Chef Powershell Recipe example

Chef Powershell Recipe

# Cookbook Name:: windows   
# Recipe:: resolver                              
#
# Copyright 2011             
#
# All rights reserved

# Set Resolver              
powershell "Set Resolver" do

  powershell_script = <<'POWERSHELL_SCRIPT'

$DNSServers = "192.168.1.108","206.13.30.12","206.13.29.12"
$message=""
function setDNS($DNSServers)
{
   try
      {
	$NICs = Get-WMIObject Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration |where{$_.IPEnabled -eq ìTRUEî}
	Foreach($NIC in $NICs) 
	 {
	   $message += $NIC.SetDNSServerSearchOrder(@($DNSServers)) | Out-String   # set the DNS IPs and capture output to string
	 }
      }
   catch
      {
	$message += "An error occcured while setting NIC object." + "`n`rError: $_";
      }
   #write-host $message #if necessary, display result messages
}
setDNS($DNSServers)

POWERSHELL_SCRIPT

  source(powershell_script)
end