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Chef

Chef software is an open source configuration management tool that you can use to create parts of an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). You can use Chef scripts to provision an IBM® Integration Bus installation.

Chef scripts, which are called recipes, are made of reusable definitions that are written in the Ruby programming language. Chef recipes that perform related functions are grouped in a single container, called a cookbook. Cookbooks and recipes automate common infrastructure tasks. The recipe definitions describe what your infrastructure consists of, and how each part of your infrastructure is deployed, configured, and managed. Chef applies these definitions to servers, to produce an automated infrastructure.

By using Chef, you can create scalable infrastructure with minimal configuration to maintain. Chef scripts form part of a recipe for your infrastructure configuration that is understood by multiple systems, services, and languages. By using Chef to configure your infrastructure deployment, you do not have to rewrite code if you change part of the underlying infrastructure, such as changing data service provider.

To learn more about Chef concepts, see the online Chef documentation About Cookbooks - Chef Docs.


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