Synopsis
Get up to speed on CFEngine 3, the open source configuration management software that enables you to automate everything from one-server shops to enterprise computer networks. This hands-on introduction shows you how to use CFEngine 3 to implement and manage and your IT infrastructure in a sustainable, scalable, and efficient manner.
Through numerous examples, you’ll learn how to use CFEngine to perform tasks such as user management, software installation, and security. You’ll also learn how to focus on higher-level issues of design, implementation and maintenance, knowing that CFEngine is handling the lower-level details for you automatically.
- Discover how far you can go with system automation, using CFEngine
- Become familiar with the software’s principles, components, and policy structure
- Configure CFEngine step-by-step to perform routine tasks on your system
- Specify custom machine configuration without making changes by hand
- Get tricks and patterns that you can use in your own CFEngine policies
- Maintain separate CFEngine environments for development, testing, production, or other uses
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Diego Zamboni is a computer scientist, consultant, programmer, sysadmin, and overall geek who works as Senior Security Advisor at CFEngine AS. He has more than 20 years of experience in system administration and security, and has worked in both the applied and theoretical sides of the computer science field. He holds a Ph.D. from Purdue University, has worked as a sysadmin at a supercomputer center, as a researcher at the IBM Zurich Research Lab, and as a consultant at HP Enterprise Services. These days, he splits his time between coming up with new security-related projects at CFEngine, nurturing the CFEngine community, coding useful CFEngine policies, and spending time with his family. He lives in Queretaro, Mexico with his wife and two daughters.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Search results for Learning CFEngine 3: Automated system administration...
Stock Image
Learning CFEngine 3: Automated system administration for sites of any size
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1449312209I3N00
Stock Image
Learning CFEngine 3 : Automated System Administration for Sites of Any Size
Published by
O'Reilly Media, Incorporated, 2012
ISBN 10: 1449312209
ISBN 13: 9781449312206
Used
Softcover
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 40845952-20
Stock Image
Learning CFEngine 3: Automated system administration for sites of any size
Seller: Bulrushed Books, Moscow, ID, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: Acceptable. SHIPS FAST. RESCUED + REPAIRED. Features a small coffee mishap, plus a reinforced binding, secured cover, and light annotations or highlighting-a durable, fully readable working copy brought back to life at a great value by our Book Sustainability Project. No access codes or CDs. Seller Inventory # #204A-0084