DevOps Foundation

DevOps Foundation

Bascom Bridge’s  Introduction to DevOps training gives attendees a solid foundation for managing dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of servers using Chef, the operations management platform used by Facebook, Target, Nordstrom, and many other successful enterprises. This course supports both Linux and Windows platforms and is the first step on the way to Chef Certification.

DEVOPS TRAINING OBJECTIVES

All students will learn how to:

• Use Chef Configuration Management
• Manage a large number of servers
• Manage and integrate Linux and Windows platforms

DEVOPS TRAINING PREREQUISITES

All students should have experience in:

• Writing code (of just about any flavor) in a text editor
• Working on the command line
• Basic system administration – installing packages, configuring those packages, starting a service

DEVOPS TRAINING MATERIALS

All DevOps training students receive comprehensive courseware covering all topics in the course.

SOFTWARE NEEDED FOR EACH PC:

• Ubuntu 10.04, 12.04
• Mac OS X 10.7.3+
• Windows 7+
• SSH/SCP (OpenSSH, puTTY/WinSCP or equivalent)
• Programer’s text editor (Vi/Vim, Emacs, Sublime Text 3 or equivalent)
• RDP – Remote Desktop Protocol or equivalent for connecting to a Windows Server
• For classes delivered online, all participants need either dual monitors or a separate device logged into the online session so that they can do their work on one screen and watch the instructor on the other. A separate computer connected to a projector or large screen TV would be another way for students to see the instructor’s screen simultaneously with working on their own.

DEVOPS TRAINING OUTLINE

• What Is DevOps – A Brief Introduction
• Using Chef Resources – The Building Blocks
• Building Chef Recipes and Cookbooks
• Collecting Details About The System Via Ohai
• Attributes – Writing Dynamic Code
• Managing Data With Templates
• Advanced Templating – Passing In Variables
• Storing Your Code In a Repo – an Introduction To Git
• Workstation Setup
• Centralizing Management With Chef Server
• Using Community Cookbooks
• Automating Chef-Client Runs
• Managing A Multi-Node Infrastructure
• Simplification and Scalability Through Roles
• Power Automation – Invoking Chef Search
• Staging Versus Production – Environments
• Using Databags To Create User Accounts On Serve