SaltStack for DevOps: Working with SaltStack Components

SaltStack 2019.2    |    Intermediate
  • 13 Videos | 1h 7m 54s
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Explore the implementation and configuration of various Salt Stack products in this 13-video course, which discusses the architecture and architectural components and identifies Salt's characteristics and role in DevOps. Learners will see illustrations of the basic configuration of salt components, such as Salt master and Salt minion; learn to install, configure, and implement various products of Salt Stack; and learn to implement capabilities of agentless Salt grains, Salt engine, and execution modules. SaltStack Enterprise provides an intelligent automation platform which can manage secure and also optimize any infrastructure, whether it is on-premises, in the cloud, or at the edge. Essential components of SaltStack Enterprise include its engine, its operations framework, and SaltStack SecOps, which provides the capability of customizing the policy or creating custom checks. Other key topics include Salt best practices, Salt Dependencies, and Salt Bootstrap. Learn to recognize implementation scenarios in which SaltStack Enterprise plays an important role. In a concluding exercise, learners will be asked to list core features of Salt, write Salt runner, and write execution module.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • discover the key concepts covered in this course
    list the various products offered by SaltStack and their implementation scenarios
    recognize the essential characteristics of Salt and the role Salt can play in implementing DevOps practices
    describe the architecture of Salt along with its various components
    install Salt and illustrate the basic configuration of Salt master and Salt minion
    use Salt agentless to run Salt commands without installing Salt minion
    demonstrate the various operations that can be performed using Grains in Salt
  • specify the essential functions in SaltUtil and job runner
    specify the essential components that are required to use Salt effectively
    demonstrate the steps involved in writing a Salt runner and the different modes of running Salt runners
    write and configure Salt engine to enhance external processes
    demonstrate the steps involved in writing execution modules and calling them on Salt master
    recall the various architectural components of SaltStack, write a Salt runner, and write execution modules

IN THIS COURSE

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    1. 
    Course Overview
    1m 28s
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    2. 
    SaltStack Products and Implementation Scenarios
    6m 37s
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    Characteristics and Role of Salt in DevOps
    5m 29s
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    4. 
    Salt Architecture and Components
    7m 40s
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    Installing and Configuring Salt Master and Minion
    5m 47s
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    Agentless Salt
    6m 2s
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    Salt Grains
    4m 23s
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    SaltUtil and Job Runner
    3m 30s
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    Using Salt
    5m 31s
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    Salt Runners and Runner Modes
    4m 31s
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    Salt Engine
    5m 10s
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    Execution Modules
    3m 10s
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    13. 
    Exercise: Working with Salt Capabilities
    3m 8s
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