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

[Bryan McLellan < >]

On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Tim Uckun 
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> Basically every host has some unique requirements and settings.

These instances are fantastic opportunities to ask yourself why. Can
you use another service to automate these, like using DHCP for IP
addresses? Could Chef calculate the correct figure, such as Java VM
size from the available physical memory?

One of the goals of automation is removing these manual steps so not
only can you deploy systems faster, but it is easier for someone
lacking the tribal knowledge to do it as well.

Bryan