Overview
The Marionette Collective AKA mcollective is a framework to build server orchestration or parallel job execution systems.
Mcollective’s primary use is to programmatically execute actions on clusters of servers. In this regard it operates in the same space as tools like Func, Fabric or Capistrano.
By not relying on central inventories and tools like SSH, it’s not simply a fancy SSH “for loop”. MCollective uses modern tools like Publish Subscribe Middleware and modern philosophies like real time discovery of network resources using meta data and not hostnames. Delivering a very scalable and very fast parallel execution environment.
The focus is on catering to the needs of enterprises and large deploys. Pluggable Authentication, Authorization and Auditing capabilities sets it apart from other tools in this space.
- Homepage: http://www.puppetlabs.com/mcollective
- Subprojects: MCollective Plugins
Members
Manager: Daniel Pittman, Michael Stahnke, Nigel Kersten, R.I. Pienaar, Zach Leslie
Developer: Adam Crews, Adrien Thebo, Alanna Brown, Alex Dreyer, alice nodelman, Aliza Earnshaw, Amy Hoang, Ananda Osterhaus, Andrew Parker, Andrew Roetker, Ann Franck, Arnan Outhaythip, Ben Ford, Ben Reich, Brad Hamilton, Branan Purvine-Riley, Brent Caldwell, Brent Nikolaus, Brian Cain, Brian Lake, Brian Stein, Briana de Jong, Candy Parker, Carl Caum, Carrie Odell, Carthik Sharma, Celia Cottle, Chad Jawors, Char Moe, Charles Dunbar, Charlie Sharpsteen, Charlotte Caswell, Chris Barker, Chris Grim, Chris Hoge, Chris Price, Chris Roddy, Chris Spence, Christy McCreath, Cody Herriges, Craig Dunn, Dan Bode, Dan Ryan, Daniel Pittman, Daniel Sauble, David Lutterkort, David Gwilliam, Dawn Foster, Deepak Giridharagopal, Derrick Dymock, Dominic Maraglia, Dustin Thomas, Emma Furth, Eric Shamow, eric sorenson, Evan Pierce, Fei Guo, Fred Lifton, Fritz Siebert, Garrett Honeycutt, Gary Larizza, Hailee Kenney, Harry Pan, Heidi Page, Henrik Lindberg, Hunter Haugen, J.D. Welch, Jack Norman, James Sweeny, James Turnbull, Jamie Rosa, Jason Mero, Jay Wallace, Jeff Weiss, Jenny Mahmoudi, Jeremy Adams, Jill Burrows, Joe Beede, Joe Henderson, Joe Lokis, Joe Rodriguez, Joe Wagner, John Duarte, John Grim, John Hong, john leon, John Morgan, Jose Palafox, Josh Britton, Josh Cooper, Josh Partlow, Julie Crawford, Justin Stoller, Kara Sowles, Kate Kockler, Kelsey Hightower, Ken Barber, Ken Johnson, Kent Bye, Krzysztof Wilczynski, Kyle Smith, Kylo Ginsberg, Kyoko Zuch, Laura Stepp, Lauren Rother, Lee Lowder, Lindsey Smith, Luke Dutton, Luke Kanies, Marni Cohen, Matt Damkroger, Matthaus Owens, Matthew Kirby, Max Martin, Melinda Campbell, Melissa Stone, Michael Stahnke, Michal Ruzicka, Michelle Carroll, Michelle Lopez, Mike Hall, Monica Culver, Moses Mendoza, Nan Liu, Nate Wolfe, Nathan Valentine, Nathaniel Smith, Nicholas Cunningham, Nick Fagerlund, Nick Lewis, Nick Walker, Nigel Kersten, Owen Rodabaugh, Paige Huggins, Patrick Carlisle, Peter Irby, Phillip Pham, Pieter Loubser, Pieter van de Bruggen, Puppet Labs Security, R.I. Pienaar, Ralph Luchs, Randall Hansen, Reid Vandewiele, Richard Clamp, Rick Bradley, Rob Reynolds, Ruth Linehan, Ryan Coleman, Scott Campbell, Scott Johnston, Scott Schneider, Scott Vandehey, Shawon Crosen, Shreekar Bhattarai, Stephen Johnson, Steve Axthelm, Susannah Schnabel, Susanne Dickey, Tanya Webb, Thomas Linkin, Tiffany Longworth, Tim Thorpe, Walter Zabaglio, Zach Leslie, Zachary Stern, Zack Smith
