[chef] Re: Visualizing your network with Chef, chef-span, and Gephi

[Sascha Bates < >]

I am really excited to grab this and see what happens!

Joshua Miller wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've just pushed the code for a project I've been working on to 
> visualize logical network connectivity in my environment using chef 
> server node data.  I'm calling it "chef-span".
>
> In short, we can query the chef server about information that shows 
> connections between nodes, then build vertices and edges to describe 
> them, and output the content in a graphing-software-compatible format. 
>  This info can be used to see system dependencies, central services, 
> and unexpected connections, among other uses.
>
> To extend what chef knows about connections between nodes, I've 
> created a cookbook that collects and rolls up netstat connections, 
> which are then picked up by an ohai plugin.
>
> Check it out and let me know what you think.
>
> Highlights video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtnzTwzJXZY
>
> https://github.com/edmunds/chef-span
> https://github.com/edmunds/cookbook-chef-span
> https://github.com/edmunds/cookbook-connections
>
> Thanks,
> Joshua Miller