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Chef Essentials

Course Summary

The Chef Essentials training course demonstrates the basic architecture of Chef, the use of Chef Development Kit, and associated tools.

The course begins with a review of Chef resources, Cookbooks and chefclient. Next, it explores the details about the system and walk through an installation of a workstation. The course concludes with an examination of the roles, the search tool and setting up various environments.

Purpose
 Learn how to use Chef to automate the configuration, deployment, management and test of server infrastructure.
Audience
 Developers and DevOps people looking to automate their IT workflows and processes.
Role
DevOps Engineer - Software Developer
Skill Level
Introduction
Style
Workshops
Duration
2 Days
Related Technologies
Chef | CI/CD

 

Productivity Objectives
  • Install and configure a Chef environment, including a workstation, server and nodes
  • Evaluate Chef Cookbooks and ChefDK
  • Create and manage a code repository that can be used and modified to solve real business problems

What You'll Learn:

In the Chef Essentials training course, you'll learn:
  • Chef Resources
    • Cookbooks
    • chefclient
    • Cookbook tests
    • Community cookbooks
    • ChefDK
  • Details about the System
    • Desired state and data
    • Workstation installation
    • The Chef server
  • Multiple Nodes Management
    • Roles
    • Search
    • Environments
    • Further resources
real world content

Real-World Content

Project-focused demos and labs using your tool stack and environment, not some canned "training room" lab.
expert practitioners

Expert Practitioners

Industry experts that bring their battle scars into the classroom.
experiential learning

Experiential Learning

More coding than lecture, coupled with architectural and design discussions.
tailored outlines

Tailored Outlines

One-size-fits-all doesn't apply to training teams. That's where we come in!
“I appreciated the instructor's technique of writing live code examples rather than using fixed slide decks to present the material.”

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