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Roll your own ServerTemplatesDarryl Eaton, Director of Product Management, RightScale

June 8th, 2011

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What we’ll cover…• What are ServerTemplates?

Ok, you already know what those are, but do you know…• The Base ServerTemplates?• How to mine the Library?• How to record your shell scripting genius in RightScripts?• How to clean up after yourself (decommission)?• How to be independent (minimize external dependencies)?• How to live a fulfilling cloud life?

You soon will… and this will be available on the web after…

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First step to Nirvana: ServerTemplates

• Chiseled in stone• Painful to change• So pre-cloud

• Live above the image• Live above the cloud• Code your infrastructure

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The Base ServerTemplate

• Linux & Windows• Monitoring by default• Images across clouds• Images across distros

Your starting point.

MON_PROCESSES:Put in the name of the processes you’d like to monitor using RightScale.

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Don’t reinvent the wheel!

• Find what you need• Browse examples• Use Diff • Partners!

Use the marketplace.

Advanced Search:Search by title AND description. Search by cloud. Search by category.

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Record every step you take

• Copy successful commands to new RightScripts

• Extract variable information• Attach needed files, or

compilations as archives

Work on the instance.

Idempotency:Be able to run your script again and again without messing up your server!

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Clean up on Decommission

• Backup files and databases• Disconnect from load

balancers• Detach volumes

Leave with a smile.

rs_run_right_script:If you need to tell other machines you’re leaving, run a RightScript on that machine.

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Use Compatibility Releases

• Tested together• Marked by name (11H1)• Common base images• Frozen repositories

Our blood, sweat, and tears.

Compatibility checker:Search for Compatibility Release on the support site, then use the drop down list to check!

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Don’t type the same command twice

• Start from a base• Record what you’re doing• Test what you’ve done

• Learn from others

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Questions?

Darryl Eaton, Director of Product Management, RightScale

June 8th, 2011