The Associate Chef certification consists of two phases. After successfully completing both phases, you will be awarded the Associate Chef certification.
- Phase 1- Multiple Choice Exam
- 50 multiple choice questions
- In order to proceed to Phase 2 of the certification, you must correctly answer 75% of the questions. Your results will be posted.
- If 75% success is achieved, you will move to Phase 2 of the certification
- Phase 2- Hands-on Lab Exercise (Powered by CloudShare)
- Write a cookbook that installs Apache and contains a default web page
- Web page must contain server OS, amount of memory, and candidate's Progress ID
- Write a cookbook that installs HAProxy
- Must load balance two Apache servers
- Bootstrap three nodes to the provided Chef Infra server
- Apply Apache policyfile to two nodes
- Apply HAProxy policyfile to one node
- Once you are complete, please email [email protected] and we will confirm your results
- GitHub Actions will be used to run the InSpec tests to confirm your work is functional
- Shortly after verifying your work, an “Associate Chef” certification will be sent to your email address
- If you were not successful in Phase 2, Chef Training will share a detailed report
- If you do not wish to purchase on-line, please contact your Progress account manager or email us at [email protected]
