SaltStack for System Administrators Course Overview

Last Updated : 07 Jan 2025

SaltStack for System Administrators Course Overview

The "SaltStack for System Administrators" course is designed to equip learners with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage and automate diverse computing infrastructures using SaltStack. This salt stack training encompasses a comprehensive understanding of Salt's architecture, Remote execution, State management, and the use of advanced features like Jinja2 templating and the Pillar system.

Starting with the basics, the course introduces Salt and its high-level architecture, guiding learners on how to extend Salt and implement various Topology options. As the course progresses, participants will delve into the techniques of controlling minions with Remote execution, crafting Custom execution modules, and defining infrastructure states.

Advanced modules cover the integration of Jinja2 and Pillar for dynamic and secure state configurations, orchestrating Highstate environments, and using Salt Cloud for virtual minion management. The course concludes with an exploration of the powerful Event system and reactor, enabling automated responses to system events.

Upon completion, attendees will be well-prepared for saltstack certification, having gained practical experience and confidence in leveraging SaltStack for efficient infrastructure automation and management.

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Target Audience for SaltStack for System Administrators

Koenig Solutions' SaltStack for System Administrators course is tailored for IT professionals seeking to master scalable automation with SaltStack.
Target Audience for the SaltStack for System Administrators Course:

Systems Administrators
DevOps Engineers
Infrastructure Automation Engineers
Cloud Operations Engineers
Site Reliability Engineers (SRE)
IT Professionals with a focus on server configuration and management
Network Engineers interested in infrastructure as code (IaC)
Security Engineers looking to automate security configurations
Technical Operations staff managing large-scale server environments
Software Developers with a need to understand deployment and automation
Technical Leads supervising systems administration teams
IT Managers wanting to improve efficiency in their infrastructure management processes

Learning Objectives - What you will Learn in this SaltStack for System Administrators?

Introduction to the Course's Learning Outcomes:

The SaltStack for System Administrators course aims to impart comprehensive knowledge on SaltStack's architecture, remote execution, state management, and automation for scalable infrastructure management.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

Understand the fundamental concepts of SaltStack and its high-level architecture.
Learn how to extend SaltStack and the various topology options available.
Master command-line options for controlling minions and employing targeting strings for precise execution.
Gain proficiency in using remote execution modules and functions to manage systems.
Acquire the skills to explore the source code of execution modules and write custom solutions.
Develop expertise in creating state declarations and managing complex state configurations with dependencies.
Integrate Jinja2 templating and Pillar for dynamic state management and secure data handling.
Achieve the ability to orchestrate complex infrastructures using the highstate and manage state repositories with GitFS.
Learn how to set up and utilize Salt Cloud for managing virtual minions and handling VM groups efficiently.
Understand the Salt event system and how to create reactive systems using the reactor pattern.