# File lib/chef/expander/vnode_supervisor.rb, line 230
      def publish_vnode_table
        status_update = @local_node.to_hash
        status_update[:vnodes] = vnodes
        status_update[:update] = :add
        @local_node.broadcast_message(Yajl::Encoder.encode({:action => :update_vnode_table, :data => status_update}))
      end