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February 24, 2016Feb 24, 201602/24/16Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell commands to easily find Desired State Configuration resources that are available in the PowerShell Gallery.
One of the cool things about Windows PowerShell is that it makes exploring data easy. And everything is data in some form.
January 23, 2016Jan 23, 201601/23/16Summary: MVP, Will Anderson, wraps up his series by discussing how to add DSC resources to existing Windows PowerShell modules.
Ed Wilson here, bringing you MVP, Will Anderson, and the conclusion of his week of blogging about Desired State Configuration.
January 22, 2016Jan 22, 201601/22/16Summary: Microsoft MVP, Will Anderson, teaches how to create a DSC resource by using a Windows PowerShell script.
Hello. Ed Wilson here, bringing you MVP, Will Anderson, and Part 6 of his posts about using Desired State Configuration (DSC).
Note This is a seven-part series that includes the following posts:
Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 1An introduction to DSC
Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 2Familiarize yourself with DSC formatting and resources
Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 3Modify a DSC template
Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 4Add features to a DSC template,
January 22, 2016Jan 22, 201601/22/16Summary: Microsoft MVP, Will Anderson, continues his series by talking about importing DSC resources and adding your scripts.
Good day! Ed Wilson here to welcome back MVP, Will Anderson, as my guest blogger this week. Will is sharing Part 5 in a series about Desired State Configuration (DSC).
January 21, 2016Jan 21, 201601/21/16Summary: Microsoft MVP, Will Anderson, adds features to his Desired State Configuration, updates the .mof file, and validates the configuration.
Hello, Ed Wilson here to welcome back this week’s guest blogger, MVP Will Anderson.
Note This is a seven-part series that includes the following posts:
Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 1An introduction to DSC
Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 2Familiarize yourself with DSC formatting and resources
Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 3Modify a DSC template
Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 4Add features to a DSC template,
January 20, 2016Jan 20, 201601/20/16Summary: Microsoft MVP, Will Anderson, modifies a Desired State Configuration template.
Good morning. Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, is here. Today we have part three of Will Anderson’s awesome Desired State Configuration (DSC) series. To catch up, be sure you read:
Desired State Configuration: Part 1
Desired State Configuration: Part 2
Here’s Will…
January 19, 2016Jan 19, 201601/19/16Summary: Microsoft MVP, Will Anderson, talks about familiarizing yourself with DSC formatting and resources.
Good morning, Ed Wilson is here. Today we have Part 2 of Will Anderson’s awesome DSC series. Be sure you also read Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 1.
January 18, 2016Jan 18, 201601/18/16Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find cmdlets and functions related to Desired State Configuration.
How can I use Windows PowerShell to quickly find a list of cmdlets and functions related to Desired State Configuration (DSC)?
Use the Get-Command cmdlet and specify a noun of *dsc*:
Get-Command -Noun *DSC*
January 18, 2016Jan 18, 201601/18/16Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Will Anderson, begins a series of posts about using Desired State Configuration in Windows PowerShell.
Ed Wilson, the Microsoft Scripting Guy is here. Today we begin a series of posts about using Desired State Configuration (DSC) in Windows PowerShell by Microsoft MVP,
December 29, 2015Dec 29, 201512/29/15Summary: Matthew Hitchcock, Microsoft MVP, delves into how to troubleshoot problems in the Azure VMDSC Extension.
If you joined me yesterday in Advanced Use of Azure Virtual Machine DSC Extensions, you saw how I created an advanced Desired State Configuration (DSC) file to configure my Azure VM.
