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Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 3

January 20, 2016 Jan 20, 2016 01/20/16

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Summary: 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: Here’s Will… We've pasted our template into our ISE ...

Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 2

January 19, 2016 Jan 19, 2016 01/19/16

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Summary: 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. Today he talks about formatting and resources. Take it away Will...

PowerTip: Find cmdlets and functions related to DSC

January 18, 2016 Jan 18, 2016 01/18/16

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Summary: 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-...

Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 1

January 18, 2016 Jan 18, 2016 01/18/16

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Summary: 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, Will Anderson. In fact, the series is so ...

Troubleshooting Azure Virtual Machine DSC Extension

December 29, 2015 Dec 29, 2015 12/29/15

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Summary: 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. Taking parameter input means I can reuse my ...