Puppet Certified Professional Exam Details

Certification Overview

Achieving a passing score on the exam awards you the Puppet Professional 2024 Certification.

Exam Content and Objectives

Classification

• Describe classification strategies.
• Describe multiple ways to set class parameters and variables.

Troubleshooting

• Describe how to troubleshoot Puppet code.
• Describe how to troubleshoot Core Puppet platform components.

Module Authoring

• Describe how to find and use modules from Puppet Forge.
• Demonstrate knowledge of module structure.
• Describe how to design and deploy roles and profiles.
• Identify best practices for module testing.

Concepts

• Describe resource abstraction.
• Demonstrate an understanding of idempotence.
• Describe how to use Puppet facts.
• Describe the Puppet agent run lifecycle.

Language

• Describe how to use Puppet language constructs.
• Describe how Hiera provides data.
• Describe how to specify dependencies in Puppet code.
• Describe how to use PuppetDB data.

Orchestration and Tasks

• Describe how to execute Bolt and Orchestrator actions.
• Describe how to create a Puppet Task.

Environments

• Demonstrate an understanding of Puppet environments.
• Demonstrate an understanding of code deployment strategies.

Administration

• Describe the Puppet infrastructure architecture.
• Identify the integration points of core Puppet platform components.
• Describe how to configure open source Puppet and Puppet Enterprise.
• Demonstrate Puppet reporting capabilities.

What to Expect on Exam Day

Before the exam, you must review and accept the Candidate Rules Agreement and accept the Confidentiality Terms. By accepting the Confidentiality Terms, you are legally prohibited from disclosing information related to the exam, its questions, or any content that might be related to the Puppet certification exam. This is to protect the integrity and validity of the Puppet certification exam and its awarded certifications.

When you log in for your exam appointment, you must:

• Show one piece of government-issued photo ID.
• Be alone in the room.
• Be connected to a power source.
• Keep your webcam, speakers, and microphone on throughout the exam.
• Have a clear desk and work area.

And, the following is not allowed in the testing area:

• Personal items, such as mobile phones, laptops, pagers, and notes.
• Dual monitors.
• Leaving your seat.
• Talking.

You will not have access to Puppet during the exam.