How to benefit from the new plugin ecosystem in RUDDER 5.0?

The latest major version of the solution has brought a major new feature to the Rudder solution: a plugin ecosystem.
The Rudder software architect will present the reasons for this new feature, how it works, and what are the different plugins available.

Benoît Peccatte
Configuration Management Camp 2019

Transcript

1. The new plugin ecosystem in RUDDER 5.0 CONTINUOUS AUDITING & CONFIGURATION
2. PLUGINS 1. What are plugins 2. How plugins work a. Package, Install remove b. Compatibility c. Licences 2
3. PLUGINS what • An extension of Rudder • Put into a package (and RPKG file) • Installable on the server or on relays ◦ All plugins are for the server currently ◦ If something is needed on the agent, it will be installed by the server • Can extend anything 3
4. 4 4 Root Server Relay Server SERVER & AGENT Node AGENT Node AGENT Node AGENT Private network Integration plugin Package.rpkg Third party Webapp Feature plugin Feature plugin Integration plugin
5. PLUGINS Under the hood A bit like deb files: ar file containing everything • The metadata contains package information • A script.txz files that contains script for pre and post install • All files in a files.txz archive We use this for seamless installation We make plugins that do not break everything when they are disabled. 5
6. PLUGINS Under the hood Packages are generated from our plugin repo, but you can write your own Packages are installed with “rudder-pkg install-file” command Dependencies are not automatically installed (at the moment) but are displayed so the user can do it 6
7. PLUGINS Versioning Plugin versions : <rudder_makor>-<major>.<minor> Example: myplugin 5.0-1.1 ▪ The first part indicates the compatibility of the plugin with Rudder ▪ The second part is the real version of the plugin. Plugin version does not change with rudder version, example: • centreon 4.3-1.0 • centreon 5.0-1.0 Same plugin, different build. 7
8. PLUGINS Licences Some plugins are completely free (GPLv2) • Integration plugins for free software are free • Rudder common features stay free Some plugins are not • Integration plugin with proprietary tools • Support for proprietary OS • Plugins that extend Rudder in a way that only big players may consider 8
9. PLUGINS Licenses Plugins that are not free need a license to work properly. To install a license • Get a subscription from Rudder • We provide you with the binary package for the plugin • We provide you the license and doc to install it Come and see us! 9
10. PLUGINS A note about the repository Base URl is now https://repository.rudder.io/ It contains everything that can be downloaded: ▪ Packages ▪ Plugins ▪ Sources ▪ Build dependencies 10
11. PLUGINS Feature plugins 1. Reporting 2. Customization 3. Access right management (web + api) 4. Validation workflow 5. Datasource 6. Relay 7. External authentication 11
12. PLUGINS Reporting Reporting plugin : • Reports on past data • Keep history of the compliance of your fleet • Create archive reports • Reports that can be exported to PDF • Reports based on your needs 12
14. PLUGINS Customization Customize the look of your Rudder Instance • Customize login page • Customize Rudder header 14
15. PLUGINS Customization 15
16. PLUGINS Access Rights Splitted in 2 plugins : • Give access rights to people • Give access rights to scripts • Rights for using the interface • Rights for calling the API 16
17. PLUGINS Workflow AKA change requests: ▪ Validate change before they go into production ▪ For having two pairs of eyes ▪ For new people in the team 17
18. 18 18 Root Server SERVER & AGENT Webapp Workflow plugin Change Request Validate
19. PLUGINS Datasource Do you know node properties ? You can automatically fill them from a database with datasource 19
20. 20 20 Root Server SERVER & AGENT Webapp Datasource plugin Configuration Database Node properties
