This document provides instructions for bootstrapping a node from a Chef workstation. It outlines configuring the Chef server with the necessary certificates and client files. It then describes creating a custom template to configure the client.rb file and running the knife bootstrap command from the workstation to provision the node.

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BOOTSTRAP FROM CHEF SERVER
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2. 1. Bootstrap from CHEF Workstation
1.1 First configure your chef server
 Configurationneedtobe done inknife.rbfile and client.rbfile
 .chef isa hiddenfolder(itwillcreate whenchef serverwasinstalled)
 Changesneedtobe done inhosts file meansneedtoadd<IP address><HOSTNAME>
*Don’t give ipaddressinthe <HOSTNAME>*
 Rememberif youare makingthese configurationforanywindowssystemasa client,
please don’tforgettomake changesin the hostsfile of windowsmachine too(Location
of windowsc:windowssystem32driversetchost)
Addthe belowlines:
<192.168.XXX.XXX(IPaddress)><space><hostname>
 Afterall the changesrun knife ssl fetchfromyouchef server,itwill fetchinyour.chef
directorybycreatingtrustedcertsfolder.
1.2 Configure the basic prerequisitesfor bootstrapfromchef workstation.
 Put chef-client..XX.rpminthe reposerver(needtoputinthe path
/var/www/html/create yourfolder)
 Go to path .chef directoryandcreate a folderbootstrapandwrite customtemplate in
.erb/.rbformat.
 To make custom client.rbaddthe below linesinyourcustomtemplate .erb:
> <%= bootstrap_directory%>client.rb(
<%= config_content%>
<%# Additional configoverrides -%>
<%= escape_and_echo('validation_key"c:/chef/custom-
validator.pem"') %>
)
 Run the knife bootstrapcommandfromchef workstation.
knife bootstrapwindowswinrm<HOSTNAME> --msi-url <"CUSTOM
REPO SERVERADDRESS"> --bootstrap-template
/root/.chef/bootstrap/windows-chef-client-msi.erb--winrm-user
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