Node Management

From Enrollment to Action, All in One Place.

Enroll, monitor and maintain thousands of nodes in minutes on a centralized dashboard.

Using Progress® Chef® Node Management, You Can:

Get Unified View

View your managed infrastructure across clouds, data centers and environments from a centralized dashboard.

Manage Fleets

Search, group and act on nodes at scale, including ad-hoc remediations or bulk updates.

Collaborate Better

Integrate and coordinate configuration, compliance and reporting pipelines.

Core Features

Manage Your Nodes with a Few Easy Clicks

All Node View

Easily access node details to filter, save, and create jobs, plus receive hourly health updates to manage your infrastructure efficiently.

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Easy Node Enrollment

Enroll single or multiple nodes with just a few clicks, or use a Chef cookbook for automated enrollment.

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Node Cohort

A Node Cohort is a logical group of nodes sharing the same Skill Assembly and Override Settings. Chef 360 makes all enrolled nodes receive consistent skills and configurations.

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Node Filtering

Tag nodes (e.g., staging, dev, prod) to filter and save groups for job creation while new nodes with matching tags are auto-added.

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Skill Definitions

Register Skill Definitions to deploy agents that perform tasks on managed nodes; define their name, packaging, service behavior, and configuration templates for consistent execution.

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Skill Assembly

Create a Skill Assembly to bundle multiple skill definitions; install or remove them on nodes in one go, like applying a ready-to-use toolbox across your infrastructure.

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Key Benefits

Single Pane of Glass

Identify, enroll and manage nodes at scale on one unified dashboard.

Smart Filtering

Create and save node lists based on attributes or filters.

Agent Management

Install, upgrade, support versions and simplify management of all agents from one place.

Real-Time Awareness

Shifts infrastructure operations from reactive maintenance to proactive enablement, empowering organizations to scale.

Third-Party Integrations

Extend workflows across your existing toolchain.

Universal Node Support

Manage diverse node types seamlessly.

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Chef Support, Built Around You

Chef support isn't just about solving tickets; it's about helping you grow, learn and shape what comes next. Whether you're just getting started or scaling enterprise-wide, we have resources to support your journey.

LearnChef

Explore hands-on, self-paced learning built by Chef engineers. LearnChef helps your teams master the platform quickly - so support extends beyond tickets, into real, sustainable skill-building.

Maturity Assessment by Chef

Uncover where your DevSecOps strategy stands - and where it can go. Chef Services benchmarks your maturity, identifies gaps and delivers a clear roadmap to scale securely.

Customer Validation Program (CVP)

Be the first to shape what's coming. Our Customer Validation Portal lets you test new features early, offer feedback, and partner directly with the product team of Chef.

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