We have a maintenance release of Ohai for you today. Josh Pasqualetto found a regression in the EC2 plugin that was preventing nested data from being collected and provided the important fix. That makes him the MVP for this release! Thanks for getting right on that Josh. Past Chef MVP Akzhan Abdulin added bundler support […]
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Chef 0.9.16 and Ohai 0.6.2 Debian packages available
Deb packages for Chef 0.9.16 and Ohai 0.6.2, as well as the necessary dependencies that are not included in the distributions, have been uploaded to the Debian repository on apt.opscode.com. Instructions regarding how to use this repository can be found on the wiki. This update provides packages for the distribution releases listed below. Our packaging […]
Read MoreChef 0.9.16 Released!
While we’re full steam ahead on Chef 0.10 here at Opscode, we know that upgrading a critical component of your infrastructure can take time. For that reason, we’re releasing some updates to Chef 0.9 to keep you running smoothly on 0.9 until you can upgrade. The primary feature of this release is the ability to […]
Read MoreOhai 0.6.2 Bugfix Release
Yesterday’s Ohai release had a critical windows bug that slipped through our beta testing. We’ve released Ohai 0.6.2 with a fix for this issue. Special thanks to Doug MacEachern for finding and patching this issue. Ohai 0.6.2 also contains a fix to set a read timeout when querying EC2’s metadata servers. You can install the […]
Read MoreOhai 0.6.0 Released!
It’s been a long time coming, so we are pleased to announce that Ohai 0.6.0 is released, including more than 40 bug fixes and improvements. Before getting into the details, I’d like to congratulate this release’s MVP, Kurt Yoder. Kurt really got our Solaris support into shape this release, adding smbios, filesystem, and virtualization support, […]
Read MoreOrange County PHP and Los Angeles PHP Meetups on April 27th and 28th
We will be at the Orange County PHP and Los Angeles PHP Meetups on April 27th and 28th. See below for more info. Aaron Peterson is a long-time Systems Engineer and Administrator who has worked at scale for companies like Amazon.com and BofA. Now helping folks build fully automated infrastructure as a Technical Evangelist for […]
Read MoreUpdate on Promotional Pricing
Chefs, As companies – large and small – move to the cloud, they are quickly experiencing major challenges using legacy tools to configure and manage these highly scaled and dynamic infrastructures. As a result, they are turning, in great numbers, to Opscode. Since launching the Opscode Platform in June of last year, we’ve been fortunate […]
Read MoreChef 0.9.14 Packages
Debian and Ubuntu packages are now available on apt.opscode.com for the Chef 0.9.14 release. Those users preferring to install Chef and its dependencies from system packages should head on over to the wiki page for installation from Debian and Ubuntu packages. There are a couple new dependencies and workarounds on our apt server to be […]
Read MoreJava, Rails, and Nagios Quick Start Guides for Chef
Starting with Chef? Curious about how to deploy applications using the cool integration techniques you’ve heard about? Well, just for you, we’ve published best–practice starter guides and screencasts for a Rails stack, a Java stack, and a data-driven Nagios monitoring server that show how Chef and the Opscode Platform can automate every step of building […]
Read MoreAnnouncing Chef
I’m pleased to announce the release of Chef, a systems integration framework that brings the benefits of configuration management to your entire infrastructure. With Chef, you can: Manage your servers by writing code, not by running commands. Integrate tightly with your applications, databases, LDAP directories, and more. Easily configure applications that require knowledge about your […]
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