azure-xplat-cli-chef-docs.md

Microsoft Azure Xplat-CLI for Windows, Mac and Linux

This project provides a cross-platform command line interface for developers and IT administrators to develop, deploy and manage Microsoft Azure applications

• Azure-Xplat-CLI

Chef related Azure CLI Commands:

azure vm extension set-chef < vm-name > [ options ]

This command is used to Set Chef Extension on given azure VM.

Options:

• -V < number > or --version < number > Extension's version number. Default is latest.
• -R < run-list > or --run-list < run-list > Runlist of roles/recipes to apply to VM
• -O < validation-pem > or --validation-pem < validation-pem > Chef validation pem file path
• -c < client-config > or --client-config < client-config > Chef client configuration file (i.e client.rb) path
• -a or --auto-update-client
  Auto update chef client
• -b or --disable
  Disable extension
• -u or --uninstall
  Uninstall extension

Example:

#Create VM -
#For more command options please refer: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-command-line-tools/#Commands_to_manage_your_Azure_virtual_machines 
azure vm create your-vm-name MSFT__Windows-Server-2008-R2-SP1.11-29-2011 yourusername yourpassword --location "West US" -r

#Set Chef Extension (*Without RunList) - 
azure vm extension set-chef your-vm-name --validation-pem ~/chef-repo/.chef/testorg-validator.pem --client-config ~/chef-repo/.chef/client.rb --version "1201.12"

#Set Chef Extension (*With RunList) -
azure vm extension set-chef your-vm-name --validation-pem ~/chef-repo/.chef/testorg-validator.pem --client-config ~/chef-repo/.chef/client.rb --version "1201.12" -R 'recipe[your_cookbook_name::your_recipe_name]'

azure vm extension get-chef < vm-name > [ options ]

This command is used to Get Chef Extension details from given azure VM.

Example:

#Get Chef Extension - 
azure vm extension get-chef your-vm-name

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