Can Chef windows_package install without copying the package file?

Question

I'm trying to install SQL server with Chef, as described here in Option 1 . So I mounted the iso, started the script, and Chef copied the setup.exe to c:\\chef\\cache, as it does with .msi packages. How do I run the setup directly from the mounted disc?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Option 1 there is talking about writing your own cookbook code so the answer is the somewhat unhelpful "write recipe to do that thing you said". If tell Chef to run D:\\setup.exe or whatever, then it will do that.