I am unsure if I follow clearly, so it looks like the silent install of MSSQL 2k12 or 2k14 should be done through Windows PowerShell or combination of that and VMware PowerCLI VIX scripting? And in regards to automating MS SQL with chef, how would yo...

Noticed in this workflow that there was no command to mount an MS SQL iso.  Is it assumed that the iso/executable is already on the target server?