ITIL, U-TIL, we all scream for…Configuration Management?
Ok, so the title is a little misleading. Configuration Management is a part of ITIL, however I’m not going to talk about ITIL, at least not directly.
As an administrator I’m responsible for multiple systems. Some of these are identical, e.g. Apache servers, MySQL servers, some of them provide unique, stand alone, services. However, they all have some things in common…sshd configuration, log rotation schedules (logrotated), etc.
It’s a PITA to keep up with all of these servers individually. A global change can take quite a bit of time, especially with our ever increasing number of ESX hosts. So, how do I make my job easier, myself more productive, and next year’s raise larger? Automated configuration management.