21. PLUGINS Relay Relays divide your network Relays extend your ability to serve more 21
22. 22 22 Root Server Relay Server SERVER & AGENT Node AGENT Node AGENT Node AGENT Private network Webapp
23. PLUGINS Authenticatio n Authenticate against external source • LDAP • AD • radius 23
24. 24 24 Root Server SERVER & AGENT Webapp Authentication plugin LDAP Radius Active directory
25. PLUGINS Integration plugins 1. Ansible 2. Rundeck 3. Centreon 4. Zabbix 5. GLPI 6. Itop 7. ServiceNow 8. Vault 25
26. PLUGINS Ansible Create groups in Rudder Use them in Ansible 26
27. 27 27 Root Server SERVER & AGENT Webapp Ansible plugin Ansible Group 1 Group 2 Group 1 Group 2
28. PLUGINS Rundeck Create groups in Rudder Use them in Rundeck 28
29. 29 29 Root Server SERVER & AGENT Webapp Rundeck plugin Rundeck Group 1 Group 2 Group 1 Group 2
30. PLUGINS Centreon Manage machines via Rudder They are ready to be monitored with Centreon You can change centreon monitoring from Rudder Techniques You should be able to monitor directive status from Centreon (not working yet) 30
31. 31 31 Root Server SERVER & AGENT Node AGENT Centreon plugin Centron Webapp
32. PLUGINS Zabbix Manage machines via Rudder They are ready to be monitored with Zabbix You can change zabbix monitoring from Rudder Techniques (this doesn’t work yet) 32
33. 33 33 Root Server SERVER & AGENT Node AGENT Zabbix plugin Zabbix Webapp
34. PLUGINS glpi Rudder has machines inventory Inventory goes from Rudder to GLPI without having to install another agent 34
35. 35 35 Root Server SERVER & AGENT Node AGENT GLPi plugin GLPi Webapp
36. PLUGINS iTop Know of node properties ? You can automatically fill them from iTop with this plugin You can also automatically import directives that are applied in a machine into iTop. 36
37. 37 37 Root Server SERVER & AGENT Webapp Datasource plugin iTop Node properties Node directives
38. PLUGINS ServiceNow Know of node properties ? You can automatically fill them from and to ServiceNow with this plugin Inventory can be sent to ServiceNow Change Request are forwarded to ServiceNow 38
39. 39 39 Root Server SERVER & AGENT Webapp ServiceNow plugin ServiceNow Node properties Inventories Change requests
40. PLUGINS Vault Have something to hide to other sysadmin ? Use vault to store sensitive content Use Rudder to use vault data in its policies. 40
41. 41 41 Root Server SERVER & AGENT Node AGENT Vault Webapp Vault plugin
42. PLUGINS Proprietary OS support plugins 1. AIX 2. Windows 42
43. PLUGINS AIX Provides support for AIX node policies 43
44. PLUGINS Windows Provides support for Windows node policies Uses DSC and powershell 44
45. PLUGINS Future work 1. CVE 2. Foreman 3. Pulp 4. Mgmt 5. Openscap 6. Virtual agent 45
46. PLUGINS CVE CVE: 1. Update CVE database from a known source 2. Compare inventory package with DB 3. Notify for vulnerable machines 4. Create rules to patch them 46
47. PLUGINS Foreman Foreman: 1. Trigger deployment from Rudder 2. Pre accept machine 3. Collect foreman facts into rudder properties 4. Synchronize lifecycle with foreman 47
48. PLUGINS Pulp Pulp: 1. Define package source for a node a. -> configure it on the node b. -> automatically configure pulp to synchronize necessary sources 2. Use the rudder server as a repository for rudder packages 48
49. PLUGINS Mgmt MGMT: 1. Generate policies for mgmt agent 2. First POC very soon 3. Benefits from mgmt reactivity 49
50. PLUGINS Openscap Openscap: 1. Automatically translate openscap rules into techniques or directives 2. Make Rudder a security assessment tool 50
51. PLUGINS Virtual agent Virtual agent: 1. Add a new kind of agent: virtual 2. A virtual agent is not a real agent, but a specific node (a relay) that acts via an API on a behalf on an agent that cannot exist Example of virtual agent: 1. Network device (Switch, router, …) 2. Proprietary hypervisor (VMware) 51
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