part_d.md

Part D: Apply Policy_Groups to a Node

Let's assign the Policies to Nodes

Step 1: What nodes do we have available ?

Start by checking what nodes are being managed by the Chef Server.

Run the following command:

$ knife node list

Your output will look something like this:

C:\Users\chef\cookbooks\policies> knife node list
dev1
dev2
prod1
prod2
prod3
stage1
stage2
C:\Users\chef\cookbooks\policies>

Step 2: Assign the dev1 node to the enterprise policy and the dev_dc1 policy group

Run the following command:

$ knife node policy set dev1 dev_dc1 enterprise

Your output will look something like this:

C:\Users\chef\cookbooks\policies> knife node policy set dev1 dev_dc1 enterprise
Successfully set the policy on node dev1
C:\Users\chef\cookbooks\policies>

Step 3: Check the policy group is assigned to the node

Run the following command:

$ knife node show dev1

Your output will look something like this:

C:\Users\chef\cookbooks\policies> knife node show dev1
Node Name:   dev1
Policy Name:  enterprise
Policy Group: dev_dc1
FQDN:        delivered.automate-demo.com
IP:          18.237.142.79
Run List:
Recipes:
Platform:    ubuntu 14.04
Tags:
C:\Users\chef\cookbooks\policies>