#334 – byop – Bring Your Own Patches – an Infra-DPK Builder

This week on the podcast, Dan discusses a new tool he built to simplify CPU patches by using the same tools as the Infrastructure DPK. byop, or Build Your Own Patches, will take a list of patches to download and store them in a format that matches the Infrastructure DPK.

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Dan’s method to apply CPU patches

Custom Fact to trigger Infrastructure-DPK processing

  • /puppet/production/modules/pt_role/lib/facter/cpu.rb

    # Set the env var APPLY_INFRA_CPU=true and run the DPK to apply the Infra-DPK patches
    Facter.add(:apply_infra_cpu) do
      setcode do
        apply_infra_cpu = ENV["APPLY_INFRA_CPU"] || 'false'
      end
    end
    

Bash alias I use to apply CPU patches via Infrastructure-DPK

$ alias applycpu='sudo APPLY_INFRA_CPU=true && puppet apply -e "contain ::pt_profile::pt_tools_deployment" --confdir <dpk_home>/puppet -d'
$ applycpu
 

#322 – Control Groups

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This week on the podcast, Dan shares some follow-up on the PeopleTools 8.59 Infrastructure DPK and its advantages, and then Kyle and Dan talk about using Control Groups on Linux.

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#308 – DDDAUDIT Mod

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This week on the podcast, Dan talks about some changes to the PeopleSoft DDDAudit report to generate SQL, and some changes in refresh scripts for 8.58. Kyle discusses ways to test and validate Integration Broker messages after a PeopleSoft refresh.

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#299 – Makefiles

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This week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle discuss the new PeopleSoft HCM Encryption Framework, share some Bash tips, and then Kyle gives a good overview of Makefiles and how they can be used to simplify common tasks.

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#294 – That is fine

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This week on the podcast, Dan gives an update on his Hyper-V work with Vagabond and shares a funny log line he found, and Kyle shares some thoughts on making Hiera and eYAML more secure for PeopleTools DPK.

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#289 – psadmin.conf 2021 Recap

This week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan recap the psadmin.conf 2021 conference. We share our thoughts on the sessions, great takeaways from the event, and our favorite moments.

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#275 – Puppet Lookup


This week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan announce psadmin.conf 2021, they discuss environment naming conventions, and Dan follows up on the Puppet lookup options from last week.

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#273 – SAML2 and Single Sign-On


This week on the podcast, Kyle shares some upcoming changes to psadmin_plus, testing strategies for PeopleTools Patches, and Dan discusses how SAML2 works for PeopleSoft Single Sign-On.

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  • January 2021 CPU Patches @ 1:00
  • Upcoming psadmin_plus Improvements @ 13:30
    • PUBSUB Support
    • Improve Multi-CFG_HOME Support
    • Ignore invalid domains
  • SSO with SAML and Appsian@ 22:00

#272 – Dynamic Role Rules


This week on the podcast, Dan talks about Dynamic Role Rules, Kyle shares an experience with the DPK and temp directories, and they also discuss if Coherence patches are necessary when apply security patches.

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#271 – Domain Connect Password


This week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle share some updates to psadmin_plus and a DPK module, how report posting works and some thoughts on handling large reports, and Dan shares why you should be using the Domain Connect password in your domains.

We apologize for the audio this week.

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