In the pull mode, the LCM contacts the pull server for a new configuration, and the LCM downloads a new one if present. The LCM will parse the MOF and download any DSC resources that are specified in the configuration file with respect to the version number specified there.

The MOF file is executed on a schedule that is set on each target node's LCM configuration. The same LCM schedule rules apply to a target node that is attached to a pull server as to the one that is not attached. The ApplyAndMonitor and ApplyAndAutoCorrect modes will continue to monitor the system state and change it if necessary. If it is set to the ApplyOnly mode, then LCM will check with the pull server to see whether there are new MOF files to download but will apply them only if the last execution failed. The execution happens continuously on a schedule that the LCM was set to use. In the next section, we will cover exactly how the LCM schedules configuration executions.