Get up to speed on CFEngine 3, the open source configuration management software that enables you to automate everything from one-server shops to enterprise computer networks. This hands-on introduction shows you how to use CFEngine 3 to implement and manage and your IT infrastructure in a sustainable, scalable, and efficient manner....

" A step-by-step guide to setting up Cfengine and fully automating the configuration and management of your laptop, desktop, server, or mainframe. The first and only book dedicated to the Cfengine framework. Detailed instructions on installing, configuring, and setting up Cfengine and using it to build, secure and monitor your infrastructure. Real world projects and tasks straight from the data centre. Monitoring, logging and reporting explained with easy-to-understand examples. Covers all Cfengine commands, promises, variables, functions and best practices. In...

Cfengine is a free software package for automating the configuration and maintenance of networked computers. Its purpose is to implement policy-based configuration management. A System Engineer's Guide to Host Configuration and Maintenance Using Cfengine describes all aspects of using Cfengine 2. Beginning with the fundamentals of Cfengine itself, the booklet takes you though the policies, shows you how to build an infrastructure. It then covers host monitoring and anomaly detection, as well as the management process. Finally, the booklet provides case studies and sample policies and a...