Labs exercises
Cloud Provisioning 101
Setup a free-tier account with AWS
Spawn a Linux node from the AWS Console
Cloud Provisioning 201
Spawn a Linux node using the AWS API
Attach an Elastic IP and EBS to it
Database 101
Install and start up MySQL
Create basic relational database / tables, using a variety of field types
Grant and revoke privileges
Install Riak
Write (or provide, probably depends on where this fits in relation
to scripting tutorial?) basic tool to insert and retrieve some data.
Database 201
Spawn up second VM/MySQL install
Set up Master->Slave replication
Deliberately break and then fix replication
Set up Master<->Master replication
Database 301
Galera cluster
- Introduction to variables and their meaning. Tuning MySQL configuration (use
mysqltuner.pl as a launch point?), pros and cons of various options.
- Introducing EXPLAIN and how to analyse and improve queries and schema.
- Backup options, mysqldump, LVM Snapshotting, Xtrabackup.
Automation - Chef 201
Setup an Opscode account
Setup your workstation as a client to your Opscode account
Download the build-essential cookbook, and apply it to your workstation
Automation - Chef 301
Setup a chef-repo
Write your own cookbook
Automation - Chef 302
Setup your own Chef Server
Write your own resources/providers
Write sanity tests for your code
Automation - Puppet 201
Install Puppet
Install a Forge module using the module tool
Apply it to your local machine
Automation - Puppet 301
Install Puppet
Create your own module
Apply it to your local machine
Package Management 101
Setup a basic YUM or APT repository and put some packages in it
Setup a local mirror of CentOS (or what have you)
Setup a client to install from it
Package Management 201
Build a simple RPM or deb
FPM
Build automation fleets
koji
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Version Control with Git 101
Open a GitHub account
Create a new repository called ‘scripts’
Place a useful shell script in it
Commit and push
Make a change, commit and push
Create a branch, make a change, commit, and push
Create a pull request and merge the branch into the master branch
- Read Chapters 1-3 of the Pro Git book online
- Work through Code School’s Try Git online
DNS 101
Install Bind
Configure one zone
Show DNS resolution for an A and a CNAME record in the configured zone
HTTP 101
Install Apache
Configure a virtual host
Display a simple web page