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Understanding Meta Configuration in Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration

December 9, 2013 Dec 9, 2013 12/9/13

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UPDATE 2/6/2018 - The latest information regarding LCM configuration is available in the documentation at the following link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/dsc/metaconfig .......... LCM and Meta Configuration To understand the concept of Meta Configuration, first we need to know what Local Configuration Manager (LCM) is, and ...

How to Deploy and Discover Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration Resources

December 5, 2013 Dec 5, 2013 12/5/13

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A Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) resource contains a module file (*.psm1), an optional data file (*.psd1),and a *.schema.mof file. Details about what each of those files should look like, and how you can create those files using a DSC Resource Designer Tool, are discussed in an earlier blog post.  In this blog post, ...

Push and Pull Configuration Modes

November 26, 2013 Nov 26, 2013 11/26/13

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PowerShell DSC Resource for configuring Pull Server environment

November 21, 2013 Nov 21, 2013 11/21/13

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UPDATE 2/6/2018 - The latest information regarding DSC Pull Service can be found in the DSC documentation using the link - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/dsc/pullserver .......... DSC is a PowerShell extension that is part of Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1. DSC enables deploying and managing configuration data for ...

Resource Designer Tool – A walkthrough writing a DSC resource

November 19, 2013 Nov 19, 2013 11/19/13

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At the heart of Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration are the resources. It is the resources which act behind the scenes for DSC to achieve its “make it so” philosophy. DSC ships with a number of resources in-box and you can take a look here for the complete list. However, once you get started with DSC, you may want to write your ...

Hungry for more Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration Resources?

November 15, 2013 Nov 15, 2013 11/15/13

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Now that you understand the value and need of Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC), and how to declaratively express the intent of machine configuration via the new configuration keyword, you might be wondering how the configuration happens. Configuration on a machine works because of DSC resources. Windows Server 2012 R2 and ...

Understanding CONFIGURATION keyword in Desired State Configuration

November 5, 2013 Nov 5, 2013 11/5/13

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Desired State Configuration is a new management platform in Windows Powershell that enables devOps scenarios on Windows. It enables system administrators and devOps to configure a system declaratively, enforce the configuration and reuse configuration. One core aspect of it is the language extension for Configuration keyword in Powershell. ...

Configuration in a DevOps world – Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration

November 1, 2013 Nov 1, 2013 11/1/13

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Some background A new breed of configuration management tools has been created to manage the platforms, applications, and infrastructure of the cloud, and keep the cloud running with high availability. The need for these new tools and infrastructure comes from the increase in scale, rapid rate of change, and complexity of the cloud. But ...