[Dclug] Sysadmins: Red Hat Satellite or Git for conf file version control

[Domenick Petrella]

I would also recommend a configuration management tool for this, like
puppet.  There are others, like chef, cfengine, etc, that you may
consider.  I like using package management to deploy software, like rpm,
coupled with configuration management.  That gives you a
version-controlled environment that can be rolled back fairly easily,
and that is repeatable.

There's an upcoming meetup on configuration management you may find useful:
http://www.meetup.com/DevOpsDC/events/46606602/

HTH,

-Domenick





On 2/14/12 12:44 PM, jecottrell3 at comcast.net wrote:
> Satellite does many things...it's a very complex and very expensive tool.
>
> Git is probably a better match. Or even Subversion if you don't mind a Central Repo.
>
> You might also consider Puppet to manage your conf files as well as other things.
>
> JIM
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "james dasinger" <jdasinger at googlemail.com>
> To: dclug at tux.org
> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 12:08:21 PM
> Subject: [Dclug] Sysadmins: Red Hat Satellite or Git for conf file version	control
>
> Hi all,
>
> Newb admin question for you. If you were in a redhat linux environment
> and wanted to start getting system .conf files centrally managed, what
> are the pros-cons between using the Red Hat Network Satellite or Git
> for version control?
>
> Currently I have an existing Satellite subscription and am using it
> for some things, while our app code is managed through Git. Just
> looking for experienced opinions.
>
> Thanks!
> J.
> _______________________________________________
> Dclug mailing list
> Dclug at calypso.tux.org
> http://calypso.tux.org/mailman/listinfo/dclug
> _______________________________________________
> Dclug mailing list
> Dclug at calypso.tux.org
> http://calypso.tux.org/mailman/listinfo/dclug