Automating the Cloud (Windows)

A talk about why and how to use Chef to automate your stack with a slant toward Windows usage.

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1. Automating the Cloud Mat Schaffer, Code Camp 2012.1 – May, 2012
2. Our agenda • Me • You • Old cars • How Chef works • Setting up Chef • An Example deployment
3. Mat Schaffer about.me/matschaffer
4. (for hire)
5. •Linux Sys Admin •Ruby on Rails •Chef •Chef on Windows
6. You
7. Automation & You
8. Expensive ($2k-$3k) Hand made 12.5 hours
9. $850 Heavily Automated 1.5 hours
10. “Most tech companies are essentially American auto companies pre-Ford.” - Trotter Cashion 250 early car companies failed by 1930*
11. Continuous Delivery
12. “... continuous delivery will move from being a competitive advantage to being a prerequisite for survival.” - Jez Humble
13. Chef
14. (Chef server) b my_cookbook $ chef-client $ chef-client my_cookbook my_cookbook $ chef-server my_cookbook ├── README.rdoc ├── attributes ├── definitions ├── files │ └── default ├── libraries ├── metadata.rb ├── providers ├── recipes │ └── default.rb ├── resources └── templates └── default
15. cookbook role node environment
16. Step 1: Get a Chef server
17. http://manage.opscode.com
18. http://devops.mashion.net/chef-install
19. Step 2: Set up your workstation
20. wiki.opscode.com/display/ chef/Workstation+Setup
24. Step 3: Get some cookbooks
25. Cookbooks?
27. http://community.opscode.com
28. gem install librarian librarian-chef install
29. github.com/matschaffer/ automating-the-coud
30. git clone https://github.../matschaffer/automat... cd automating-the-cloud librarian-chef install knife cookbook upload -a knife role from file .\roles\*
31. Step 4: Prepare a server
32. WinRM # Configure it winrm quickconfig -q # A chef run uses some memory, let it. winrm set winrm/config/winrs '@{MaxMemoryPerShellMB="300"}' # A chef run also takes some time, let it. winrm set winrm/config '@{MaxTimeoutms="1800000"}' # For dev/testing allow unencrypted basic auth winrm set winrm/config/service '@{AllowUnencrypted="true"}' winrm set winrm/config/service/auth '@{Basic="true"}'
33. WinSSHD Cygwin FreeSSHd Or SSH
34. gem install knife-windows knife bootstrap windows winrm $HOST -r “role[$ROLE]” \ -x Administrator -P $PASSWORD -N $NAME knife winrm -m $HOST -x Administrator -P $PASSWORD \ ‘chef-client -c c:/chef/client.rb’ knife bootstrap windows ssh $HOST -r “role[$ROLE]” \ -x Administrator -i $KEY -N $NAME knife ssh -m $HOST -x Administrator -i $KEY \ ‘chef-client -c c:/chef/client.rb’ github.com/opscode/knife-windows
35. C:\> w32tm /resync $ ntpdate pool.ntp.org
36. default_attributes iis: { accept_eula: true }
37. knife bootstrap ... -N app1 # at least on EC2
39. Wrap-UP • Automation can save your business • CM is a key part of your stack • You can get started today with AWS & OpsCode Chef
40. Thank you Ask a question, get a prize? about.me/matschaffer Online evaluations!