[chef] Re: Send configuration to chef clients

[Brad Knowles < >]

On Apr 25, 2012, at 1:03 PM, 
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> First post to this list. I know that by default chef clients check
> configuration changes from chef server. I'm wondering is it possible that 
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> server pushes configuration to specified clients. If there is, how can it be
> done?

The chef model is client pull, not server push.

You could have your nodes run chef-client more frequently, or you could use 
an external coordination/synchronization service like Zookeeper or Noah to 
notify your clients in near real-time that they need to go pick up changes.

But any way you look at it, one of the most basic concepts of chef is client 
pull, not server push.

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Brad Knowles 
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SAGE Level IV, Chef Level 0.0.1