John, thanks for your response.
I am planning to take Puppet 202. I think that the entry level exam. Which has some background of the software and some labs. As of now I am kinda shooting in dark. However when I start my certification I will have more specific questions. To give you more insight in what I am after. - I am planning to divert my career towards data center - Puppet and Cisco data center technology is two courses I am aiming for Any comments will be appriciated. On Thursday, 9 October 2014 00:36:13 UTC+11, jcbollinger wrote: > > > > On Wednesday, October 8, 2014 1:15:29 AM UTC-5, Krishna Krishna wrote: >> >> Ok, >> >> I am newbie to puppet. So be nice. I may ask some stupid questions. >> >> I could not find some similar post so creating new post. >> >> I have not worked on puppet before except of downloading puppet on my >> linux machine and playing with some commands just to get feel of it. I do >> not work on Linux either but I do have fair background of linux. >> >> I am planning to give puppet certification in 2-3 months. Below are some >> quesitons which I have. >> >> What type of hardware do I need ? (I only have one laptop, I can use >> virtual box and fire couple of more systems), Should that be enough ? >> > > > You should have at least two machines, whether physical or virtual. More > machines would allow you to explore marginally more Puppet features, but > are probably not necessayr. > > > >> I do believe I can download puppet version for free and use it to manage >> 10 nodes but does it come with all require components? >> > > > I don't know what certification you are planning to take. If it is > specific to Puppet Enterprise, then be aware that PE comes packaged with > all Puppet system components and a Ruby runtime to run them in, but the > system does rely on you to provide a suitable OS and general operating > environment. > > The open source version of Puppet has fewer built in bells and whistles, > but if that's all your certification is going to cover then you should not > spend effort learning all the PE stuff. Open source Puppet does not come > packaged with a Ruby runtime, or various other generic components, but > PuppetLabs does offer it in the form of packages for various operating > systems that will help you install the needed third-party components. > > > >> Is exam based on MCQ's ? >> > > > You should consult the documentation of the exam. > > > >> What is passing score ? >> > > > You should consult the documentation of the exam, but what does it matter, > anyway? You learn the material as well as you can; you take the exam; you > pass if you learned well enough, else not. > > > Any other information I should know ? >> > > > Generally speaking? Far more than I could possibly convey in this venue. > If you want a useful answer, you'll need to pose a more specific question. > > > John > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/f47309ce-c11a-41cf-8268-9827dba6278b%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
