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cdist-tutorial(7)
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Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>
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2011-02-20 01:07:56 +00:00
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2011-09-26 15:33:26 +00:00
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NAME
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cdist-tutorial - a guided introduction into cdist
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2011-10-19 12:55:16 +00:00
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2012-01-05 13:43:35 +00:00
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INTRODUCTION
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2012-01-11 16:11:11 +00:00
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This document gives you a pointer on what to read in
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2012-01-11 16:40:53 +00:00
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which order and is thus a "guide to the right locations".
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So in case you are just starting, just "begin at the beginning"
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(Brave New World). You can see the target audience in [] brackets
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after the description.
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2012-01-05 13:43:35 +00:00
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2012-01-11 16:21:38 +00:00
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cdist-quickstart::
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2012-01-11 16:40:53 +00:00
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New to cdist? Want to get your hands dirty? Read this. [beginner]
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2012-01-05 17:13:25 +00:00
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2012-01-13 13:42:44 +00:00
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cdist-bootstrap::
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2012-01-11 16:34:09 +00:00
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The comprehensive guide to your first cdist installation [beginner]
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2012-01-11 16:34:09 +00:00
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cdist-initial-manifest::
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Learn how to define which hosts get which configurations [beginner]
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2012-01-13 13:42:44 +00:00
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MANAGING YOUR OWN CONFIGURATION
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cdist-type::
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2012-01-11 16:34:09 +00:00
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Understand how types are working and created [intermediate]
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CREATING YOUR FIRST OWN TYPE
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=> short example, reference to cdist-type(7)!
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=> motivation
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Use a type to bundle functionalitY
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<with object id? or signleton here already>
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Debug with var - can be used by yourself
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__debug::
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If this variable is setup, cdist runs in debug mode.
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You can use this information, to only output stuff in debug
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mode as well.
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Available for: initial manifest, type manifest, gencode, code
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2012-01-11 16:06:40 +00:00
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USING EXPLORERS
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cdist-explorer.text
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DEBUGGING YOUR TYPES
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2012-01-09 23:01:02 +00:00
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cdist-best-practice::
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Hints from real life experience to help you to organise cdist [intermediate]
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cdist-reference::
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The type, explorers and environment variables reference [intermediate]
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cdist-explorer::
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Interested in getting more information about the target system? [intermediate]
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cdist-cache::
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How to get use information about the hosts we have been working on [advanced]
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cdist-scaling-tuning::
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How to scale out with cdist and which tunings to apply. [advanced]
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TUNING CDIST
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- speedup processing with ControlMaster option of
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ssh
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=> different document
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cdist-stages::
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Understand the internal workflow of cdist. [advanced]
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cdist-hacker::
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README, if you want to extend or modify cdist. [hacker]
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2011-09-26 22:38:08 +00:00
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2011-09-26 15:33:26 +00:00
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SEE ALSO
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--------
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- cdist(1)
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- cdist-type(7)
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- cdist-best-practice(7)
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- cdist-stages(7)?
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- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
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COPYING
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-------
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Copyright \(C) 2011-2012 Nico Schottelius. Free use of this software is
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granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
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