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Chef Workstation Setup on Windows Machine.

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Install Instructions

Once the package has been downloaded, double-click the .msi file to run the MSI installer. Use all of the default installation options.
The chef command and the other commands included with the Chef Development Kit should now be available for use.

Download and configure.

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Install Vagrant.

Install VirtualBox.

Setting up the Environment.

Creating a Blank cookbook using chefdk

Command.
chef generate cookbook my_first_cookbook
Here is the output.
PS C:\Users\zubair.ahmed\centos_vagrant> chef generate cookbook my_first_cookbook
Installing Cookbook Gems:
Compiling Cookbooks...
Recipe: code_generator::cookbook
  * directory[C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook] action create
    - create new directory C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook
  * template[C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/metadata.rb] action create_if_missing
    - create new file C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/metadata.rb
    - update content in file C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/metadata.rb from none to a4d2ff
    (diff output suppressed by config)

    * template[C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/README.md] action create_if_missing
    - create new file C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/README.md
    - update content in file C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/README.md from none to b84cc5

    (diff output suppressed by config)
  * cookbook_file[C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/chefignore] action create
    - create new file C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/chefignore
    - update content in file C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/chefignore from none to 15fac5
    (diff output suppressed by config)
  * cookbook_file[C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/Berksfile] action create_if_missing
    - create new file C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/Berksfile
    - update content in file C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/Berksfile from none to 9f08dc

    (diff output suppressed by config)

  * template[C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/.kitchen.yml] action create_if_missing
    - create new file C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/.kitchen.yml
    - update content in file C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/.kitchen.yml from none to d53214 
    (diff output suppressed by config)

  * directory[C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/test/integration/default/serverspec] action    create
    - create new directory C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/test/integration/default/serverspec
  * directory[C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/test/integration/helpers/serverspec] action create
    - create new directory C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/test/integration/helpers/serverspec
  * cookbook_file[C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/spec_helper.rb] action create_if_missing
    - create new file C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/spec_helper.rb
    - update content in file C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/spec_helper.rb from none to d85df4
    (diff output suppressed by config)

  * template[C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/test/integration/default/serverspec/default_spec.rb] action create_if_missing
    - create new file C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/test/integration/default/serverspec/default_spec.rb
    - update content in file C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/test/integration/default/serverspec/default_spec.rb from none to 3c5e72
    (diff output suppressed by config)

  * directory[C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/spec/unit/recipes] action create
    - create new directory C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/spec/unit/recipes
  * cookbook_file[C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/spec/spec_helper.rb] action create_if_missing
    - create new file C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/spec/spec_helper.rb
    - update content in file C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/spec/spec_helper.rb from none to 587075
    (diff output suppressed by config)

  * template[C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/spec/unit/recipes/default_spec.rb] action create_if_missing
    - create new file C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/spec/unit/recipes/default_spec.rb
    - update content in file C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/spec/unit/recipes/default_spec.rb from none to ed26b2
    (diff output suppressed by config)

  * directory[C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/recipes] action create
    - create new directory C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/recipes
  * template[C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/recipes/default.rb] action create_if_missing
    - create new file C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/recipes/default.rb
    - update content in file C:/Users/zubair.ahmed/centos_vagrant/my_first_cookbook/recipes/default.rb from none to d2c7b9
    (diff output suppressed by config)

Update .kitchen.yml file as below.

We are just updating the platforms from centos 7 to 6.5.
You can keep it as it is if you are looking for centos 7.
---
driver:
  name: vagrant

provisioner:
  name: chef_zero

# Uncomment the following verifier to leverage Inspec instead of Busser (the
# default verifier)
# verifier:
#   name: inspec

platforms:
  - name: centos-6.5

suites:
  - name: default
    run_list:
      - recipe[my_first_cookbook::default]
    attributes:

Creating the VM.

