Course Outline
Introduction
- SaltStack vs Puppet vs Chef
Overview of the Lab Environment
Overview of Saltstack Features and Components
- Salt Master, Salt Minion, etc.
Installing and Configuring Saltstack
Understanding State and the State Ecosystem
Creating, Managing, and Testing State with SaltStack
Obtaining System Information with Grains
Making Salt States Reusable with Pillar
Orchestration and Mining - Salt Mine
Managing Hosts with Salt Ssh
Strategies for Scaling the Infrastructure
Monitoring with Salt
Saltstack Best Practices
Troubleshooting
Summary and Conclusion
Requirements
- Python programming experience
- Experience with the Linux command line
Testimonials
Useful and practical coverage of various topics on Salt.
Wei Yen Lie
IT Automation with Saltstack Course
Informal and friendly style, good focus on our needs.
van Vooren Hans
IT Automation with Saltstack Course
The Trainer David is very competent and one sees he likes to teach.