An important setting to call out is the LCM ConfigurationMode setting. As stated earlier, this setting controls how DSC applies the configuration to the target node. There are three available settings:

• ApplyOnly
• ApplyAndMonitor
• ApplyAndAutoCorrect

These settings will allow you to control how the LCM behaves and when it operates. This controls the actions taken when applying the configuration as well as how it handles drift occurring on the target node. Let's look at each of these settings in detail.