Certifiable Puppet Professional: Puppet's new Education Certification Curriculum
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The document outlines Puppet Labs' education and certification curriculum designed for IT professionals, focusing on the importance of certification for career development and organizational efficiency. It details the job task analysis for both system administrators and developers, the certification process, expected preparations, benefits of certification for individuals and organizations, and available resources for training. Additionally, it describes specific exams, their formats, and the steps to obtain Puppet certifications.
Certifiable Puppet Professional: Puppet's new Education Certification Curriculum
- 1. Certifiable Puppet Professional Puppet's new Education Certification Curriculum Ralph Luchs // Puppet Education Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 1
- 2. Overview • Puppet Education and Certification around the world • Why Puppet Education • Why Puppet Certification • What is available • Making users Certifiable • Puppet Certifications • Testing and rewarding your knowledge Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 2
- 3. Puppet Education Training Presence around the world Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 3
- 4. Why invest in Education? The only thing worse than paying to train employees and having them leave, is not training them and having them stay! Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 4
- 5. Why Puppet Education? Going hands-on with Puppet Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 5
- 6. Why Invest in Certification? Defining the Miracle Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 6
- 7. Why Puppet Certification • Puppet Professional • By Sys Admins for Sys Admins • JTA "What does Sys Admin need to be successful with Puppet?" • SMEs Sys Admins, Professional Services, Operations • Puppet Developer • By Developers for Developers • JTA "What does Developer need to know to develop for Puppet?" • SMEs Development Engineers, Senior Services Engineers • Knowledge Sources • Puppet Documentation • Puppet Pro & Puppet Types & Developers • Puppet Source Code Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 7
- 8. Puppet Certification Certification Candidates across the world Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 8
- 9. Puppet Labs Education and Certification Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 9
- 10. Sys Admin Job Task Analysis • Installation and Configuration • Describe install and config of Puppet Enterprise, Master and Agent • Puppet Components • Describe a Puppet Agent run • Describe how resource relationships work • Resources • Demonstrate knowledge of Puppet resource types • Describe a node, class, and defined type • Puppet Language • Describe how to use a function • Describe variables, variable scope, and logic constructs Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 10
- 11. Sys Admin JTA cont'd • Modules • Describe a Puppet module and how to manage it • Classification • Identify what classifies a node • Puppet Data Library • Identify the report life cycle • Live Management • Describe how to gather inventory info with Live Management • Maintenance and Troubleshooting • Demonstrate knowledge of how to optimize Puppet for performance Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 11
- 12. Developer Job Task Analysis • Facts • Identify the role of a custom fact • Describe the facter API • Functions • Identify the operation of a function and how scope affects custom functions • Types and Providers • Describe type and provider interaction and how providers are declarative • Describe the use cases of special type & provider methods • Report Processors • Describe the development of a report handler • Identify the Puppet::Transaction::Report data object Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 12
- 13. Developer JTA cont'd • Faces • Describe how to interact with and develop Puppet Faces • Ruby Testing • Describe stubbing and expects • Identify RSpec testing patterns • Puppet Integration • Identify how to document Puppet plugins • Identify the purpose of Puppet indirection • MCollective • Identify the components used by MCollective • Demonstrate knowledge of how to write an MCollective plugin Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 13
- 14. Advanced Puppet Course Topics • Classification • Code Compression & Common Patterns • Data Separation with Hiera • Virtual Resources • Exported Resources • Reporting and Auditing • Troubleshooting • MCollective • Scalability Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 14
- 15. Puppet Labs Education and Certification Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 15
- 16. Puppet Certification Benefits Candidates • Differentiation in a market clamoring for skilled Puppet professionals • Increased employability • A clear professional development path which leads to increased job satisfaction • Industry credibility • Respect for your technical expertise by peers and employers • Entrance into an engaged community of Puppet users Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 16
