Visão Geral

O curso Rudder Administration oferece uma compreensão completa e prática sobre como administrar, configurar e manter um ambiente Rudder. Os participantes aprenderão a operar o Rudder Server, gerenciar nós, criar e manter políticas, definir permissões, integrar o Rudder em ambientes corporativos, monitorar conformidade e solucionar problemas.
O curso combina teoria e laboratórios práticos para garantir que o aluno desenvolva habilidades reais de operação.

Objetivo

Após realizar o Curso Rudder Administration, você será capaz de:

• Instalar e configurar o Rudder Server e seus componentes
• Gerenciar nós, grupos, inventário e controle de acesso
• Criar, implantar e manter políticas de configuração
• Monitorar conformidade e corrigir desvios
• Produzir relatórios e auditorias
• Integrar o Rudder com ferramentas corporativas
• Diagnosticar e solucionar falhas operacionais
• Aplicar boas práticas de administração em ambientes de produção

Publico Alvo

Este curso é indicado para:

• Administradores de sistemas
• Engenheiros DevOps
• Engenheiros de Infraestrutura e Cloud
• Profissionais de Operações e SRE
• Analistas de Segurança e Compliance
• Qualquer pessoa responsável por administrar ambientes Rudder

Pre-Requisitos

Recomenda-se que o participante tenha:

• Conhecimentos básicos de administração Linux
• Conceitos de gestão de configuração
• Noções de redes
• (Opcional) Curso Rudder Fundamentals

Materiais

Conteúdo Programatico

Module 1: Introduction to Rudder Administration

1. Rudder architecture refresher
2. Understanding the Server, Relay, and Agent roles
3. Administration responsibilities
4. Overview of the Rudder Web Interface

Module 2: Installing and Configuring the Rudder Server

1. Requirements and supported platforms
2. Installing Rudder from official repositories
3. Initial configuration steps
4. Network configuration and firewall considerations
5. Setting up HTTPS and certificates
6. Configuring Rudder Relay Servers

Module 3: Managing Nodes and Inventory

1. Node registration workflow
2. Accepting and validating new nodes
3. Node properties and metadata
4. Inventory collection and refresh
5. Organizing nodes via groups
6. Static vs. dynamic grouping strategies

Module 4: Policy Management for Administrators

1. Structure of Rudder policies
2. Techniques for using built-in techniques and templates
3. Implementing Rules and Directives
4. Best practices for policy deployment
5. Using Policy Mode: Enforce vs. Audit
6. Versioning and change tracking

Module 5: Access Control and User Management

1. Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
2. Managing users, roles, and permissions
3. Integrating with LDAP/Active Directory
4. Auditing user activity

Module 6: Compliance, Reporting & Governance

1. Understanding the compliance dashboard
2. Detecting drift and policy violations
3. Compliance reports and export options
4. Audit logs and event tracking
5. Creating reports for governance and security teams
6. Tracking historical changes

Module 7: Integrations and Automation

1. Integrating Rudder with Git (Policy-as-Code)
2. Integrating with CI/CD pipelines
3. API usage and automation workflows
4. Integration with monitoring tools (Zabbix, Prometheus, etc.)
5. Webhooks and event-based automation

Module 8: Rudder Administration in Enterprise Scenarios

1. Multi-relay architectures
2. Scaling strategies for large environments
3. Hardening the Rudder Server
4. Backup and restore procedures
5. High Availability considerations

Module 9: Troubleshooting and Maintenance

1. Rudder logs and debugging tools
2. Common agent and server errors
3. Inventory and policy application issues
4. Monitoring server health
5. Routine maintenance tasks
6. Upgrading Rudder safely

Module 10: Hands-On Labs

1. Installing a Rudder Server
2. Registering and managing nodes
3. Creating and deploying policies
4. Enforcing compliance across infrastructure
5. Solving real-world drift issues
6. Performing troubleshooting simulations