Chef

Course content of Chef

Introduction to Chef

• Infrastructure Management
• What is Deployment?
• Major Deployment Tools
• Benefits of Automated Deployment
• Understanding Deployment Matrix
• Deployment Matrix for App Services
• Deployment Matrix for Data Services
• What is Chef?
• History of Chef

Key Components in Chef

• Chef Automate
• Chef Infra Server
• Chef Manage
• Chef Workstation
• Chef Cookbook
• Chef Data Bag
• Chef Environment
• Chef Role
• Chef Node
• Chef InSpec

Overview of Chef

• Architecture of Chef-managed Deployments
• Chef Infra Server
• Chef Manage
• Chef Workstation
• Chef Node
• Chef Infra Client
• Chef Cookbook
• Chef vs Ansible

FAQ on Chef

Prerequisites for Chef

• Using Virtual Machines for Chef Automate and Chef Infra Server
• Boot Virtual Machines for Chef Automate and Chef Infra Server
• Manage Virtual Machines of Chef Automate and Chef Infra Server

Chef Automate

• What is the Purpose of Chef Automate?
• Install Chef Automate
• Significance of Chef Automate Programs
• Configure Chef Automate
• Understanding Chef Automate System Paths
• Create API Token in Chef Automate
• Manage Chef Automate

Chef Infra Server

• What is the Purpose of Chef Infra Server?
• Install Chef Infra Server
• Significance of Chef Infra Server Programs
• Configure Chef Infra Server
• Configure Chef Infra Server to Send Data to Chef Automate
• Understanding Chef Infra Server System Paths
• Manage Chef Infra Server Using Chef Automate
• Add Chef Infra Server
• Add Organization of Chef Infra Server
• Manage Chef Infra Server

Chef Manage

• What is the Purpose of Chef Manage?
• Install Chef Manage
• Significance of Chef Manage Programs
• Configure Chef Manage
• Understanding Chef Manage System Paths
• Manage Chef Manage

Chef Workstation

• What is the Purpose of Chef Workstation?
• Install Chef Workstation
• Significance of Chef Workstation Programs
• Configure Chef Workstation
• Understanding Chef Workstation System Paths
• Do's and Dont's with Chef Workstation

Chef Cookbook

• What is the Purpose of Chef Cookbook?
• Structure of Chef Cookbook
• Writing Chef Cookbook
• Manage Chef Cookbooks
• Do's and Dont's with Chef Cookbook

Chef Data Bag

• What is the Purpose of Chef Data Bag?
• Create Chef Data Bag
• Manage Chef Data Bags

Chef Environment

• What is the Purpose of Chef Environment?
• Create Chef Environment
• Manage Chef Environments

Chef Role

• What is the Purpose of Chef Role?
• Create Chef Role
• Manage Chef Roles

Chef Node

• Understanding Deployment on Chef Nodes
• Using Docker Containers as Chef Nodes
• Boot Chef Nodes
• Bootstrap Chef Nodes
• Bootstrap Workflow in Chef Node
• Trigger Deployment on Chef Nodes
• Manage Chef Nodes

Chef InSpec

• What is the Purpose of Chef InSpec?
• Manage Chef InSpec Using Chef Automate
• Create Credential
• Download Profile
• Add Nodes
• Create Scan Job