Chef Fundamentals Setup.md

Pre-requisites

1. Install an application that you'll use to ssh, if you don't already have one (OpenSSH, puTTY, etc.)

2. Install a programmer's text editior, if you don't already have one (Vi/Vim, Emacs, Sublime Text 2, etc.)

3. Install Chef Client on your local workstation

• Not currently using Ruby? Install using the Opscode Installer
• Currently using Ruby with a version manager like rvm or rbenv? gem install chef --version 11.4.0 --no-ri --no-rdoc

1. Create a directory to store your class work. Recommend a directory named "chef-repo" in your home directory:

• mkdir -p ~/chef-repo
• mkdir -p ~/chef-repo/.chef

1. SSH into your target machine and touch a file

• ssh opscode@[IP_ADDRESS]
• touch [FIRST_NAME]
• exit

Target Machine IP Addresses:

• Andrew - 50.17.129.77
• Brian - 54.224.34.19
• Christopher - 50.19.199.183
• David - 23.20.50.66
• Dennis - 50.17.116.100
• Glenn - 50.16.89.39
• Islam - 54.234.162.146
• Jason - 54.234.139.29
• Jenya - 50.19.198.223
• John - 54.224.146.245
• Karla - 54.224.83.80
• Nathen - 54.242.108.197
• Robert - 54.234.13.15
• Vick - 54.235.3.68