PeterBurkholder <pburkhol...@gmail.com> writes: > FWIW, we'll be looking about 50 systems that need to be > managed, and we may not have to pay for server itself ($13.5K) just > for the system subscriptions ($200 each).
Note that the Satellite server code has been open sourced so I'm not sure why they still charge so much for it. > Does anyone here have recent experience with RHN Satellite, and care > to comment on its usefulness and functionality? We use it here on RHEL systems but I haven't had direct experience with it for years as I've long ago moved all my machines to Debian. So, I can't rightly comment on its "useabilty". I can say we initially got into it (and now some factions pushing CFengine) as we need to increase the apparent centralized control of our systems in the eyes of our funding agency. I've been using Puppet to that end for a couple of years and think is does a fine job. However RHEN and Puppet are partially orthogonal. As you say, RHEN doesn't do config management so well and, of course, Puppet shines here. OTOH, Puppet is not so well[1] purposed for assuring systems are up-to-date and producing reports to prove this so I think systems like RHEN (if not maybe RHEN itself) still have a place in a Puppet run shop. -Brett. [1] Please, please correct me if I'm wrong! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
