[chef] Running chef-client from another server and waiting for a result

[Edward Sargisson < >]

Hi all,
I am thinking of incorporating Chef into a continuous integration
server (in this case Bamboo but think Hudson/Jenkins).
I'd like to do a build, configure Chef properties for the new version,
then kick off chef-client on the test server. Once it's done, I want
the script to know about it so that integration tests can be run
against it.

Is there a way to do this or am I using Chef beyond its purpose?

Thanks in advance,
Edward