Learn Chef

  • Tutorials
  • Skills Library
  • Docs
  • Training
  • Overview
    • Platform Overview
    • Community
      • About the Community
      • Contributing
      • Guidelines
      • Docs Style Guide
    • Packages & Platforms
      • Packages
      • Platforms and Versions
      • Omnitruck API
      • Licensing
  • Chef
    • Getting Started
      • Chef Overview
      • Install ChefDK
      • Configure ChefDK
      • Quick Start
      • System Requirements
      • Chef on Windows Guide
        • Microsoft Azure
        • Chef for Microsoft Windows
        • ChefDK on Windows
        • Install the chef-client on Microsoft Windows
        • Azure Powershell_Cmdlets
        • Knife Azure
        • Knife Azurerm
        • Knife Windows
      • Glossary
    • Concepts
      • Chef Development Kit
      • Nodes
      • Chef Client Overview
      • Server
      • chef-repo
      • Cookbooks
      • Custom Resources
      • Policy
        • About Policy
        • Data Bags
        • Run-lists
        • Environments
        • Roles
      • Secrets
      • Authentication
      • Authorization
      • Supermarket
        • Public Supermarket
        • Private Supermarket
    • Features
      • FIPS-mode
      • Handlers
      • Management Console
      • Push Jobs
      • Search
    • Troubleshooting
    • Setup
      • ChefDK
      • Nodes
        • Install via Bootstrap
        • Install via URL
        • Install on Junos OS
        • chef-client (executable)
        • client.rb
        • Upgrades
        • Security
      • Server
        • Hosted Chef Server
        • Install Standalone
        • Install High Availability
      • Working with Proxies
      • Air-gapped Installation
      • Integrations
        • AWS Marketplace
        • Google Cloud Platform
        • VMware
      • Supermarket
        • Public Supermarket
        • Install Private Supermarket
        • Customize Supermarket
        • supermarket.rb Settings
        • Backup and Restore
        • Log Files
        • Monitoring
        • knife supermarket
        • supermarket-ctl
        • Supermarket API
      • Management Console
      • Push Jobs
    • Cookbook Reference
      • About Cookbooks
      • Attributes
      • Files
      • Libraries
      • Recipes
        • About Recipes
        • Debug Recipes, Client Runs
      • Recipe DSL
        • attribute?
        • cookbook_name
        • data_bag
        • data_bag_item
        • platform?
        • platform_family?
        • reboot_pending?
        • recipe_name
        • registry_data_exists?
        • registry_get_subkeys
        • registry_get_values
        • registry_has_subkeys?
        • registry_key_exists?
        • registry_value_exists?
        • resources
        • search
        • shell_out
        • shell_out!
        • shell_out_with_systems_locale
        • tag
        • tagged?
        • untag
        • value_for_platform
        • value_for_platform_family
        • Windows Platform Helpers
      • Resources
        • About Resources
        • Common Functionality
        • Custom Resources
        • All Resources (Single Page)
        • apt_package
        • apt_preference
        • apt_repository
        • apt_update
        • bash
        • batch
        • bff_package
        • breakpoint
        • cab_package
        • chef_gem
        • chef_handler
        • chocolatey_config
        • chocolatey_package
        • chocolatey_source
        • cookbook_file
        • cron
        • cron_d
        • cron_access
        • csh
        • directory
        • dmg_package
        • dnf_package
        • dpkg_package
        • dsc_resource
        • dsc_script
        • execute
        • file
        • freebsd_package
        • gem_package
        • git
        • group
        • homebrew_cask
        • homebrew_package
        • homebrew_tap
        • hostname
        • http_request
        • ifconfig
        • ips_package
        • kernel_module
        • ksh
        • launchd
        • link
        • locale
        • log
        • macos_userdefaults
        • macports_package
        • mdadm
        • mount
        • msu_package
        • ohai_hint
        • ohai
        • openbsd_package
        • openssl_dhparam
        • openssl_ec_private_key
        • openssl_ec_public_key
        • openssl_rsa_private_key
        • openssl_rsa_public_key
        • openssl_x509_certificate
        • openssl_x509_crl
        • openssl_x509_request
        • osx_profile
        • package
        • pacman_package
        • paludis_package
        • perl
        • portage_package
        • powershell_package
        • powershell_package_source
        • powershell_script
        • python
        • reboot
        • registry_key
        • remote_directory
        • remote_file
        • rhsm_errata_level
        • rhsm_errata
        • rhsm_register
        • rhsm_repo
        • rhsm_subscription
        • route
        • rpm_package
        • ruby
        • ruby_block
        • script
        • service
        • smartos_package
        • solaris_package
        • ssh_known_hosts_entry
        • subversion
        • sudo
        • swap_file
        • sysctl
        • systemd_unit
        • template
        • timezone
        • user
        • windows_ad_join
        • windows_auto_run
        • windows_env
        • windows_feature
        • windows_feature_dism
        • windows_feature_powershell
        • windows_font
        • windows_package
        • windows_pagefile
        • windows_path
        • windows_printer
        • windows_printer_port
        • windows_service
        • windows_shortcut
        • windows_task
        • windows_workgroup
        • yum_package
        • yum_repository
        • zypper_package
        • zypper_repository
        • Examples (by Resource)
      • Templates
      • Cookbook Repo
      • metadata.rb
      • Cookbook Versioning
      • Ruby
    • ChefDK
      • About ChefDK
      • Berkshelf
      • chef-shell (executable)
      • chef (executable)
        • chef env
        • chef exec
        • chef gem
        • chef generate attribute
