Client Bootstap by Chef-Server

This Cookbook will helps you to Bootstrap new Nodes by recipe.

Platforms

• Windows
• Redhat
• Centos
• Fedora

Requirements

First of all you need an already bootstraped Linux Node with installed ChefDK.

Data Bags

You need to add the following DataBags:

• bootstrap
• sources

DataBag Item

In the DataBag sources you have to create a DataBag Item named bootstrapping with a download link for each platform you want to bootstrap.

DataBag Syntax example

{
  "windows": "http://link2Chef-Client.msi",
  "redhat": "http://link2Chef-client.rpm"
}

For each Node you want to bootstrap you have to create a DataBag Item

DataBag Syntax Windows

{
 "platform": "windows",
  "hostname": "HOSTNAME",
  "fqdn": "FQDN",
  "domain": "DomainName",
  "user": "UserOnTheRemoteSystem",
  "passwd": "yourpasswd",
  "environment": "_default",
}

DataBag Syntax Linux

{
 "platform": "redhat", # or centos or fedora
  "hostname": "HOSTNAME",
  "fqdn": "FQDN",
  "domain": "DomainName",
  "user": "UserOnTheRemoteSystem",
  "passwd": "yourpasswd",
  "environment": "_default",
}

Execute

Edit the runlist of your Linux Workstation Node ;) and add the chef_bootstrap cookbook.

The recipe will add a line (bootstraped = true) to the DataBag content after finishing.

License & Authors

Author:

Frederik

License

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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