Checking the list of VM which we have in the kitchen.yml file.
kitchen list
Output.
PS C:\Users\zubair.ahmed\centos_vagrant\my_first_cookbook> kitchen.bat list
Instance           Driver   Provisioner  Verifier  Transport  Last Action
default-centos-65  Vagrant  ChefZero     Busser    Ssh
Creating a VM.
kitchen create default-centos-65
Output.
PS C:\Users\zubair.ahmed\centos_vagrant\my_first_cookbook> kitchen.bat create default-centos-65
-----> Starting Kitchen (v1.7.3)
-----> Creating ...
       Bringing machine 'default' up with 'virtualbox' provider...
       ==> default: Importing base box 'bento/centos-6.5'...
==> default: Matching MAC address for NAT networking...
       ==> default: Setting the name of the VM: kitchen-my_first_cookbook-default-centos-65_default_1465204398970_64998
       ==> default: Clearing any previously set network interfaces...
       ==> default: Preparing network interfaces based on configuration...
           default: Adapter 1: nat
       ==> default: Forwarding ports...
           default: 22 (guest) => 2222 (host) (adapter 1)
       ==> default: Booting VM...
       ==> default: Waiting for machine to boot. This may take a few minutes...
           default: SSH address: 127.0.0.1:2222
           default: SSH username: vagrant
           default: SSH auth method: private key
           default: Warning: Remote connection disconnect. Retrying...
           default:
           default: Vagrant insecure key detected. Vagrant will automatically replace
           default: this with a newly generated keypair for better security.
           default:
           default: Inserting generated public key within guest...
           default: Removing insecure key from the guest if it's present...
           default: Key inserted! Disconnecting and reconnecting using new SSH key...
       ==> default: Machine booted and ready!
       ==> default: Checking for guest additions in VM...
           default: The guest additions on this VM do not match the installed version of
           default: VirtualBox! In most cases this is fine, but in rare cases it can
           default: prevent things such as shared folders from working properly. If you see
           default: shared folder errors, please make sure the guest additions within the
           default: virtual machine match the version of VirtualBox you have installed on
           default: your host and reload your VM.
           default:
           default: Guest Additions Version: 4.3.8
           default: VirtualBox Version: 5.0
       ==> default: Setting hostname...
       ==> default: Machine not provisioned because `--no-provision` is specified.
       [SSH] Established
       Vagrant instance  created.
       Finished creating  (1m58.85s).
-----> Kitchen is finished. (2m7.25s)
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Make some basic changes to the my_first_cookbook.

Update default.rb in recipe as below. File path : ${HOME}/my_first_cookbook/recipes/default.rb
package 'java-1.7.0-openjdk' do
  action :install
end

#
# Creating `group`
group 'tomcat' do
  action :create # This is a default behaviour
end

# Creating user `tomcat`
user 'tomcat' do
  group 'tomcat'
  home '/opt/tomcat'
  shell '/bin/nologin'
  uid '1234'
  action :create
end

# Create directory

directory ('/opt/tomcat') do
  owner 'tomcat'
  group 'tomcat'
end

#
# Downloading Apache tomcat.
#
remote_file ('/tmp/apache-tomcat-8.0.33.tar.gz') do
  source 'http://mirror.cc.columbia.edu/pub/software/apache/tomcat/tomcat-8/v8.0.33/bin/apache-tomcat-8.0.33.tar.gz'
end
#
# # TODO: Change this.
#
execute 'tar xvzf /tmp/apache-tomcat-8.0.33.tar.gz -C /opt/tomcat/ --strip-components=1' do
  not_if do ::File.exists?('/opt/tomcat/conf/server.xml') end
end

# TODO: Need to update this ...
execute 'chown -R tomcat:tomcat /opt/tomcat'

directory '/opt/tomcat/conf' do
  mode 0070
end

execute '/opt/tomcat/bin/startup.sh'
Update the test spec. File Path : ${HOME}/my_first_cookbook/test/integration/default/serverspec/default_spec.rb
require 'spec_helper'

describe 'tomcat::default' do

  describe command('curl --noproxy 127.0.0.1 http://127.0.0.1:8080') do
    its(:stdout) { should match /tomcat/ }
  end

  describe file ('/opt/tomcat') do
    it { should exist }
    it { should be_directory }
  end

  describe group ('tomcat') do
    it { should exist }
  end

  describe user ('tomcat') do
    it { should exist }
    it { should belong_to_group 'tomcat' }
    it { should have_home_directory '/opt/tomcat' }
    it { should have_login_shell '/bin/nologin' }
  end

  describe file ('/opt/tomcat/conf') do
    it { should exist }
    it { should be_mode 70 }
  end

end

Converge the cookbook with VM.

This will converge the recipe with the VM.
kitchen.bat converge default-centos-65
Output.
PS C:\Users\zubair.ahmed\centos_vagrant\tomcat> kitchen.bat converge default-centos-65
-----> Starting Kitchen (v1.7.3)
-----> Converging ...
       Preparing files for transfer
       Preparing dna.json
       Resolving cookbook dependencies with Berkshelf 4.3.2...
       Removing non-cookbook files before transfer
       Preparing solo.rb
-----> Chef Omnibus installation detected (install only if missing)
       Transferring files to 
       Starting Chef Client, version 12.11.18
       resolving cookbooks for run list: ["tomcat::default"]
       Synchronizing Cookbooks:
         - tomcat (0.1.0)
       Installing Cookbook Gems:
       Compiling Cookbooks...
       Converging 9 resources
       Recipe: tomcat::default
         * yum_package[java-1.7.0-openjdk] action install
           - install version 1.7.0.101-2.6.6.4.el6_8 of package java-1.7.0-openjdk
         * group[tomcat] action create
           - create group tomcat
         * user[tomcat] action create
           - create user tomcat
         * directory[/opt/tomcat] action create (up to date)
         * remote_file[/tmp/apache-tomcat-8.0.33.tar.gz] action create
           - create new file /tmp/apache-tomcat-8.0.33.tar.gz
           - update content in file /tmp/apache-tomcat-8.0.33.tar.gz from none to c77873
           (new content is binary, diff output suppressed)
           - restore selinux security context
         * execute[tar xvzf /tmp/apache-tomcat-8.0.33.tar.gz -C /opt/tomcat/ --strip-components=1] action run
           - execute tar xvzf /tmp/apache-tomcat-8.0.33.tar.gz -C /opt/tomcat/ --strip-components=1
         * execute[chown -R tomcat:tomcat /opt/tomcat] action run
           - execute chown -R tomcat:tomcat /opt/tomcat
         * directory[/opt/tomcat/conf] action create
           - change mode from '0755' to '070'
           - restore selinux security context
         * execute[/opt/tomcat/bin/startup.sh] action run
           - execute /opt/tomcat/bin/startup.sh