Reporter: Abhishek Kumar, Adam Edwards, Adam Gibbins, Alex Linden Levy, Alexander Fisher, Allan Feid, Andrew Beresford, Andrew Forgue, aurelien rougemont, Boyan Tabakov, Chris Read, Christopher Johnston, Daniel Pittman, David Gordon, Dean Smith, Dean Wilson, Dennis Matotek, derek olsen, Dominik Zyla, donavan m, eric sorenson, Fabrice Bacchella, Greg Retkowski, Hal Snyder, Hawk Newton, Ian Orszaczki, J L, Jared Brothers, Jason Koppe, Jayapandian Ponraj, Jens Bräuer, Jo Rhett, Joe W, Jordan Sissel, Jos Backus, Joshua Hoblitt, Kiall Mac Innes, Krzysztof Wilczynski, Lee Lowder, Louis Coilliot, Luke Bigum, Marc Cluet, Marc Fournier, Mark Stanislav, Masaki TAKAHASHI, Matt Carroll, Matthew Cashdollar, Matthew Ceroni, Max Bowsher, Mike Pountney, Mohit Chawla, Nan Liu, Nicolas Szalay, Nigel Kersten, Omry Yadan, Patrick Buckley, Peter Meier, Pieter Loubser, R.I. Pienaar, Ranjib Dey, Raphaël Pinson, Riccardo Setti, Richard Clamp, Siert Zijl, Steve Traylen, Steven Seed, Torbjörn Norinder
Support Staff: Adam Crews, Adrien Thebo, Alanna Brown, Alex Dreyer, alice nodelman, Aliza Earnshaw, Amy Hoang, Ananda Osterhaus, Andrew Parker, Andrew Roetker, Ann Franck, Arnan Outhaythip, Ben Ford, Ben Reich, Brad Hamilton, Branan Purvine-Riley, Brent Caldwell, Brent Nikolaus, Brian Cain, Brian Lake, Brian Stein, Briana de Jong, Candy Parker, Carl Caum, Carrie Odell, Carthik Sharma, Celia Cottle, Chad Jawors, Char Moe, Charles Dunbar, Charlie Sharpsteen, Charlotte Caswell, Chris Barker, Chris Grim, Chris Hoge, Chris Price, Chris Roddy, Chris Spence, Christy McCreath, Cody Herriges, Craig Dunn, Dan Bode, Dan Ryan, Daniel Pittman, Daniel Sauble, David Lutterkort, David Gwilliam, Dawn Foster, Deepak Giridharagopal, Derrick Dymock, Dominic Maraglia, Dustin Thomas, Emma Furth, Eric Shamow, eric sorenson, Evan Pierce, Fei Guo, Fred Lifton, Fritz Siebert, Garrett Honeycutt, Gary Larizza, Hailee Kenney, Harry Pan, Heidi Page, Henrik Lindberg, Hunter Haugen, J.D. Welch, Jack Norman, James Sweeny, James Turnbull, Jamie Rosa, Jason Mero, Jay Wallace, Jeff Weiss, Jenny Mahmoudi, Jeremy Adams, Jill Burrows, Joe Beede, Joe Henderson, Joe Lokis, Joe Rodriguez, Joe Wagner, John Duarte, John Grim, John Hong, john leon, John Morgan, Jose Palafox, Josh Britton, Josh Cooper, Josh Partlow, Julie Crawford, Justin Stoller, Kara Sowles, Kate Kockler, Kelsey Hightower, Ken Barber, Ken Johnson, Kent Bye, Kyle Smith, Kylo Ginsberg, Kyoko Zuch, Laura Stepp, Lauren Rother, Lee Lowder, Lindsey Smith, Luke Dutton, Luke Kanies, Marni Cohen, Matt Damkroger, Matthaus Owens, Matthew Kirby, Max Martin, Melinda Campbell, Melissa Stone, Michael Stahnke, Michal Ruzicka, Michelle Carroll, Michelle Lopez, Mike Hall, Monica Culver, Moses Mendoza, Nan Liu, Nate Wolfe, Nathan Valentine, Nathaniel Smith, Nicholas Cunningham, Nick Fagerlund, Nick Lewis, Nick Walker, Nigel Kersten, Owen Rodabaugh, Paige Huggins, Patrick Carlisle, Peter Irby, Phillip Pham, Pieter Loubser, Pieter van de Bruggen, Puppet Labs Security, R.I. Pienaar, Ralph Luchs, Randall Hansen, Reid Vandewiele, Richard Clamp, Rick Bradley, Rob Reynolds, Ruth Linehan, Ryan Coleman, Scott Campbell, Scott Johnston, Scott Schneider, Scott Vandehey, Shawon Crosen, Shreekar Bhattarai, Stephen Johnson, Steve Axthelm, Susannah Schnabel, Susanne Dickey, Tanya Webb, Thomas Linkin, Tiffany Longworth, Tim Thorpe, Walter Zabaglio, Zach Leslie, Zachary Stern, Zack Smith