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>"Write a bash script to install something as idempodently as possible." Idempotently would be allowing the install to be repeated on the same system without altered effect. "Repeatably" would be making sure that the same result was produced afterwards on different systems. I'm guessing the later is intended?
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Labs exercises
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Bare-Metal Provisioning 101
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Install CentOS by hand
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Install the same node using kickstart
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Bare-Metal Provisioning 201
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Setup a basic cobbler server
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Build a profile
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Kickstart a node
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Change the profile, re-kickstart the node
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Cloud Provisioning 101
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Setup a free-tier account with AWS
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Spawn a Linux node from the AWS Console
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Cloud Provisioning 201
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Spawn a Linux node using the AWS API
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Attach an Elastic IP and EBS to it
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Database 101
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Install and start up MySQL
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Create basic relational database / tables, using a variety of field types
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Grant and revoke privileges
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Install Riak
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Write (or provide, probably depends on where this fits in relation
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to scripting tutorial?) basic tool to insert and retrieve some data.
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Database 201
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Spawn up second VM/MySQL install
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Set up Master->Slave replication
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Deliberately break and then fix replication
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Set up Master<->Master replication
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Introduction to percona toolkit
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Set up Riak Cluster, modify the tool from 101 to demonstrate replication.
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Database 301
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Galera cluster
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* Introduction to variables and their meaning. Tuning MySQL configuration (use
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mysqltuner.pl as a launch point?), pros and cons of various options.
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* Introducing EXPLAIN and how to analyse and improve queries and schema.
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* Backup options, mysqldump, LVM Snapshotting, Xtrabackup.
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Automation 101
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Do you need it? How much and why?
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http://www.kitchensoap.com/2012/09/21/a-mature-role-for-automation-part-i/
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* Talk basic theory and approach in terms of Idempotency and Convergence.
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* Write a bash script to install something as idempotently as possible.
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* Discuss Chef and Puppet and while reflecting on the bash script.
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Automation - Chef 201
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Setup an Opscode account
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Setup your workstation as a client to your Opscode account
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Download the build-essential cookbook, and apply it to your workstation
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Automation - Chef 301
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Setup a chef-repo
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Write your own cookbook
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Automation - Chef 302
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Setup your own Chef Server
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Write your own resources/providers
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Write sanity tests for your code
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Automation - Puppet 201
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Install Puppet
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Install a Forge module using the module tool
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Apply it to your local machine
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Automation - Puppet 301
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Install Puppet
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Create your own module
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Apply it to your local machine
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Package Management 101
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Setup a basic YUM or APT repository and put some packages in it
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Setup a local mirror of CentOS (or what have you)
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Setup a client to install from it
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Package Management 201
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Build a simple RPM or deb
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FPM
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Build automation fleets
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koji
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Version Control with Git 101
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Open a GitHub account
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Create a new repository called 'scripts'
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Place a useful shell script in it
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Commit and push
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Make a change, commit and push
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Create a branch, make a change, commit, and push
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Create a pull request and merge the branch into the master branch
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* Read Chapters 1-3 of the `Pro Git <http://git-scm.com/book>`_ book online
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* Work through Code School's `Try Git <http://try.github.com/>`_ online
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DNS 101
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Install Bind
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Configure one zone
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Show DNS resolution for an A and a CNAME record in the configured zone
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HTTP 101
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Install Apache
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Configure a virtual host
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Display a simple web page
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