This tool will be used by primarily system admins to automate server builds app installs, configurations etc. The devs will use it in their own environment to help automate some of their tasks. I don't think we have too much Ruby expertise since we are mostly a Java shop.
In terms of performance I have read that CFengine uses much less memory and can be faster than puppet. Can anyone comment on the agent and server memory usage? I have read that the puppet agent can use 85mb and the server upwards to 1GB after 20-30agents. Is that accurate? I guess which tool would you consider to be the quickest, easy to implement etc? From what I am seeing the community here seems to be much more active than the others. I have yet to get a response on the other forums. On Dec 8, 4:39 pm, Jeffrey Watts <jeffrey.w.wa...@gmail.com> wrote: > I should also add that a very important consideration is to take in mind > _who_ will be working with this. Are they developers, sysadmins, QA? Will > the people working on it be spending a lot of time with > Puppet/Chef/CFengine, or just a little? Are you planning on writing a > bunch of custom modules, or relying on the community? What languages does > your team work on primarily? For example, folks that work with Ruby a lot > would probably do better with Puppet and Chef. > > As a sysadmin, I often see developers get distracted by arguments about > what's "best" or the most technically advanced. Often they forget that in > the end the real answer is often which tool gets the job done the quickest, > with the least amount of labor, and is the most supportable. > > Jeffrey. > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 12:44 PM, Daniel Pittman <dan...@puppetlabs.com>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Instead, I suggest you focus on your ability to learn the concrete use > > of the tool, and on how effectively you can solve problems with them; > > doing a small trial of each - solve the same mid-sized problem three > > times, giving each a day or two - and see what you think works best > > for your company and culture. > > > There is no silver bullet. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en.
