Install the chef-client on Microsoft Windows

Install the chef-client on Microsoft Windows

The chef-client can be installed on machines running Microsoft Windows in the following ways:

  • By using the knife windows plugin to bootstrap the chef-client; this process requires the target node be available via SSH (port 22) or by using the HTTP or HTTPS ports that are required by WinRM
  • By downloading the chef-client to the target node, and then running the Microsoft Installer Package (MSI) locally
  • By using an existing process already in place for managing Microsoft Windows machines, such as System Center

To run the chef-client at periodic intervals (so that it can check in with the Chef server automatically), configure the chef-client to run as a service or as a scheduled task. (The chef-client can be configured to run as a service during the setup process.)

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