Any of the following operating systems required for this book:
- Windows 10
- Windows 2012 R2
- Windows 2016
Software: PowerShell V4, V5, V5.1
- Preface
- Introducing PowerShell DSC
- What is PowerShell DSC?
- Why do we need configuration management?
- DSC quick wins
- DSC high-level overview
- Why all the abstraction?
- How does DSC help?
- DSC features
- PowerShell V4 DSC
- PowerShell V5 DSC
- V5 DSC language extensions
- V5 DSC base resources
- V5 DSC cmdlets
- V5 improvements
- The PowerShell ISE
- Partial configurations and dependencies
- Class-based DSC resources
- DSC built-in support for help
- DSC run as credential support
- DSC resource side-by-side installation
- DSC resource script debugging
- Separation of node and configuration IDs
- DSC LCM MetaConfig updates
- DSC LCM rich state information
- DSC LCM RefreshMode values
- DSC status from a central location
- PowerShell V6 DSC
- Summary
- DSC Architecture
- DSC Configuration Files
- Defining a DSC configuration script file
- Defining a DSC configuration data file
- Creating reusable DSC configurations
- Debugging and troubleshooting configuration script files
- Summary
- DSC Resources
- What are DSC resources?
- What makes a good DSC resource
- Creating PowerShell MOF-based custom DSC resources
- Creating PowerShell class-based custom DSC resources
- Creating single-instance custom DSC resources
- Creating PowerShell custom DSC resources in C#
- Testing custom DSC resources
- How do you find DSC resources?
- Deploying DSC resources
- Summary
- What are DSC resources?
- Pushing DSC Configurations
- Pulling DSC Configurations
- Creating DSC pull servers
- Validating a DSC pull server install
- Registering target nodes with a DSC pull server
- Pulling DSC configurations with a DSC pull server
- DSC pull server and target node status
- Summary
- DSC Cross Platform Support
- Example Scenarios
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