Deploy Puppet on Google Cloud C4A
Introduction
Get started with Arm-based Google Axion and Puppet
Create a Google Axion C4A Arm virtual machine on GCP
Install Puppet on a GCP VM
Perform Puppet baseline testing
Benchmark Puppet
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About this Learning Path

Skill level:  Introductory
Reading time:  30 min
Last updated:  09 Sep 2026
Skill level:
  Introductory
Reading time:
  30 min
Last updated:
  09 Sep 2026
Author:Pareena Verma, Arm
Arm IP:Neoverse
Tags: Performance and Architecture Google Axion Linux Puppet Ruby Facter Hiera
Author:
  • Pareena Verma, Arm
Arm IP:
Neoverse
Tags:
Performance and Architecture Google Axion Linux Puppet Ruby Facter Hiera

Who is this for?

This is an introductory topic for developers deploying and optimizing Puppet workloads on Arm Linux environments, specifically using Google Cloud C4A virtual machines powered by Axion processors.

What will you learn?

After completing this Learning Path, you'll be able to perform the following tasks:

  • Provision an Arm-based SUSE SLES (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server) virtual machine (VM) on Google Cloud C4A with Axion processors
  • Install Puppet on a SUSE Arm64 C4A instance
  • Verify Puppet by applying a test manifest and confirming successful resource creation on Arm64
  • Benchmark Puppet by measuring catalog compile time, apply speed, and resource usage on Arm64

Prerequisites

Before starting, you'll need the following prerequisites:

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