Windows shared folder is a folder that has been configured to be accessed by multiple users over a network. When you share a folder on your computer, other users on the same network can access the files and folders inside it. You can set different levels of permissions for different users or groups, allowing them …
Not sure if you know that you can create a relation between custom / external facts (read more) and hiera (read more) data in Puppet. For hiera data, firstly you define a hierarchy for parameters at various levels e.g. Server, data center, region etc.. Secondly, you set values to hiera parameters. Further, Puppet classes reference …
Security rules in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) allow you to specify inbound and outbound traffic rules for your VCN (Virtual Cloud Network). They operate at the subnet level and are used to control traffic flow between resources within the VCN, and between the VCN and the internet. Security rules consist of the following components: Security …
A scheduled task is a computer program or script that is scheduled to run at a predetermined time or when a specific event occurs. You can use the Task Scheduler in Windows to create and manage scheduled tasks. This can be useful for automating certain tasks or programs that you need to run on a …
When You use Puppet, modules is one of the Puppet components that you will get familiar with. You can choose to create your custom modules to serve specific purposes. This is natural use of Puppet, however in order to do that you will need to spend some time to learn how to develop them. The …
As you may already know Puppet works in server – agent architecture. Hence, you will most likely maintain one or more Puppet server, and many Puppet agents, as many as servers in your environment to be configured by Puppet. How can I manage Puppet agent on Windows? This question we are trying to address here. …
One of the challenges while using Failover Cluster Instances (FCI) is to manage the memory of the SQL server in case of failover. In general, most SQL Server configurations do not require much attention to memory management beyond the initial configuration. However, Failover Cluster Instances (FCI) architecture is very different from others. Therefore, special attention …
How to assign Puppet nodes to environments is one of the first things to consider when introducing Puppet to your environment. There are various ways to deal with this subject. More details can be found here. I am presenting one that caught my attention at very beginning of the Puppet journey. At first sight, it …
Take a read about real-live experience coming from SQL Server migration project I participated in. We migrated from SQL Server 2008 R2 standalone servers into SQL Server 2016 in Failover Cluster Instances (FCI). Watch the full presentation – Polish language only! Intro The environment is a private cloud dedicated to one application using SQL Server …
Puppet external facts. What’s that? How to collect and manage them in a Windows environment? External facts are pieces of information that can be used by Puppet to determine the configuration of a system. External facts can be sourced from a variety of sources such as scripts, databases, or APIs. Probably, facts are one of …