Publication date : 04/29/2024
Course : Chef, automate server administration
Practical course - 2d
- 14h00 - Ref. CFH
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 | Implement centralized administration with Chef |
| Installing and running Chef Server |
| Using the Chef client |
| Create resources and revenues |
| Recipe testing |
| Understanding how Chef works |
Intended audience
Developers, architects, technicians and system administrators.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of a Linux/Unix system (use of command line and Shell Script).
Course schedule
1 Operating principle
- Fundamental concepts.
- The positioning of Chef and competing tools.
- What can be automated.
- Chef Server (Hosted/On-Premises), working environment.
- Chef-Solo: Chef without a server.
- Introduction to the various Chef plug-ins.
2 The Chef server and client
- Installing and configuring Chef Server.
- Node configuration.
- Chef client presentation: functionalities.
- Using and running the Chef client.
- Basic commands, Knife tools, Knife-Solo extension.
Hands-on work
Install and configure Chef Server. Deploy, configure and handle the Chef client.
3 Nodes, resources and recipes
- Presentation of the node object.
- Resources: presentation, concept, implementation and action.
- Recipes: presentation and use.
- Attributes, templates and dependencies between recipes.
- Use of variables and implementation of notifications.
- Use of community income and inclusion of income.
Hands-on work
Manipulate variables. Implement notifications. Create resources and recipes. Include recipes.
4 Safety
- Chef security techniques: what you can do.
- Variables in the form of JSON data, data bags.
Hands-on work
Safety implementation. Use of data bags.
5 Roles and environments
- Roles and environments: presentation and concepts.
- Node configuration based on its role.
- Node configuration based on its environment.
Hands-on work
Role manipulation. Node configuration based on role and environment.
6 Test your recipes
- Recipe unit testing: presentation and concepts.
- Recipe unit testing with ChefSpec.
- Set up environments (reproducible, portable and lightweight) with Vagrant.
Hands-on work
Unit testing recipes with ChefSpec.
Customer reviews
5 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
QUENTIN P.
01/12/25
5 / 5
Le tour d’horizon proposé de Chef est très satisfaisant, les exercices sont bien détaillés et permettent de bien comprendre ce qu’on manipule, au top !
LEO L.
01/12/25
5 / 5
Bon contenu, formateur sympa, une bonne partie du temps en semi-autonomie sur les exercices ce qui était très bien pour appréhender les outils et leurs fonctionnements.
DEQUIREZ CORENTIN A.
01/12/25
5 / 5
parfait
PARTICIPANTS
Developers, architects, technicians and system administrators.
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of a Linux/Unix system (use of command line and Shell Script).
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
Developers, architects, technicians and system administrators.
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of a Linux/Unix system (use of command line and Shell Script).
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
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