Upgrading from CFEngine 2 to CFEngine 3 is easier than you think!
In this Webinar, we will go through the steps required to successfully upgrade your CFEngine 2 environment to CFEngine 3. Topics covered in this Webinar will include:
Promise Theory and Convergence - How they are utilized in CFEngine 3 New features of the CFEngine 3 Language Migration strategies Policy translation - From Files to Bundles and beyond Validation, Testing and Rollout methods Q&A Session So, if you are currently running CFEngine 2 in your environment and are considering a move to CFEngine 3, please view this Webinar.
CFEngine no longer supports the conversion tool for upgrades from CFEngine version 2 to 3. Manual intervention was still needed after its usage, and a simple, direct translation can be a poor choice that misses the opportunity for improvement. We recommend following the Upgrading from CFEngine 2 to 3 guide, alternatively in combination with Professional Services from CFEngine to provide a ‘best effort’ conversion.
CFEngines 1 & 2 CFE3 Community Core CFE Nova World-wide deployment Consistent extensible syntax Introducing Knowledge Management Technology leader Enhanced configuration modelling Scalable reporting Brought convergent repair Lists, patterns, methods Native windows support User extensible without scripts SQL, LDAP integration Fault tolerance features CFDB searchable knowledge bank Generalized package model Spreadsheet model for content driven policies Simplified installation and upgrade Packaging Product integration Support
CFEngine is the leading vendor of open source configuration management solutions, used by the IT industry to keep datacenters running. Its products are installed on millions of servers world wide. The company has been profitable since its inception in 2008.
“We expect to see fundamental changes in the IT Operations industry in the next few years”, said Bjørn Erik Reinseth, Partner of Ferd Capital. “CFEngine is the thought leader among the new generation of solution providers and we believe they will be a game changer and capture a significant share of this market.
