Chef and PowerShell DSC deck from Microsoft TechEd 2014.

1. Chef and PowerShell DSC
Microsoft TechEd 2014
Julian Dunn
Senior Consultant, Chef
May 12, 2014

2. Chef: Infrastructure as Code
• Declarative (like PowerShell DSC)
• Cross-platform
• Rich toolchain and testing
ecosystem
• Use cases:
• Configuration Management
• Application Deployment
• Continuous Delivery
windows_feature 'Web-Server' do
action :install
end
package 'httpd' do
action :install
end

3. Use PowerShell DSC Resources in Chef
include_dsc 'WindowsFeature'
dsc_windowsfeature 'iis' do
dsc_name 'Web-Server'
dsc_ensure 'Present'
end
Corresponds to DSC
Resource Name
Native Chef resource syntax
with mapping rules to avoid
reserved words in Chef
language (dsc_ prefix)

4. Mix and Match Chef Native Resources & DSC
dsc_windowsfeature 'iis' do
dsc_name 'Web-Server'
dsc_ensure 'Present'
end
iis_pool 'FourthCoffee' do
runtime_version "4.0"
action :add
end
DSC Resource
Non-DSC Chef Resource

5. Monitoring and Run Status Integration

6. Overall Infrastructure Status

7. Chef, Windows, PowerShell DSC and Azure
• PowerShell DSC native support
shipping soon (2014 Q2/Q3 target)
• Native Azure portal integration
• 3 Microsoft Chef Cookbooks
• Technical docs maintained by Chef
• Highlighted at //Build & ChefConf
• Come visit us in booth 747!

8. Thank You
Chef is in booth 747 in the main exhibit hall