[chef] Hypertable cookbook

[Jordi Llonch < >]

Hi,

I am creating a cookbook for Hypertable, a HBase-like distributed database with better performance.

I am facing the way to start the cluster making that compatible with chef-client.

Hypertable has 4 main components (hyperspace, master, slave, thriftbroker) that need to be started sequentially. 

* Cluster roles have to be chef roles or just items in the run list?

* How to start same service in different nodes at the same time?

What are the best practices to perform a cluster operation in a cookbook/chef? I will appreciate your ideas or suggestions?

Thanks,

Jordi