PuppetConf 2015

Configuration management tools have been primarily focused on server and application domains, but IT infrastructure includes more than just servers. Networking infrastructure has become increasingly complex and featureful, and managing the configuration of network devices has come under increased demands for higher velocity and consistency. This talk will give an overview of the NetDev API, which was developed at Puppet Labs in collaboration with enterprise network vendors. The NetDev API allows users to manage their network configuration alongside their application and server configuration code. It will demonstrate the power of the Puppet NetDev module ecosystem to maintain the same networking configuration across multiple devices and vendors, bringing network configuration management into the same "Infrastructure as Code" paradigm that the DevOps movement advocates.