The document discusses imaging at Facebook. Imaging refers to provisioning new machines by looking at a tag file to install packages and run configuration based on the machine's role. This process is 2.5x faster than the previous method and removes human error. The document provides information on how Facebook performs imaging and recommends getting hands-on experience, asking for help, and reusing and sharing solutions. It also lists resources for further information.

2. Imaging - The facebook way

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6. What is imaging?

7. It was like that when I got here

8. It was like that when I got here

15. That new new

16. That new new

32. Looks at tag file written during imaging Looks at tag file written during imaging

33. Looks at tag file written during imaging
Installs packages based on role / department
Looks at tag file written during imaging
Runs cookbooks based on role / department

34. Looks at tag file written during imaging
Installs packages based on role / department
Looks at tag file written during imaging
Runs cookbooks based on role / department
Machine 100% ready to go for a specific role / user

35. Looks at tag file written during imaging
Installs packages based on role / department
Looks at tag file written during imaging
Runs cookbooks based on role / department
Machine 100% ready to go for a specific role / user
2.5x faster than previous method

36. Looks at tag file written during imaging
Installs packages based on role / department
Looks at tag file written during imaging
Runs cookbooks based on role / department
Machine 100% ready to go for a specific role / user
2.5x faster than previous method
No room for human error at imaging time

42. How do we do it?

57. Whats next?

61. Take Aways

62. Take Aways
Get your hands dirty

63. Take Aways
Get your hands dirty
Don’t be afraid to ask for help

64. Take Aways
Get your hands dirty
Don’t be afraid to ask for help
Reuse and share

65. IRC: freenode.irc.net #ITThinkTank
GitHub: github.com/facebook/IT-CPE
Web: facebook.com/IT
Group: fb.me/groups/TheITThinkTank/
Group: fb.me/groups/macbrained/
IRC: freenode.irc.net ##osx-server

66. Q&A

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