- 17. Puppet Certification Benefits Organizations • Reduction in time to deploy new applications • Reduction in support costs • Competitive advantage and profit potential • Reduced downtime • Maximized investment in Puppet software • Increased customer confidence Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 17
- 18. Puppet Certification Steps 1. Preparation 2. Registration 3. Expectations 4. Agreements & Policies 5. Success!! Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 18
- 19. Puppet Certification Preparation • Required: • Hands-on experience using all Puppet software • Hands-on experience developing with Ruby (for Puppet Developer Exam) • Recommended: • Puppet Fundamentals course • Puppet Developer course (for Puppet Developer Exam) • Practice Exams • Puppet Enterprise Users Guide 2.X • Learning Puppet VM • Pro Puppet by James Turnbull and Jeff McCune • Puppet Types and Providers by Dan Bode and Nan Liu (for Developer Exam only) Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 19
- 20. Puppet Certification Registration, Expectations, & Agreements • Registration • PearsonVUE partnership • 5,000 testing centers in 175 countries • Fully proctored testing centers • Agreements & Policies • Confidentiality & Indemnity • Taking the exam • Two forms ID • Not open book Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 20
- 21. Puppet Certification Credentials System Administrators • Credential awarded: Puppet Professional 2013 Certification • Individual recognition: Puppet Certified Professional • Certification code: PCP Developers • Credential awarded: Puppet Developer 2013 Certification • Individual recognition: Puppet Certified Developer • Certification code: PCD Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 21
- 22. Puppet Certifications Puppet Professional Exam • Exam name: Puppet 201 – System Administration Using Puppet • Exam format: Computer-based exam composed of 60 multiple-choice questions • Exam time: 90 minutes • Exam cost: $200 USD • Exam code: PPT-201 • Version: Puppet Open Source 2.7.12 and later, and Puppet Enterprise 2.5 and later • Products/technologies tested: Puppet Enterprise and Puppet Open Source Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 22
- 23. Puppet Certifications Puppet Developer Beta Exam • Exam name: Puppet 301 Beta – Developing for Puppet Using Ruby • Exam format: Computer-based exam composed of approximately 195 multiple- choice questions • Exam time: 4.5 hours • Exam code: PPT-301 • Exam cost: $200 USD (waived during beta test) • Version: Puppet Open Source 2.7.12 and later, and Puppet Enterprise 2.5 and later • Products/technologies tested: Puppet Enterprise, Puppet Open Source, Ruby v1.8.7 as it pertains to Puppet, and MCollective Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 23
- 24. Puppet Developer Beta Testing • Why Beta? • 195 questions vs 60 • 4.5 hours vs 1.5 • Exam opportunity paid by Puppet Labs • Comment opportunity for each question • Waiting for ~100 exam reviews • Next Steps • perform analysis on performance of each question • throw away up to 75 questions • create two equally balanced exams of 60 questions each • create practice exam • launch live exam(s) (targeted January 2013) Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 24
- 25. Success!! Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 25
- 26. Puppet Certification Online Resources www.puppetlabs.com/services/certification • Step-by-step guide on becoming Puppet certified • Sign up for Puppet Certification notifications • Details on Puppet Professional Certification • Details on Puppet Developer Certification • Access to Practice Exams • Puppet Certification Sign up • Frequently Asked Questions Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 26
- 27. Questions & Next Steps Still Learning: • Learning Puppet Tutorials - http://docs.puppetlabs.com/learning/ • Download the Learning Puppet VM • http://info.puppetlabs.com/download-learning-puppet-VM.html Extending Puppet: • Download Puppet Enterprise - manage 10 nodes for free • http://info.puppetlabs.com/download-pe.html • Puppet Docs - http://docs.puppetlabs.com/ • Puppet Forge - http://forge.puppetlabs.com/ • Puppet Training - http://puppetlabs.com/category/events/upcoming/ Notes: Need more technical detail or product drill down? Schedule a follow-up call with a Puppet Labs Professional Services Engineer. Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 27
- 28. Puppet Education Training Website Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 28
- 29. Online Course Topics • Puppet • Puppet Enterprise • Components • MCollective • PuppetDB • Hiera • … • Forge & Modules Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 29
- 30. Current Online content • Learning Puppet VM • Learning Puppet VM Tutorial Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 30
- 31. ??? Questions ??? Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 31
- 32. Thank you for attending Puppet Education and Certification © 2013 Puppet Labs 32