HashiCorp Terraform Associate (003) Exam Guide : Prepare to Pass the Terraform Associate Exam on Your First Attempt

HashiCorp Terraform Associate (003) Exam Guide Prepare to Pass the Terraform Associate Exam on Your First Attempt

This HashiCorp Terraform Associate (003) exam guide simplifies technical content relating to the exam and helps you learn using real-world examples. The book is aligned with the latest exam objectives, which enables you to streamline your learning experience instead of referring to multiple sources...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Dhanasekaran, Chandra Mohan (-)
Otros Autores: Gowda, Manjunath H.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Birmingham : Packt Publishing, Limited 2024.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Computer networks > Management.
Computer software > Development.
Cloud computing.
Computer networks > Management > Examinations > Study guides.
Computer software > Development > Examinations > Study guides.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • FM
  • Copyright
  • Contributors
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Concepts
  • Making the Most Out of This Book - Your Certification and Beyond
  • Technical Requirements
  • What Is IaC?
  • Scenario
  • Basic Concepts of IaC
  • Declarative Approach versus Imperative Approach
  • Version Control
  • Idempotency
  • Infrastructure Provisioning and Configuration Management
  • IaC Tools in the Market
  • How to Choose the Right IaC Tool
  • HashiCorp Terraform
  • Progress Chef
  • Creating Your First Recipe
  • Puppet
  • Pulumi
  • AWS CloudFormation
  • IaC Use Cases
  • Multi-Cloud Deployments
  • Application Deployments, Scaling, and Monitoring Tools
  • Policy Compliance and Management
  • Testing Environments and Software Demos
  • Benefits of IaC
  • Rapid Deployments and Tool Integration
  • Lower Costs and Error Reduction
  • Configuration Drift Elimination
  • Improved Infrastructure Consistency
  • DevOps and CI/CD
  • Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY)
  • Creating a Simple AWS DynamoDB Table Using a CloudFormation Template
  • Creating an AWS S3 Bucket Using Terraform
  • Summary
  • Exam Readiness Drill - Chapter Review Questions
  • Chapter 2: Why Do We Need Terraform?
  • History of Infrastructure Provisioning
  • Why Is the Cloud Model a Good Fit for Infrastructure Automation?
  • Infrastructure Automation Using IaC
  • Advantages of IaC
  • Various Options for Implementing IaC
  • Ad Hoc Scripts
  • Configuration Management Tools
  • Cloud-Based IaC Services
  • Cloud-Agnostic IaC Tools
  • What Is Terraform?
  • Features of Terraform
  • Cloud/Vendor Agnostic
  • A Pioneer in IaC
  • Wide Partner Integration
  • Declarative
  • Idempotent
  • Easy Learning Curve
  • Version Controlled
  • Automation
  • Documentation
  • Community Support
  • Licensing Change from Version 1.5.5 (Aug 2023)
  • Summary.
  • Exam Readiness Drill - Chapter Review Questions
  • Chapter 3: Basics of Terraform and Core Workflow
  • Technical Requirements
  • How Terraform Works
  • Getting Started with Terraform
  • Terraform CLI Installation Check
  • AWS CLI Installation Check
  • Creating Your First Terraform Resource - AWS IAM User
  • Setting up AWS Credentials
  • Terraform Configuration
  • Creating the AWS IAM User
  • Terraform Settings
  • HCP Terraform Configuration Using the cloud {} block
  • Terraform Backend Configuration Using the backend {} Block
  • Initialization
  • Partial Configuration
  • The required_version Setting
  • The required_providers {} Block
  • Experimental Features
  • Provider Metadata
  • Terraform Providers
  • Types of Terraform Providers
  • Official Providers
  • Partner Providers
  • Community Providers
  • Archived Providers
  • Provider Requirements
  • Local Names
  • Source Addresses
  • Version Constraints
  • Provider Configuration
  • Provider Meta-Arguments
  • Dependency lock file (.terraform.lock.hcl)
  • Resources and Data Sources
  • Resources Syntax
  • Resources Meta-Arguments
  • depends_on
  • count
  • for_each
  • provider
  • lifecycle
  • Data Sources
  • Variables and Outputs
  • Input Variables
  • Declaring Input Variables
  • Supported Arguments
  • Input Variables Assignment
  • Input Variables Precedence
  • Output Values
  • Local Values
  • Core Workflow
  • Write - Creating the Configuration Script
  • Plan - Previewing the Changes
  • Apply - Provisioning the Infrastructure
  • Summary
  • Exam Readiness Drill - Chapter Review Questions
  • Chapter 4: Terraform Commands and State Management
  • Technical Requirements
  • Basic Workflow Commands
  • The init Command
  • The plan Command
  • The apply Command
  • The destroy Command
  • Commands for Code Management
  • The fmt Command
  • The validate Command
  • Special Commands
  • The login Command.
  • The logout Command
  • The console Command
  • The output Command
  • The show Command
  • The graph Command
  • The import Command
  • State Management and the terraform state Command
  • The state Command
  • Subcommands of terraform state
  • The terraform state list Command
  • The terraform state show Command
  • The terraform state mv Command
  • The terraform state rm Command
  • The terraform state replace-provider Command
  • The terraform state pull Command
  • The terraform state push Command
