From 25ccb4894ae52d200aef516efb38502350f06b08 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anthony Rees Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 18:27:13 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] Update step_5.md --- details/step_5.md | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/details/step_5.md b/details/step_5.md index d6cb378..8969348 100644 --- a/details/step_5.md +++ b/details/step_5.md @@ -411,8 +411,17 @@ knife bootstrap windows winrm ec2-xx-xxx-xxx-xxx.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com #### 5.4 Automated Bulk Bootstrap -Instructions coming soon. +Bootstrapping the chef-client on many nodes in bulk can present a challenge. Using the traditional bootstrapping tools included with the ChefDK (knife bootstrap) to install and register the chef-client on a bulk number (hundreds or thousands) of nodes will result in exhausting resources on the bastion host before your operations are complete, including CPU, memory, and TCP connections. +Read this blog post first: +https://blog.chef.io/bootstrapping-nodes-in-bulk/ + + +Linux bulk bootstrapping using a bash script - https://github.com/saccy/chef_library/tree/master/knife/bootstrap + +Windows bulk bootstrapping using Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager - https://github.com/jmassardo/Install-Chef-using-ConfigMgr + +Automated bootstrapping with User Data - https://docs.chef.io/install_bootstrap/#bootstrapping-with-user-data [Return to Main Menu](../README.md#index)