PluralSight Puppet Admin Course Notes

Configure Virtual Box Instances

Add Server Instance

• cd puppet-fundamentals-lab
• vagrant box add centos65-base centos65.box

Boot Puppet Master Server

• cd puppetmaster
• vagrant up
• vagrant ssh

Installing Nano, Git, and NTP

• sudo yum -y install nano git ntp
• sudo service ntpd start
• sudo chkconfig ntdp on

Installing the Puppet Master

Adding Puppet Repository

• sudo yum -y install http://yum.puppetlabs.com/puppetlabs-release-el-6.noarch.rpm
• sudo yum -y install puppet-server

Setting Up Directory Environments

Site Manifest loaded by default

The Default path is /etc/puppet/manifests/site.pp

Creating a Production Environment

The Environment Configuration File

/etc/puppet/environments/production/environment.conf

Lower the Environment Timeout

Puppet Configuration File