What is the distribution and the version?
It is based on Ubuntu12.04LTS which AWS officially provides.
What is the version of Chef-Server?
- 11.0.10
- 11.0.11
What is the version of Chef-Client?
It is installed the latest version of 11.x at the beginning and registered ad a Node of Chef-Server.
Can I use EIP?
Yes. When you give EIP to your instance, please run sudo chef-server-ctl reconfigure.
Update Chef-Server
To update already installed Chef-Server, please follow the official documentation below.
When the version is under 11.0.12, you need to follow the steps below before updating.
Change 2 lines below in /etc/chef-server/chef-server.rb.
L.5
server_name = ohai.cloud[:public_ipv4]
↓
server_name = ohai[:cloud][:public_ipv4]
L.12
chef_server_webui['web_ui_admin_default_password'] = ohai.ec2[:instance_id]
↓
chef_server_webui['web_ui_admin_default_password'] = ohai[:ec2][:instance_id]
After changing the above, follow the steps of the official page to upgrade.
Replace the authentication key pair
Run the following commands in turn.
rm /var/opt/chef-server/nginx/ca/*
chef-server-ctl reconfigure
chef-server-ctl restart
What is the SSH login user?
ubuntu
Is it possible to update Chef-Server?
You can download the Omnibus package for Ubuntu from the getchef site and apply it.
Can I use it as Workstation?
Workstation is set up for the root user. Please change the user with sudo -s.
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