SaltStack Training Course

The SaltStack Training Course equips professionals with the essential skills and tools to effectively manage and automate IT infrastructure, enhancing both technical and organisational efficiency.

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Overview

The SaltStack Training Course is designed for professionals seeking to enhance their skills in automation and configuration management within IT environments. Effective automation is crucial for optimising operations, ensuring consistency, and improving efficiency across systems and infrastructure. This course equips learners with the tools and techniques to use SaltStack effectively, enabling them to manage and scale infrastructure, streamline workflows, and reduce the complexity of manual processes.

This course covers a range of SaltStack features and functions, including configuration management, remote execution, and orchestration. Delegates will learn how to implement SaltStack for infrastructure automation, deploy configurations across servers, and automate tasks to improve system administration. By mastering these skills, professionals will be able to manage large-scale environments with ease and confidence, while ensuring the reliability and security of their infrastructure.

This 1-Day course by MPES provides an interactive learning experience, featuring real-world use cases and hands-on exercises. It is ideal for individuals looking to enhance their technical expertise and improve the efficiency and scalability of their IT systems.

Course Objectives

Develop a strong understanding of SaltStack principles and best practices
Master SaltStack for configuration management, automation, and orchestration
Learn how to automate infrastructure deployment and system configuration
Understand the use of SaltStack for remote execution and managing complex environments
Gain proficiency in writing and using SaltStack states, pillars, and grains
Learn how to implement security practices and manage updates using SaltStack
Enhance operational efficiency through automation and improved workflows

Upon completion, delegates will be equipped with the confidence and skills to use SaltStack effectively in any IT context, enabling them to streamline processes, reduce errors, and contribute to the smooth and efficient running of infrastructure in their organisation.

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Develop your understanding of essential financial, business and management accounting techniques with ACCA Applied Knowledge. You'll learn basic business and management principles and the skills required of an accountant working in business.

Entry Requirements

Professional Background: No prior experience with SaltStack is necessary; however, a basic understanding of system administration, IT operations, and automation tools will enhance your learning experience.
Technical Proficiency: Learners should have a solid understanding of basic IT concepts and some familiarity with scripting or automation. A basic understanding of Linux/Unix systems is beneficial.
Interest in Automation: The course is ideal for IT professionals looking to expand their automation knowledge, improve system management, and enhance their operational workflows.

Learning Outcomes

Master SaltStack Configuration Management: Gain the ability to automate system configuration, deploy software, and manage infrastructure with SaltStack, improving your overall system administration efficiency.
Enhance Orchestration and Automation Skills: Learn to orchestrate complex workflows and automate repetitive tasks, reducing manual intervention and enhancing productivity in your IT environment.
Improve System Monitoring and Reporting: Understand how to monitor system performance and collect metrics using SaltStack, empowering you to optimise your infrastructure and maintain operational health.
Navigate Scalable Infrastructure Management: Learn how to manage large, dynamic infrastructures with SaltStack, ensuring scalability, reliability, and consistency in your IT environment.

Target Audience

The SaltStack Training Course is tailored for IT professionals who want to enhance their skills in configuration management and automation. This course is ideal for the following roles:

IT Administrators
System Engineers
DevOps Engineers
Cloud Engineers
Infrastructure Managers
Network Engineers
Automation Specialists
Technical Support Engineers

Course content

Module 1: Introduction to SaltStack

What is SaltStack?
Need for SaltStack
Features of SaltStack
Benefits of SaltStack
Introduction to ZeroMQ

Module 2: SaltStack Architecture

Architecture of SaltStack

Module 3: Competitors

Platforms and Support
Origin Language
Supported Language
Web UI
Management Tools
Performance
Price and Value
Usage

Module 4: Installation of SaltStack

Install SaltMaster
Install Salt Minion
Install Salt Syndic
Master Configuration
Minion Configuration
Key Management
Sending Commands

Module 5: Creating a Simple Environment

Install the VirtualBox Environment
Install Vagrant
Download the Demo Environment
Start Environment
Run Salt Master
List Out All the Keys
Verify Salt Minions

Module 6: Access Control System

Publisher ACL System
External Auth System
Peer System

Module 7: Salt File Server

File Server Backend
File Server Configuration
CP Module
FILECLIENT Module

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Access a range of materials to help enhance your learning experience. These resources include practice exercises and additional reading to support your progress.

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Q. What is the primary objective of the SaltStack Training Course?

The primary objective of this course is to provide delegates with a comprehensive understanding of SaltStack, a powerful automation and configuration management tool. It focuses on streamlining IT operations, managing infrastructure at scale, and automating repetitive tasks.

Q. Who should attend the SaltStack Training Course?

This course is ideal for IT professionals, system administrators, DevOps engineers, and anyone responsible for managing or automating IT infrastructure. Beginners with a basic understanding of Linux and networking can also benefit.

Q. What will I learn from this training?

Delegates will learn to install, configure, and manage SaltStack effectively. The course covers creating Salt states, deploying configuration changes, managing multi-node environments, and leveraging SaltStack for automation and orchestration tasks.

Q. How will this course benefit my organisation?

By enabling efficient automation and reducing manual efforts, the course helps organisations optimise IT operations, ensure consistent configurations, and achieve faster deployment times, ultimately improving system reliability and scalability.

Q. How does the SaltStack Training Course benefit my career growth?

Completing this training equips you with sought-after automation skills, boosting your employability in roles like DevOps engineer or system administrator. It positions you as a valuable asset in the IT automation and configuration management domain.

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