It has the following features:
• Agentless – Unlike puppet or chef
there is no software or agent managing the nodes.
• Python – Built on top of python which is
very easy to learn and write scripts
and one of the robust programming languages.
• SSH – Passwordless network authentication
which makes it more secure and easy to set up.
• Push architecture – The core concept is
to push multiple small codes to the configure
and run the action on client nodes.
• Setup – This is very easy to set up with a very low learning curve
and any open source so that anyone can get hands-on.
• Manage Inventory – Machines’ addresses are stored in a simple text format
and we can add different sources of truth
to pull the list using plugins such as Openstack, Rackspace, etc.