New to puppet

[Krishna Krishna]

Ok,

I am newbie to puppet. So be nice. I may ask some stupid questions.

I could not find some similar post so creating new post.

I have not worked on puppet before except of downloading puppet on my linux machine and playing with some commands just to get feel of it. I do not work on Linux either but I do have fair background of linux.

I am planning to give puppet certification in 2-3 months. Below are some quesitons which I have.

What type of hardware do I need ? (I only have one laptop, I can use virtual box and fire couple of more systems), Should that be enough ? 

I do believe I can download puppet version for free and use it to manage 10 nodes but does it come with all require components?

Is exam based on MCQ's ? 

What is passing score ? 

Any other information I should know ?

[jcbollinger]

On Wednesday, October 8, 2014 1:15:29 AM UTC-5, Krishna Krishna wrote:

Ok,

I am newbie to puppet. So be nice. I may ask some stupid questions.

I could not find some similar post so creating new post.

I have not worked on puppet before except of downloading puppet on my linux machine and playing with some commands just to get feel of it. I do not work on Linux either but I do have fair background of linux.

I am planning to give puppet certification in 2-3 months. Below are some quesitons which I have.

What type of hardware do I need ? (I only have one laptop, I can use virtual box and fire couple of more systems), Should that be enough ? 

You should have at least two machines, whether physical or virtual.  More machines would allow you to explore marginally more Puppet features, but are probably not necessayr.

 

I do believe I can download puppet version for free and use it to manage 10 nodes but does it come with all require components?

I don't know what certification you are planning to take.  If it is specific to Puppet Enterprise, then be aware that PE comes packaged with all Puppet system components and a Ruby runtime to run them in, but the system does rely on you to provide a suitable OS and general operating environment.

The open source version of Puppet has fewer built in bells and whistles, but if that's all your certification is going to cover then you should not spend effort learning all the PE stuff.  Open source Puppet does not come packaged with a Ruby runtime, or various other generic components, but PuppetLabs does offer it in the form of packages for various operating systems that will help you install the needed third-party components.

 

Is exam based on MCQ's ? 

You should consult the documentation of the exam.

 

What is passing score ? 

You should consult the documentation of the exam, but what does it matter, anyway?  You learn the material as well as you can; you take the exam; you pass if you learned well enough, else not.

Any other information I should know ?

Generally speaking?  Far more than I could possibly convey in this venue.  If you want a useful answer, you'll need to pose a more specific question.


John

[Krishna Krishna]

John,

thanks for your response. 

I am planning to take Puppet 202. I think that the entry level exam.

Which has some background of the software and some labs.

As of now I am kinda shooting in dark. However when I start my certification I will have more specific questions.

To give you more insight in what I am after. 

- I am planning to divert my career towards data center

- Puppet and Cisco data center technology is two courses I am aiming for

Any comments will be appriciated.