        • chef generate cookbook
        • chef generate build-cookbook
        • chef generate file
        • chef generate recipe
        • chef generate repo
        • chef generate resource
        • chef generate template
        • chef shell-init
      • Chef Solo
        • About Chef Solo
        • chef-solo (executable)
        • solo.rb
      • chef-vault
      • ChefSpec
      • config.rb (knife.rb)
      • cookstyle
      • Delivery CLI
      • Foodcritic
      • Test Kitchen
        • About Test Kitchen
        • kitchen (executable)
        • .kitchen.yml
        • kitchen-vagrant
      • Knife
        • About Knife
        • Setting up Knife
        • Knife Common Options
        • config.rb (knife.rb)
        • knife bootstrap
        • knife client
        • knife configure
        • knife cookbook
        • knife cookbook site
        • knife data bag
        • knife delete
        • knife deps
        • knife diff
        • knife download
        • knife edit
        • knife environment
        • knife exec
        • knife list
        • knife node
        • knife raw
        • knife recipe list
        • knife role
        • knife search
        • knife serve
        • knife show
        • knife spork
        • knife ssh
        • knife ssl_check
        • knife ssl_fetch
        • knife status
        • knife supermarket
        • knife tag
        • knife upload
        • knife user
        • knife xargs
        • knife opc
      • Ohai
        • About Ohai
        • ohai (executable)
      • Policyfile
        • About Policyfile
        • Policyfile.rb
      • push-jobs-client (executable)
    • Managing the Server
      • Runbook (Single Page)
      • Backup & Restore
      • Data Storage
      • Firewalls & Ports
      • Active Directory & LDAP
      • Log Files
      • Monitor
      • Organizations & Groups
      • Security
      • Services
      • Tuning
      • Upgrades
      • Upgrade HA Cluster
      • Users
      • chef-server-ctl
      • chef-backend-ctl
      • chef-server.rb
      • opscode-expander-ctl
      • Chef Server API
      • Push Jobs
        • knife push jobs
        • push-jobs-client
        • push-jobs-client.rb
        • push-jobs-server.rb
        • Push Jobs API
        • Server Sent Events
    • Release Notes
      • Chef Client
      • Chef Development Kit
      • Chef Server
      • Chef Push Jobs
    • Deprecations
  • Chef Workstation
    • Chef Workstation
    • Documentation
  • Habitat
    • Documentation
    • Tutorials
  • InSpec
    • Documentation
    • Tutorials
  • Automate
    • Documentation
    • Automate 1 Documentation
  • Legacy
    • Chef Automate 1
      • Overview
        • Chef Automate Overview
        • Workflow Overview
        • Nodes Overview
        • Compliance Overview
      • Release Notes
      • Getting Started
        • Installation Guide
        • Configure a Pipeline
        • Configure a Project
        • Configure Data Collection
        • Data Collection with Chef HA
        • Configure Data Collection without Chef Server
        • Enable FIPS
        • Stream Data
        • Upgrades
      • Management Console
        • About the Management Console
        • Configure SAML
        • Clients
        • Cookbooks
        • Data Bags
        • Environments
        • Nodes
        • Roles
        • Users
        • manage.rb
        • chef-manage-ctl
      • Nodes
        • Node Notifications w/Slack
        • Node Notifications w/Webhooks
        • Node Search Reference
      • Compliance
        • Reporting
        • Scanner
        • Profile Store
        • Credentials
        • Perform Compliance Scan
        • Audit Cookbook
      • Workflow
        • build-cookbook (cookbook)
        • delivery-truck (cookbook)
        • Manage Dependencies
        • Manage Secrets
        • Publish to Multiple Chef Servers
        • Runners
        • Workflow w/Bitbucket
        • Workflow w/Email (SMTP)
        • Workflow w/GitHub
        • Workflow w/Slack
      • Admin
        • Users & Roles
        • Authentication w/LDAP
        • Authentication w/SAML
      • Managing the Server
        • Backups
        • Capacity Planning
        • Disaster Recovery
        • Elasticsearch & Kibana Auth
        • Data Retention
        • Tuning
      • Reference
        • Chef Automate API
        • automate-ctl
        • Delivery CLI
        • delivery.rb
        • Workflow DSL
      • Compliance scanner
        • Overview
        • Installation Guide
        • Integrate w/Chef Server
        • Integrate w/Chef Automate
        • Upgrade Compliance
        • chef-compliance.rb
        • Chef Compliance API
        • Chef Compliance for Microsoft Azure
      • AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate
      • Chef Automate for Microsoft Azure
      • Troubleshooting
    • Analytics
      • Overview
      • Release Notes
      • Install Standalone
      • Web UI
      • Management Console
      • Nodes View
      • Integrations
      • Splunk
      • Rules
      • Monitor
      • Upgrades
      • Chef Client for Analytics
      • opscode-analytics-ctl
      • opscode-analytics.rb
      • knife-analytics
      • Analytics API
      • Recipe DSL for Analytics
    • Reporting
      • Overview
      • Install Reporting
      • View Reports
      • knife reporting
      • opscode-reporting-ctl
      • opscode-reporting.rb
      • Reporting API
  • Extension APIs
    • Compliance DSL
    • Handlers
      • Custom Handlers
      • Handler DSL
      • Community Handlers
    • Knife Plugins
      • About Cloud Plugins
      • Custom Plugins
      • Community Plugins
    • Ohai Plugins
      • Custom Plugins
      • Community Plugins
    • Chef Client Plugins
  • Available on GitHub
  • Get Chef
  • Send Feedback
  • Support
  • Site Map
  • Archive
Rewarded usability tests for better experience with Chef products. Self-guided online training for automation and devops.

Nodes¶

[edit on GitHub]

© Copyright: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. This page is about: current version of Chef. Provide feedback on Chef documentation. Privacy policy.