[clue] deploy, configure, & manage

[Quentin Hartman]

I have a super software crush on Chef. I only use it with AWS and Vagrant
VMs, but it is probably the single most powerful deployment and
configuration management tool I've used. It's totally changed how I look at
system management, and allows me to force-multiply very easily.

I've also used Puppet, and while it's good, my impression is that Chef is
substantially more flexible to the newcomer. You also get the added benefit
of learning Ruby, which can be useful in other areas. Of course this
flexibility can be a blessing and a curse, but I wouldn't have it any other
way. I used cfengine with a former employer, and it's sufficient for a lot
of things, but I wouldn't recommend building a new automation system around
it. I've never used spacewalk. It looks interesting though.

QH


On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 12:40 PM, Jim Ockers <ockers at ockers.net> wrote:

>  Have you looked at OpenStack?  Or is that not appropriate for the
> diverse set of machines/services you'll run on these machines?
>
> --
> Jim Ockers, P.E., P.Eng. (ockers at ockers.net)
> Contact info: http://www.ockers.net/
>
> On 5/23/13 12:38 PM, Mark G. Harvey wrote:
>
>  CLUE folks,
>
>  Got a Sys Admin question:  I'm looking for recommendations / suggestions
> to deploy, configure, & manage a couple dozen CentOS machines across
> Development, Staging, Production environments.
>
>  I plan to build a template with all the common components & apps such as
> monitoring agents (eg. Tripwire), vFabric tc (tomcat), etc.  Then capture a
> kickstart file to automate deployment to a second machine ... but this seem
> like one at a time deployment process.
>
>  Looking for tools to modify & deploy stuff like repo settings, packages,
> scripts, accounts, passwords, networking, etc.  I'm sure you know the
> drill.
>
>  I've heard of the following tools ... but don't know which is a good
> fit, if any.
>
>    - cfengine
>     - puppet
>     - chef
>     - spacewalk
>
>
>  I'm sure there are very experienced folks on this message distribution
> list who have suggestions & gotchas that should be considered.  Appreciate
> the help.  TIA
>
>  Mark
>
>
>
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