Windows Server

Managing Windows Server with Puppet Part 6: Installing, Updating, and Removing Software

In today's Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows you how to manage Puppet, Windows Installer, and Chocolatey.

Apr 4, 2018|Russell Smith

Cloud Computing

How to Create Puppet Bolt Tasks Part 2: Creating and Installing Tasks

Here is how to create and run Puppet Bolt tasks.

Jul 18, 2019|Russell Smith

Windows Server

Use Puppet Bolt Tasks to Manage Windows Server

How to use Puppet Bolt Tasks to run remote jobs on Windows Server.

Mar 20, 2019|Russell Smith

Windows Server

How To Run Commands on Remote Windows Servers Using Puppet Bolt

Russell explains how to use Puppet Bolt to run commands remotely on Windows Server.

Jan 30, 2019|Russell Smith

Cloud Computing

Puppet Bolt Agentless Automation for Linux and Windows Server

Puppet Bolt is an agentless and masterless remote task runner that you can use with your existing PowerShell, Python, and Bash scripts.

Dec 10, 2018|Russell Smith

Cloud Computing

How To Install Puppet Enterprise on Red Hat Linux

Russell shows you how to install Puppet Enterprise server version 7 on a Red Hat Linux VM running on Hyper-V.

Nov 12, 2018|Russell Smith

Windows Server

Install and Configure Puppet 5 Part 2: Set Up Puppet

In the final part of this two-part article, Russell shows you how to install Puppet 5 on Red Hat Linux.

Aug 23, 2018|Russell Smith

Windows Server

Install and Configure Puppet 5 Part 1: Set Up Red Hat Linux in Hyper-V

As a companion to my series on managing Windows Server with Puppet Enterprise, this short two-part article will guide you through installing your own Puppet 5 server on Red Hat Linux in Hyper-V.

Aug 2, 2018|Russell Smith

Active Directory

Managing Windows Server with Puppet Part 7: Installing Active Directory

In this Ask the Admin, I'll show you how to install and configure Active Directory using Puppet.

Jul 9, 2018|Russell Smith

Cloud Computing

Managing Linux, Windows, AWS, and Azure Using PowerShell Core Part 2: PowerShell Remoting Over SSH

In this second part, I’ll look at how to manage Linux and Windows systems remotely using PowerShell Core.

May 25, 2018|Russell Smith