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[chef] Re: Error file size


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  • From: Cassiano Leal < >
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  • Subject: [chef] Re: Error file size
  • Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 19:50:32 -0300
Ah, sorry…

You were trying to upload the RPM by itself to the Chef Server?

That’s definitely not going to work. I thought the RPM was a cookbook file, as part of a cookbook. Cookbooks are the things you upload to the Chef Server. The RPM by itself will never get there.

Exactly what are you trying to achieve?


On Jul 28, 2014, at 13:09, Ana Ferreira < "> > wrote:

that is not an issue:
"The upload argument is used to upload one or more cookbooks (and any files that are associated with those cookbooks) from a local repository to the Chef server. Only files that do not already exist on the Chef server will be uploaded." --http://docs.getchef.com/knife_cookbook.html

i couldn't find where the cookbooks are on the chef server? i use de default path (but dont what is the default path :) )

thank you




On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 3:48 PM, Cassiano Leal < " target="_blank"> > wrote:
I don’t think so. The Chef Server is not intended to be used as a file serving mechanism. Cookbook files are for simple stuff — a static config file, a static public key of some sort, maybe a .rc file, etc.

Think about it for a second: you have a 350Mb file that you want to have as a part of your cookbook. After uploading it, you realise that there’s a small typo in a recipe. You fix it and re-upload it. Now this simple RPM is taking up 700Mb on your server. Escalate that to multiple versions and you begin to see the problem. In a way it’s akin to committing your compiled JARs to source control (in more than one way really, if you’re doing it right and keeping the cookbook on a VCS).

Binaries and big files are better served via HTTP, FTP or something else.



it must be a way to change that limit? or not?




On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 3:01 PM, Cassiano Leal < " target="_blank"> > wrote:
Well, yes. Remove the RPM, publish it on an external server, change your recipes to grab it from there and re-upload the cookbook.

There’s file size limit for cookbook files, but I can’t remember what it is. I’m sure someone else will chime in with the actual figure. :)

Cheers
Cassiano

> On Jul 28, 2014, at 10:47, < " target="_blank"> > < " target="_blank"> > wrote:
>
>
> Hello,
>
> does anyone know how to resolve this problem:
>
> RUNING: knife cookbook upload -a
>
> 413 "Request Entity Too Large"
>
> ERROR: Request Entity Too Large
> Response: <html>
> <head><title>413 Request Entity Too Large</title></head>
> <body bgcolor="white">
> <center><h1>413 Request Entity Too Large</h1></center>
> <hr><center>nginx/1.4.4</center>
> </body>
> </html>
>
> i'm trying to upload a 350mb rpm file.






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