       Running handlers:
       Running handlers complete
       Chef Client finished, 8/9 resources updated in 53 seconds
       Finished converging  (0m56.68s).
-----> Kitchen is finished. (1m2.05s)
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Verify the converge.

Verify the converge and check if all the file and services are installed.
kitchen.bat verify default-centos-65
Output.
PS C:\Users\zubair.ahmed\centos_vagrant\tomcat> kitchen.bat verify default-centos-65
-----> Starting Kitchen (v1.7.3)
-----> Setting up ...
       Finished setting up  (0m0.00s).
-----> Verifying ...
       Preparing files for transfer
-----> Installing Busser (busser)
Fetching: thor-0.19.0.gem (100%)
       Successfully installed thor-0.19.0
Fetching: busser-0.7.1.gem (100%)
       Successfully installed busser-0.7.1
       2 gems installed
       Installing Busser plugins: busser-serverspec
       Plugin serverspec installed (version 0.5.9)
-----> Running postinstall for serverspec plugin
       Suite path directory /tmp/verifier/suites does not exist, skipping.
       Transferring files to 
-----> Running serverspec test suite
-----> Installing Serverspec..
Fetching: sfl-2.2.gem (100%)
Fetching: net-telnet-0.1.1.gem (100%)
Fetching: net-ssh-3.1.1.gem (100%)
Fetching: net-scp-1.2.1.gem (100%)
Fetching: specinfra-2.59.0.gem (100%)
Fetching: rspec-support-3.4.1.gem (100%)
Fetching: diff-lcs-1.2.5.gem (100%)
Fetching: rspec-expectations-3.4.0.gem (100%)
Fetching: rspec-core-3.4.4.gem (100%)
Fetching: rspec-its-1.2.0.gem (100%)
Fetching: rspec-mocks-3.4.1.gem (100%)
Fetching: rspec-3.4.0.gem (100%)
Fetching: multi_json-1.12.1.gem (100%)
Fetching: serverspec-2.36.0.gem (100%)
-----> serverspec installed (version 2.36.0)
       /opt/chef/embedded/bin/ruby -I/tmp/verifier/suites/serverspec -I/tmp/verifier/gems/gems/rspec-support-3.4.1/lib:/
tmp/verifier/gems/gems/rspec-core-3.4.4/lib /opt/chef/embedded/bin/rspec --pattern /tmp/verifier/suites/serverspec/\*\*/
\*_spec.rb --color --format documentation --default-path /tmp/verifier/suites/serverspec

       tomcat::default
         Command "curl --noproxy 127.0.0.1 http://127.0.0.1:8080"
           stdout
             should match /tomcat/
         File "/opt/tomcat"
           should exist
           should be directory
         Group "tomcat"
           should exist
         User "tomcat"
           should exist
           should belong to group "tomcat"
           should have home directory "/opt/tomcat"
           should have login shell "/bin/nologin"
         File "/opt/tomcat/conf"
           should exist
           should be mode 70

       Finished in 1.92 seconds (files took 0.38732 seconds to load)
       10 examples, 0 failures

       Finished verifying  (0m26.23s).
-----> Kitchen is finished. (0m31.66s)
Important part in the above output is as below. All the services are fine. We have 10 test examples and 0 failures.
       tomcat::default
         Command "curl --noproxy 127.0.0.1 http://127.0.0.1:8080"
           stdout
             should match /tomcat/
         File "/opt/tomcat"
           should exist
           should be directory
         Group "tomcat"
           should exist
         User "tomcat"
           should exist
           should belong to group "tomcat"
           should have home directory "/opt/tomcat"
           should have login shell "/bin/nologin"
         File "/opt/tomcat/conf"
           should exist
           should be mode 70

       Finished in 1.92 seconds (files took 0.38732 seconds to load)
       10 examples, 0 failures

       Finished verifying  (0m26.23s).
-----> Kitchen is finished. (0m31.66s)
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Your first cookbook is ready.
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