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| author | Nathen Harvey <nathenharvey@google.com> | 2018-11-19 13:46:51 -0500 |
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| committer | Nathen Harvey <nathenharvey@google.com> | 2018-11-20 08:56:00 -0500 |
| commit | ad9bdc78a79ab16cd34a0e0da404d73c7a327b1e (patch) | |
| tree | 1731bfdc40f5f84c5394f6cfdc49241d0eb2cced /RELEASE_NOTES.md | |
| parent | cc31ee1324e8953cba8ad406a9a5faaab50018fc (diff) | |
| download | ohai-ad9bdc78a79ab16cd34a0e0da404d73c7a327b1e.tar.gz | |
Adds more resilient GCE checking
Check the system information to determine if this system is running on Google Compute Engine.
See also the Google Cloud Documentation for [detecting if you are running in Compute Engine](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/managing-instances#dmi).
Signed-off-by: Nathen Harvey <nathenharvey@google.com>
Update release notes
Signed-off-by: Nathen Harvey <nathenharvey@google.com>
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diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md index bfd31e51..28b73bcc 100644 --- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md +++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md @@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ This will be updated as the development of Ohai 15 progresses. ## Cloud Plugin Improvements -The Google Compute Engine (GCE) plugin now identifies `chef-ohai` as the User-Agent making requests to the Google Cloud metadata server (metadata.google.internal). +Use system information (e.g., DMI/SMBIOS or System Information (msinfo)) to determine whether a system is running on Google Compute Engine (GCE). In the absence of an [Ohai hint](https://docs.chef.io/ohai.html#hints), system information will be consulted to make the determination. + +The GCE plugin now identifies `chef-ohai` as the User-Agent making requests to the Google Cloud metadata server (metadata.google.internal). # Ohai Release Notes 14.6 |