Ticket #172: Expand Puppet Configuration Management System - SupaHotBall/OE2-Group-D GitHub Wiki

Task

Add Servers as Puppet Agents

Install Puppet agent software on the remaining servers.
Configure each server to communicate with the Puppet master.

Verify Communication

Ensure all agents can successfully connect to the Puppet master.
Test the connection by applying a sample manifest.

Steps Taken

Backup Server

Add the puppet reporsitory

Code wget https://apt.puppet.com/puppet7-release-jammy.deb
Code sudo dpkg -i puppet7-release-jammy.deb
Code sudo apt update

Install the puppet agent package

Code sudo apt install puppet-agent -y

Configure the puppet agent

Code sudo nano /etc/puppetlabs/puppet/puppet.conf

AND

Add the following lines under the [main] section

server = mgmt-d
certname = backup-d.oe2.org.nz

Connect your agent to the puppet server

Code sudo /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin/puppet agent --server=mgmt-d --no-daemonize --verbose --onetime

You can view pending certificate requests on the master

Code sudo puppetserver ca list

sign a specific agent's certificate

Code sudo puppetserver ca sign --certname backup-d.oe2.org.nz

App Server

Add the puppet reporsitory

Code wget https://apt.puppet.com/puppet7-release-jammy.deb
Code sudo dpkg -i puppet7-release-jammy.deb
Code sudo apt update

Install the puppet agent package

Code sudo apt install puppet-agent -y

Configure the puppet agent

Code sudo nano /etc/puppetlabs/puppet/puppet.conf

AND

Add the following lines under the [main] section

server = apps-d
certname = apps-d.oe2.org.nz

Connect your agent to the puppet server

Code sudo /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin/puppet agent --server=mgmt-d --no-daemonize --verbose --onetime

You can view pending certificate requests on the master

Code sudo puppetserver ca list

sign a specific agent's certificate

Code sudo puppetserver ca sign --certname apps-d.oe2.org.nz

Challenges

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External Resources

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Ticket Reference

https://rt.dataraster.com/Ticket/Display.html?id=172