Redis install via rpm - you can pull the version out as a variable if it's stated in the role yaml

gistfile1.txt

cache = Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]

rpm = redis-2.8.7-1.el6.remi.x86_64.rpm

remote_file "#{cache}/#{rpm}" do
  source "http://rpms.famillecollet.com/enterprise/6/remi/x86_64/#{rpm}"
end

rname = File.basename("#{rpm}", '.*')
if `rpm -qa | grep #{rname}`.empty?
  rpm_package "#{rname}" do
    source "#{cache}/#{rpm}"
    action :install
  end
end