Manage Environments
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Manage
Environments can be managed from the Chef management console web user interface.
Add Environment
To add an environment:
Open the Chef management console.
Click Policy.
Click Environments.
Click Create.
In the Create an Environment dialog box, enter the name of the environment and a description.
Click Next.
Optional. Set a constraint by choosing a name, an operator, and a version:
Click Add. Continue this process until all constraints are added. When finished, click Next.
Optional. Add default attributes as JSON data:
Click Next.
Optional. Add override attributes as JSON data:
Click Create Environment.
Delete Environment
To delete an environment:
Open the Chef management console.
Click Policy.
Click Environments.
Select an environment.
Click Delete.
Edit Details
To edit the details of an environment:
- Open the Chef management console.
- Click Policy.
- Click Environments.
- Select an environment.
- Click the Details tab.
- Click Edit.
Set
To set the environment for a node:
Open the Chef management console.
Click Nodes.
Select a node.
Click the Details tab.
In the top right, from the Environment drop-down, select the environment:
Click Save.
View Details
To view environment details:
- Open the Chef management console.
- Click Policy.
- Click Environments.
- Select an environment.
- Click the Details tab.
Default Attributes
Adefault
attribute is automatically reset at the start of every Chef
Infra Client run and has the lowest attribute precedence. Use default
attributes as often as possible in cookbooks.Edit
To edit default attributes for an environment:
Open the Chef management console.
Click Policy.
Click Environments.
Select an environment.
Click the Attributes tab.
Under Default Attributes, click Edit.
In the Edit Environment Attributes dialog box, enter the JSON data that defines the attribute (or attributes).
Click Save.
View
To view default attributes for an environment:
- Open the Chef management console.
- Click Policy.
- Click Environments.
- Select an environment.
- Click the Attributes tab.
Override Attributes
Anoverride
attribute is automatically reset at the start of every
Chef Infra Client run and has a higher attribute precedence than
default
, force_default
, and normal
attributes. An override
attribute is most often specified in a recipe, but can be specified in
an attribute file, for a role, and/or for an environment. A cookbook
should be authored so that it uses override
attributes only when
required.Edit
To edit override attributes for an environment:
Open the Chef management console.
Click Policy.
Click Environments.
Select an environment.
Click the Attributes tab.
Under Override Attributes, click Edit.
In the Edit Environment Attributes dialog box, enter the JSON data that defines the attribute (or attributes).
Click Save Attributes.
View
To view override attributes for an environment:
- Open the Chef management console.
- Click Policy.
- Click Environments.
- Select an environment.
- Click the Attributes tab.
Permissions
Permissions are used in the Chef Infra Server to define how users and groups can interact with objects on the server. Permissions are configured for each organization.The Chef Infra Server includes the following object permissions:
Permission | Description |
---|---|
Delete | Use the Delete permission to define which users and groups may delete an object. This permission is required for any user who uses the knife [object] delete [object_name] argument to interact with objects on the Chef Infra Server. |
Grant | Use the Grant permission to define which users and groups may configure permissions on an object. This permission is required for any user who configures permissions using the Administration tab in the Chef management console. |
Read | Use the Read permission to define which users and groups may view the details of an object. This permission is required for any user who uses the knife [object] show [object_name] argument to interact with objects on the Chef Infra Server. |
Update | Use the Update permission to define which users and groups may edit the details of an object. This permission is required for any user who uses the knife [object] edit [object_name] argument to interact with objects on the Chef Infra Server and for any Chef Infra Client to save node data to the Chef Infra Server at the conclusion of a Chef Infra Client run. |
Set
To set permissions list for an environment object:
- Open the Chef management console.
- Click Policy.
- Click Environments.
- Select an environment.
- Click the Permissions tab.
- For each group listed under Name, select or de-select the Read, Update, Delete, and Grant permissions.
Update
To update the permissions list for an environment object:
- Open the Chef management console.
- Click Policy.
- Click Environments.
- Select an environment.
- Click the Permissions tab.
- Click the + Add button and enter the name of the user or group to be added.
- Select or de-select Read, Update, Delete, and Grant to update the permissions list for the user or group.
View
To view permissions for an environment object:
- Open the Chef management console.
- Click Policy.
- Click Environments.
- Select an environment.
- Click the Permissions tab.
- Set the appropriate permissions: Read, Update, Delete, and Grant.