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+---
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+title: Screen Casts
+toc: false
+---
+[blip]: http://mcollective.blip.tv/
+[slideshare]: http://www.slideshare.net/mcollective
+[ec2demo]: /mcollective/ec2demo.html
+[Terminology]: /mcollective/terminology.html
+[SimpleRPCIntroduction]: /mcollective/simplerpc/
+[DDL]: /mcollective/reference/plugins/ddl.html
+
+We believe screen casts give the best introduction to new concepts, so we've recorded
+several to complement the documentation.
+
+There's a [blip] channel that has all the videos, you can subscribe and follow there.
+There is also a [slideshare] site where presentations will go that we do at conferences and events.
+
+## Introductions and Guides
+<ol>
+<li><a href="#introduction">Introducing MCollective</a></li>
+<li><a href="#ec2_demo">EC2 Hosted Demo</a></li>
+<li><a href="#message_flow">Message Flow, Terminology and Components</a></li>
+<li><a href="#writing_agents">Writing Agents</a></li>
+<li><a href="#simplerpc_ddl">Detailed information about the DDL</a></li>
+</ol>
+
+## Tools built using MCollective
+<ol>
+<li><a href="#simplerpc_ddl_irb">SimpleRPC DDL IRB</a></li>
+<li><a href="#mcollective_deployer">Software Deployer used by developers</a></li>
+<li><a href="#exim">Managing clusters of Exim Servers</a></li>
+<li><a href="#server_provisioner">Bootstrapping Puppet on EC2</a></li>
+</ol>
+
+<a name="introduction"> </a>
+
+### Introduction
+[This video](http://youtu.be/0i7VpvC2vMM) introduces the basic concepts behind MCollective. It predates the
+SimpleRPC framework but is still valid today.
+
+<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/0i7VpvC2vMM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+
+<a name="ec2_demo"> </a>
+
+### EC2 Based Demo
+Sometimes you just want to know if a tool is right for you by getting hands on experience
+we've made a EC2 hosted demo where you can fire up as many nodes in a cluster as you want and
+get some experience.
+
+View the [ec2demo] page for more about this.
+
+<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Hw0Z1xfg050" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+
+<a name="message_flow"> </a>
+
+### Message Flow, Terminology and Components
+This video introduces the messaging concepts you need to know about when using MCollective.
+It shows how the components talk with each other and what software needs to be installed where
+on your network. Viewing this prior to starting your deployment is recommended.
+
+We also have a page detailing the [Terminology]
+
+<iframe width="640" height="480" src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/fIHW41W8jas" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+
+View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">webinars</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/mcollective">Marionette Collective</a>.
+<a name="writing_agents"> </a>
+
+### How to write an Agent, DDL and Client
+Writing agents are easy, we have good documentation that can be used as a reference, [this
+video](http://youtu.be/2Xhq_UqnqRE) should show you how to tie it all together though.
+See the [SimpleRPC Introduction][SimpleRPCIntroduction] for reference wiki pages after viewing this video.
+
+<iframe width="640" height="480" src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/2Xhq_UqnqRE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+
+<a name="simplerpc_ddl"> </a>
+
+### The SimpleRPC DDL
+The Data Definition Language helps your clients produce more user friendly output, it ensures
+input gets validated while showing online help, and it enables dynamic generation of user interfaces.
+After you have watched the video, you can refer to the [DDL] wiki page for more information.
+
+<iframe width="640" height="480" src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xikjjXvN6nA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+
+<a name="simplerpc_ddl_irb"> </a>
+
+### SimpleRPC DDL enhanced IRB
+Based on the SimpleRPC DDL, this custom IRB shell supports command completion.
+
+<iframe width="640" height="480" src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xikjjXvN6nA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+
+<a name="mcollective_deployer"> </a>
+
+### Software Deployer using MCollective
+If you ever do commissioned work based on MCollective, this deployer written using SimpleRPC may be of use.
+It can be used by developers to deploy applications live into production using a defined
+API and process.
+
+<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fqt2SgnQn3k&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fqt2SgnQn3k&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>
+
+<a name="exim"> </a>
+
+### Managing Exim Clusters
+A command line and dialog-based UI written to manage clusters of Exim Servers.
+
+The code for this is [open source](http://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-plugins/tree/master/agent/exim/).
+Unfortunately it predates SimpleRPC; we hope to port it soon.
+
+<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kNvoQCpJ1V4&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kNvoQCpJ1V4&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>
+
+<a name="server_provisioner"> </a>
+
+### Bootstrapping Puppet on EC2 with MCollective
+Modern cloud environments present a lot of challenges to automation. However, with MCollective and
+some existing open source agents and plugins you can completely automate the entire process
+of provisioning EC2 nodes using Puppet.
+
+More detail is available [on this blog post](http://www.devco.net/archives/2010/07/14/bootstrapping_puppet_on_ec2_with_mcollective.php)
+
+<iframe width="640" height="480" src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/-iEgz9MD3qA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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