Course Outline
Introduction to SaltStack
- Salt States, Modules, Grains, Pillar, Returner, Salt-Keys
Introduction to revision management with Git
- Clone, checkout, commit, merge, etc.
Installation and configuration of Salt-Master
- Ubuntu setup
- Salt-Minions (Windows and Linux)
Overview and application of important SaltStack modules
- On Windows
- On Linux
Performing configuration tasks on Minions
- Remote-Exec
Creating configuration states
- States
Addressing (targeting) of Minions
- IP, lists, grains, compounds
Development of configuration management with SaltStack
YAML and Jinja2 basics
Using Jinja2 templates to extend Salt-States
Best practices
Summary and conclusion
Requirements
- Python programming experience
- Experience with the Linux command line
Testimonials
Worked really well having the remote sessions and the trainer being able to see all our screens.
James Eyre - Egress Software Technologies
Good Delivery and Lab systems
Egress Software Technologies
Good pace and structured stages
Egress Software Technologies
It explained everything in finer details without being an information overload, nearer to the end it then spoke my language as a software developer to be able to create modules for Salt.
Egress Software Technologies
I really was benefit from the Exercises.
Dominique Stalder - T-Systems Client Services GmbH, PG 1440
Best practice about using Saltstack. New features that I have not used.
- Telia Eesti AS
Content. Examples were really good and trainer was competent to teach based on these use cases.
Raul Siim - Telia Eesti AS
Useful and practical coverage of various topics on Salt.
Wei Yen Lie
Informal and friendly style, good focus on our needs.
van Vooren Hans
The Trainer David is very competent and one sees he likes to teach.
Elisabete Garcia Cerqueira
The whole format. It was great!
Pulsen AB
Konrad is very knowledgable and if he didn't knew something he checked it and got back to us.