[chef] Re: Re: Re: chef-server omnibus deb for 10.x?

[Noah Kantrowitz < >]

On Jun 18, 2013, at 5:11 PM, 

 
 wrote:

> On Tue, 18 Jun 2013, Joseph Holsten wrote:
> 
>> On 2013-06-18, at 15:39, 
>> 
 
>>  wrote:
>>> i'm looking to download a chef-server (omnibus) installer from
>>> http://www.opscode.com/chef/install/ for ubuntu. I only see 11.x pkgs in ;
>>> the
>>> drop-down menu. where can i get 10.x omnibus pkg? or, can i?
>> 
>> 
>> chef-server 10 does not exist as omnibus. And I strongly encourage you not 
>> to set up new servers on chef 10.
>> 
>> Is there a reason you want 10.x?
> 
> thanks for the feedback. i'll install the old fashioned way.
> 
> the reason to stay on 10.x is because we haven't done the work yet to ensure
> all of our cookbooks, etc, work ok with chef 11. also, at this time i have
> a rudimentary DR method for the chef 10.x server in case of catastrophy. i
> know nothing at this time about how to wield chef 11 to recover it from
> disaster, or make it HA.

You can update the server and clients separately, chef 10 clients will run 
just fine against a chef 11 server and all compat changes between 10 and 11 
are related to the client.

--Noah