[chef] Re: Re: Re: Re: SCM for node definitions?

[Jeff Blaine < >]

On 8/13/2013 3:19 PM, Ben Hines wrote:
> This was literally just talked about 2 days ago on this here mailing list.

I'll read the archives then. Sorry!

> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Jeff Blaine <
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>     On 8/13/2013 2:51 PM, Ranjib Dey wrote:
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>         u mean the node object?
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>     Yes. We're a "lab" type of environment with a wide array of node
>     types and configurations. It is a rarity for any of our servers to
>     have the exact same configuration as another. Fun...
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>     I'm having uneasy feelings lately about everything *except* our
>     node code/data being in files under SCM. It's a break from
>     convention, an unnecessary(???) anomaly for other less experienced
>     staff to remember, etc.
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>     I guess one could download all of the current nodes' JSON data
>     into files, check them all in, and somehow disable 'knife node
>     edit' in favor of 'knife node from file'?
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>     Anyone doing this?
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>         we dont check them in scm. but we do backup api client & node
>         objects (and sync them against a mirror chef server).
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>         On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 11:49 AM, Jeff Blaine
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>             How are folks approaching SCM for node definitions? Give up?