of the course.
If you get any queries during the process or the course, you can reach out to our support team.
Yes, you can attend a demo session before getting yourself enrolled for the Puppet training.
All our Online instructor-led trainingsconducted at KnowledgeHut are an interactive session. Any point of time during the session you can unmute yourself and ask the doubts/queries related to the course topics.
There are very few chances of you missing any of the Puppet training session at KnowledgeHut. But, in case you miss any lecture, you have two options:
- You can watch the online recording of the session anytime
- You can attend the missed class in any other live batch
The online Puppet course recordings will be available to you for lifetime.
Yes, the students will be able to access the coursework anytime even after the course training is over.
Opting for online training is more convenient than the classroom training.Online training is adding quality to the training mode. Our trainers will always be there to help the professionals with their doubts any time even if it is online training. In the online mode of training, students can meet their end learning objectives from the preferred location and time. Moreover, we provide our learners with lifetime access to our updated course materials.
In an online classroom, students can log in at the scheduled time to a live learning environment which is led by an instructor. You can interact, communicate, view, and discuss presentations, and engage with learning resources while working in groups, all in an online setting. Our instructors use an extensive set of collaboration tools and techniques which improves your online training experience.
This will be live interactive training led by an instructor in a virtual classroom.
We have a team of dedicated professionals known for their keen enthusiasm. As long as you have a zeal to learn, our team will support you in every step. In case of any queries, you can reach out to our 24/7 dedicated support at any of the numbers provided in the link below: https://www.knowledgehut.com/contact-us
We also have Slack workspace for the corporates to discuss the issues. If the query is not resolved by email, then we will facilitate a one-on-one discussion session with one of our trainers.
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We accept the following payment options:
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KnowledgeHut offers a 100% money back guarantee if the candidate withdraws from the course right after the first session. To learn more about the 100% refund policy, visit our Refund Policy.
Any registration cancelled within 48 hours of the initial registration will be refunded in FULL (please note that all cancellations will incur a 5% deduction in the refunded amount due to transactional costs applicable while refunding). Refunds will be processed within 30 days of receipt of written request for refund. Kindly go through our Refund Policy for more details:https://www.knowledgehut.com/refund
Yes, we have scholarships available for Students and Veterans. We do provide grants that can vary up to 50% of the course fees.
To avail scholarships, feel free to get in touch with us at the following link: https://www.knowledgehut.com/contact-us
The team shall send across the forms and instructions to you. Based on the responses and answers that we receive, the panel of experts takes a decision on the Grant. The entire process could take around 7 to 15 days.
Yes, you can pay the course fee in installments. To avail, please visit our contact us page to get in touch with us. Ourteam will brief you on the installment process and the timeline for your case.
Mostly the installments vary from 2 to 3 but have to be fully paid before the completion of the course.
You can visit here to register yourself for the Puppet Training.
You can check the schedule of the Puppet Training to know more of our upcoming training sessions.
We have a team of dedicated professionals known for their keen enthusiasm. As long as you have a will to learn, our team will support you in every step. In case of any queries, you can reach out to our 24/7 dedicated support at any of the numbers provided in the link below:https://www.knowledgehut.com/contact-us.
We also have Slack workspace for the corporates to discuss the issues. If the query is not resolved by email, then we will facilitate a one-on-one discussion session with one of our trainers.
Yes, there will be other participants for all the online public workshops and would be logging in from different locations. Learning with different people will be an added advantage for you which will help you fill the knowledge gap and increase your network.
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