Puppet 101 —Introduction to Automated State Configuration

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onfiguration management refers to the creation and maintenance of records of all infrastructure components. In terms of software, we primarily mean versions, patches, etc., and in terms of hardware, server configuration and its purpose. Server configuration is a fairly broad term that can include: management of users, services, firewalls, etc.

It consists of: · Agent: Keeps on interacting with the master server, ensuring that the node is aligned to the desired and expected state.· Facter: Helps in collecting the existing and present state of the node environment which is then used for communication purposes from where information is sent back by the help of the agent.

From here, a report is made on the Node’s end describing all the changes that are made and again this information is forwarded to the Master server.

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