Re: [Infrastructures] Is cfengine a good tool?

[Tim Writer]

"Zeev Fisher" <zeevf@il.marvell.com> writes:

> Hi Tim,
> 
> I feel quite the same.
> 
> I'm trying to play with cfengine for a month and I feel that this tool is
> very powerful but I'm always not sure if I use it correctly/spend lot of
> time trying to find the correct way. There are not enough real world
> examples.
> The examples supplied are very basic and there are no advanced topics like
> restarting things after typical actions for.
> 
> Regarding the variables quirkiness you talked about , it was fixed on 2.0.5
> release. I was there too..
> 
> Anyway , I still think this tool is excellent and I will continue the
> implementation in my environment which is composed of ~200 servers ( Linux +
> Solaris ).

If you don't mind me asking, how many systems are you using it on now?  I'm
only using it on a couple of servers but I'm trying to use it in an
"infrastructure" style.  IOW, I'm trying to script all customization beyond
the initial, scripted installation with cfengine.  I still don't really trust
it and would be uncomfortable running it on many more systems.

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