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Automation at the Network Layer
Scott Garman and Rick Sherman, Puppet Labs
Configuration Management tools have been primarily focused on server and application domains, but IT infrastructure includes more than just servers. Networking infrastructure has become increasingly complex and featureful, and managing the configuration of network devices has come under increased demands for higher velocity and consistency.
This talk will give an overview of the NetDev API, which was developed at Puppet Labs in collaboration with enterprise network vendors. It will demonstrate the power of the Puppet NetDev module ecosystem to maintain the same networking configuration across multiple devices and vendors, bringing network configuration management into the same "Infrastructure as Code" paradigm that the DevOps movement advocates.
Scott Garman, Puppet Labs
Scott Garman is a Senior Engineer at Puppet Labs focused on using Puppet to manage enterprise network infrastructure. He has previous experience as an embedded Linux developer and technical evangelist at Intel's Open Source Technology Center, and has presented at many conferences and events, including the Linux Foundation's LinuxCon and Embedded Linux Conferences, LinuxFest Northwest, Open Source Bridge, and local user group events in his hometown of Portland, Oregon.
Rick Sherman, Puppet Labs
Rick Sherman (Shermdog) is a Senior Engineer at Puppet Labs driving the expansion of Network Platforms and Services. Prior to joining Puppet Labs he worked at Juniper Networks supporting Identity and Policy management, and providing automation frameworks for network engineers. Rick is passionate about bridging the DevOps gap in networking and moving the industry forward. Based in St. Louis, he prefers to communicate via animated gifs and movie-related memes.
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author = {Scott Garman and Rick Sherman},
title = {Automation at the Network Layer},
year = {2015},
address = {Washington, D.C.},
publisher = {USENIX Association},
month = nov
}
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