Puppet Enterprise is a robust configuration management and automation tool, that allow use to enforce consistent configurations across multiple platform. But before we can get started using Puppet Enterprise, we have to install it! In this hands-on lab, we’ll be setting up a Puppet Enterprise Master of Masters and preparing it to help deploy its Puppet agent service across multiple operating systems. To test this, we’ll also deploy the Puppet agent on an additional node.
Learning Objectives
Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:
- Install Puppet Enterprise on the “Puppet Master” Server
Text-Mode
Pull down the installation file:
$ wget --content-disposition 'https://pm.puppetlabs.com/puppet-enterprise/2018.1.7/puppet-enterprise-2018.1.7-el-7-x86_64.tar.gz'Expand the file:
$ tar -xf puppet-enterprise-2018.1.7-el-7-x86_64.tar.gzRun the installation script:
$ cd puppet-enterprise-2018.1.7-el-7-x86_64 $ sudo ./puppet-enterprise-installer ... How to proceed? [1]: 1Update the password and DNS alt names:
"console_admin_password": "password" ... "pe_install::puppet_master_dnsaltnames": ["puppet", "master"]Save and exit, then continue installation:
Proceed with installation using the pe.conf at /home/cloud_user/puppet-enterprise-2018.1.7-el-7-x86_64/ conf.d/custom-pe.conf? [Yn]yUpdate the PATH for sudoers:
$ sudo $EDITOR /etc/sudoers.d/puppet_path Defaults secure_path = /sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/opt/puppetlabs/binSave and exit the file, then refresh the Bash session:
$ bashPerform a Puppet run twice:
$ sudo puppet agent -t $ sudo puppet agent -tGraphical-Mode
Update the
/etc/hostsfile:$ sudo $EDITOR /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 puppet.ec2.internal localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4 localhost4.localdomain4Save and exit.
Pull down the installation file:
$ wget --content-disposition 'https://pm.puppetlabs.com/puppet-enterprise/2018.1.7/puppet-enterprise-2018.1.7-el-7-x86_64.tar.gz'Expand the file:
$ tar -xf puppet-enterprise-2018.1.7-el-7-x86_64.tar.gzRun the installation script:
$ cd puppet-enterprise-2018.1.7-el-7-x86_64 $ sudo ./puppet-enterprise-installer ... How to proceed? [1]: 2Do not navigate to the provided URL, instead go to
https://PUBLIC_IP_OF_MASTER:3000.Set the DNS alt names and the password using the graphical prompt. Click Continue.
Review the plan, then click Continue again.
Click Deploy Now. Installation will take about 8 minutes.
Return to the command line and update the PATH for sudoers:
$ sudo $EDITOR /etc/sudoers.d/puppet_path Defaults secure_path = /sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/opt/puppetlabs/binSave and exit the file, then refresh the Bash session:
$ bash- Update the Puppet Master to Support Ubuntu 18.04 Agent Architecture
Access the Puppet Enterprise console through HTTPS and the public IP address of the Puppet master server.
Go to Classification.
Select the Puppet Master group.
Under Configuration, add the
pe_repo::platform::ubuntu_1804_amd64class. Click Add class. Commit 1 change.- Install the Puppet Agent on the “Additional Node”
On the Puppet Enterprise Console, copy the installation command from the Unsigned Certs page.
Paste and run the command on the
node1"additional node."Check the fingerprint of
node1before signing it on the Puppet Enterprise Console:$ sudo puppet agent --fingerprint
