Summary

In this chapter, we focused on provisioning in the traditional data center. With the widespread use of VMware vSphere, it is appropriate that we started with using the knife-vsphere plugin to deploy VMs into our vSphere environment. You learned how to provision and manage vSphere VM's configuration with Chef using this plugin. We also covered setting up a personal development environment using VMware's desktop hypervisors and Vagrant. We also provided references for you to do your own homework on several other VMware-related knife plugins, and with the information you have learned so far, you should be able to figure out how to make them work in your environment. Next, we took a look at provisioning into OpenStack environments. With the strong growth of OpenStack deployments and the ever-growing list of developers backing this technology, having a good foundation for provisioning into OpenStack is vital. You definitely have that knowledge now. And following the track of having a...