Vagrantfile that sets up multiple boxes and loads chef configuration

Vagrantfile.multibox.chef.rb

Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
  # assumes your chef.json files are in cookbooks or site-cookbooks directory
  servers = [
    {
      id: :db1,
      ip: "172.16.2.111",
      node_json: "master-db.json"
    },
    {
      id: :db2,
      ip: "172.16.2.222",
      node_json: "standby-db.json"
    },
    {
      id: :web1,
      ip: "172.16.2.333",
      node_json: "web.json"
    }
  ]

  # for testing remove some servers from provision
  db_servers.reject! { |item| item[:id] == :db2 }

  db_servers.each do |server_settings|
    config.vm.define server_settings[:id] do |db|
      db.vm.box = "precise32"
      db.vm.network :private_network, ip: server_settings[:ip]

      db.vm.provision :chef_solo do |chef|
        chef.cookbooks_path = ["./cookbooks", "./site-cookbooks"]

        # http://jbbarth.com/posts/2011-03-20-vagrant-provisioning-with-chefsolo.html
        ["./nodes/#{server_settings[:node_json]}"].each do |node_file|
          json = JSON.parse(File.read(node_file))
          json["run_list"].each { |run| chef.add_recipe(run) }
          chef.json.merge!(json)
        end
      end

    end
  end
end