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Interfacing infrastructure as code with non-expert users Jonathan CLARKE jcl@normation.com @jooooooon42 (that's 7 'o's) Normation CC-BY-SA normation.com Who am I? Jonathan Clarke Origins: Sysadmin, infrastructure management Work at
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Jonathan CLARKE – jcl@normation.com @jooooooon42 (that's 7 'o's)
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Who am I?
Origins: Sysadmin, infrastructure management Work at Creator of and ncf.io Co-organizer of events:
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Automated configuration rocks!
Scalable Manage 1 to > 100000 servers the same way Save time Deploy faster & be more responsive to changes Improve reliability Avoid manual errors, harmonize configurations
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Automated configuration rocks!
Scalable Manage 1 to > 100000 servers the same way Save time Deploy faster & be more responsive to changes Improve reliability Avoid manual errors, harmonize configurations
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Develop applications and deploy them, manage IT operations, security, etc etc etc ...
On automation and sharing
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A minority of the team will learn a tool and it's
On automation and sharing
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Changes, deployments, new features... all end up requiring <your chosen CM tool>, therefore the “experts”.
On automation and sharing
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They have a choice: learn or get left behind.
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On automation and sharing
Are we actually standing in the way of automated configuration by pushing ahead?
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On automation and sharing
ssh box.company.com rpm -i software.rpm vi /etc/software.conf service software restart
BEFORE AFTER (or similar!) and more, and git/svn, etc...
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Getting everyone on board?
Frustration “I can do it quicker by hand or with a shell script” Steep learning curve New concepts, non obvious syntaxes, paradigm, ... Lack of motivation “What do I have to gain from using this tool?”
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Or as XKCD puts it...
Illustration CC BY-NC 2.5 from http://xkcd.com
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Photo CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 from https://www.flickr.com/photos/albaum/
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Getting everyone on board?
Frustration “I can do it quicker by hand or with a shell script” Steep learning curve New concepts, non obvious syntaxes, paradigm, ... Lack of motivation “What do I have to gain from using this tool?”
→ Provide simpler interfaces! → Show the benefits! → Enable quick wins!
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Steep learning curve New concepts, non obvious syntaxes, paradigm, ...
Approach
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Lack of motivation “What do I have to gain from using this tool?”
Approach
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Frustration “I can do it quicker by hand or with a shell script”
Approach
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What should it look like?
Abstraction layer Decision level Expert level
Define goals Analyse reports Fine tune modules Manage stack
Consolidation layer
Use available methods Focus on task at hand
Main IT level
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What should it look like?
Abstraction layer Decision level Expert level
Define goals Analyse reports Fine tune modules Manage stack
Consolidation layer
Use available methods Focus on task at hand
Main IT level
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What should it look like?
Abstraction layer Decision level Expert level
Define goals Analyse reports Fine tune modules Manage stack
Consolidation layer
Use available methods Focus on task at hand
Main IT level
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An example
Open source - GPLv3
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What is ncf?
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What should it look like?
Abstraction layer Expert level
Define goals Analyse reports Fine tune modules Manage stack
Consolidation layer
Use available methods Focus on task at hand
Decision level Main IT level
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ncf: A layered approach
Generic methods
Unit tasks: “Copy file”, “Install package”, … Implement the “how”
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ncf: A layered approach
Techniques
Use the provided methods, keep focus Supply “data”
Generic methods
Unit tasks: “Copy file”, “Install package”, … Implement the “how”
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ncf: A layered approach
Generic methods Services
Get an overview Benefit from CM
Techniques
Use the provided methods, keep focus Supply “data” Unit tasks: “Copy file”, “Install package”, … Implement the “how”
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What is ncf?
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An even nicer interface
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Rudder
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Overview
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Overview
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Overview
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Overview
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What should it look like?
Abstraction layer Expert level
Define goals Analyse reports Fine tune modules Manage stack
Consolidation layer
Use available methods Focus on task at hand
Decision level Main IT level
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On automation and sharing
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Check it out on: http://www.ncf.io/
Jonathan CLARKE – jcl@normation.com @jooooooon42 (that's 7 'o's)
Check it out on: http://rudder.cm/