  • Summary
  • Exam Readiness Drill - Chapter Review Questions
  • Chapter 5: Terraform Modules
  • Technical Requirements
  • Why Do We Need Modules?
  • Complexity
  • Duplication of Code
  • Segregation
  • Misconfiguration
  • What Is a Terraform Module?
  • Advantages of Modules
  • Reduces Complexity
  • Reduces Code Duplication
  • Segregation
  • Reduces Misconfigurations
  • Self-Service
  • Types of Modules
  • The Root Module
  • The Child Module
  • Local Modules
  • Remote Modules
  • Private Modules
  • Public Modules
  • Module Structure
  • The Module Block's Syntax
  • Key Points to Consider When You Create a Module
  • Key Points to Consider While Using a Module
  • Drawbacks of Modules
  • Summary
  • Exam Readiness Drill - Chapter Review Questions
  • Chapter 6: Terraform Backends and Resource Management
  • What Are Backends?
  • Backend Configuration
  • Configuring the backend {} Block
  • Partial Configuration
  • Supported Backends
  • local
  • remote
  • s3
  • http
  • Environment Variable Support
  • pg
  • Environment Variable Support
  • Kubernetes
  • Consul
  • azurerm
  • cos
  • Environment Variable Support
  • gcs
  • oss
  • Resource Addressing and Dependencies
  • Resource Addressing
  • Module Path
  • Resource Specifications
  • Addressing Resources with the for_each {} Block
  • Resource Dependencies
  • Implicit Dependency
  • Explicit Dependency
  • Expressions and Constraints.
  • Data Types
  • Operators
  • Conditional Expressions
  • for Expressions
  • splat Expressions
  • Type Constraints
  • The any Type
  • "optional"
  • Version Constraints
  • Summary
  • Exam Readiness Drill - Chapter Review Questions
  • Chapter 7: Debugging and Troubleshooting Terraform
  • Configuration Errors
  • override.tf File-Related Issues
  • terraform validate
  • Variable-Related Issues
  • Type Constraint
  • Input Validation
  • Variable Precedence
  • State-Related Issues
  • Configuration Drift
  • State Conflict
  • Migrating the State from One Backend to Another
  • Core and Provider-Related Issues
  • Module-Related Issues
  • Missing Features
  • Output-Related Issues
  • Unsupported Argument
  • Version-Related Issues
  • Taking Help from the Forum
  • Bug Reporting
  • Gotchas
  • Avoid Lists Where Possible
  • Using -target in Terraform Runs
  • General Tips
  • Summary
  • Exam Readiness Drill - Chapter Review Questions
  • Chapter 8: Terraform Functions
  • Technical Requirements
  • Function Syntax
  • Numeric Functions
  • The abs() Function
  • The ceil() Function
  • The floor() Function
  • The max() Function
  • The min() Function
  • The pow() Function
  • The log() Function
  • The signum() Function
  • The parseint() Function
  • String Functions
  • The split() Function
  • The join() Function
  • The endswith() Function
  • The startswith() Function
  • The chomp() Function
  • The substr() Function
  • The strrev() Function
  • The lower() Function
  • The upper() Function
  • The trim() Function
  • The trimprefix() and trimsuffix() Functions
  • The trimspace() Function
  • The indent() Function
  • The replace() Function
  • The strcontains() Function
  • The title() Function
  • The format() Function
  • The formatlist() Function
  • The regex() Function
  • The regexall() Function
  • Date and Time Functions
  • The timestamp() Function
  • The formatdate() Function.
  • The plantimestamp() Function
  • The timeadd() Function
  • The timecmp() Function
  • Collection Functions
  • The alltrue() Function
  • The anytrue() Function
  • The chunklist() Function
  • The coalesce() and coalescelist() Functions
  • The compact() Function
  • The concat() Function
  • The contains() Function
  • The distinct() Function
  • The element() Function
  • The flatten() Function
  • The keys() and values() Functions
  • The index() Function
  • The length() Function
  • The lookup() Function
  • The matchkeys() Function
  • The merge() Function
  • The one() Function
  • The range() Function
  • The reverse() Function
  • Set Functions
  • The setintersection() Method
  • The setproduct() Method
  • The setunion() Method
  • The setsubtract() Method
  • The slice() Function
  • The sort() Function
  • The sum() Function
  • The transpose() Function
  • The zipmap() Function
  • Type Conversion Functions
  • The can() Function
  • The sensitive() and nonsensitive() Functions
  • The try() Function
  • The type() Function
  • Conversion Functions
  • Filesystem Functions
  • The abspath() Function
  • The dirname() and basename() Functions
  • The pathexpand() Function
  • The file() and filebase64() Functions
  • The fileexists() Function
  • The fileset() Function
  • The templatefile() Function
  • IP Network Functions
  • The cidrhost() Function
  • The cidrnetmask() Function
  • The cidrsubnet() Function
  • The cidrsubnets() Function
  • Encoding Functions
  • The base64encode() and base64decode() Functions
  • The base64gzip() Function
  • The csvdecode() Function
  • The jsonencode() and jsondecode() Functions
  • The textencodebase64() Function
  • The textdecodebase64() Function
  • The urlencode() Function
  • The yamlencode() and yamldecode() Functions
  • Hash and Crypto Functions
  • The uuid() Function
  • The uuidv5() Function
  • Summary.
  • Exam Readiness Drill - Chapter Review Questions.

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