[chef] Re: Starting out with the opscode platform.

[Noah Kantrowitz < >]

Normally node's are configured either via the API (knife is a frontend  
for the API, look at `knife node run_list add` in this case, and  
`knife node edit` in general) or the web interface, unlike roles which  
are managed as files. If you would like to manage nodes in files you  
can do it in the same was as with roles though, just use `knife node  
show --format json` to dump the current data, and use `knife node from  
file` to upload changes. Hope that helps!

--Noah

On May 29, 2011, at 7:08 PM, Tim Uckun wrote:

> Hey all.
>
> I want through the starting tutorial on the opscode web site using the
> opscode platform. Everything worked as expected but I do have one
> question.
>
> Apparently the configuration for my node is kept only on the chef
> server (not on my workstation). Is this right? I can see the run list
> on the server, I can get the run list when I with knife but I don't
> see a file anywhere on my machine which lists the node, lists the
> variables or the params for the node etc.
>
> Does this mean I need to create a recipe for each node so I can
> configure it? What is the best practice for setting up your nodes?
>
> Cheers.