# Checksum or checkpoint of chef-server values?

**URL:** https://discourse.chef.io/t/checksum-or-checkpoint-of-chef-server-values/2577
**Category:** Chef Infra (archive)
**Created:** [March 2, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/checksum-or-checkpoint-of-chef-server-values/2577 "2012-03-02T22:15:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![Judd\_Maltin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/judd_maltin/32/605_2.png) [@Judd\_Maltin](https://discourse.chef.io/u/Judd_Maltin)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/checksum-or-checkpoint-of-chef-server-values/2577/1 "2012-03-02T22:15:56Z")

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I’m going to be querying the various chef-server variables a lot. A lot.  
Any way of just getting a checksum back from the server, or perhaps a  
checkpoint ID for common things like All Nodes?

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### Author: ![AJ\_Christensen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/aj_christensen/32/525_2.png) [@AJ\_Christensen](https://discourse.chef.io/u/AJ_Christensen)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/checksum-or-checkpoint-of-chef-server-values/2577/2 "2012-03-02T22:17:18Z")

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On 3 March 2012 11:15, Judd Maltin [judd@newgoliath.com](mailto:judd@newgoliath.com) wrote:

> I'm going to be querying the various chef-server variables a lot. A lot.  
> Any way of just getting a checksum back from the server, or perhaps a  
> checkpoint ID for common things like All Nodes?