- Learning PowerShell DSC
- Table of Contents
- Learning PowerShell DSC
- Credits
- About the Author
- About the Reviewers
- www.PacktPub.com
- Preface
- 1. Introduction to PowerShell DSC
- What is PowerShell DSC?
- Why do we need Configuration Management?
- DSC quick wins
- A high level overview of DSC
- Why all the abstraction?
- How does DSC help me?
- 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
- The 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
- Summary
- 2. DSC Architecture
- 3. 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
- 4. DSC Resources
- What are DSC Resources?
- Creating a custom PowerShell v4 DSC Resource
- Creating a custom PowerShell v5 DSC Resource
- What makes a good DSC Resource
- Testing custom DSC Resources
- How do you find DSC Resources?
- Summary
- 5. Pushing DSC Configurations
- 6. 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
- 7. Example Scenarios
- Index
PowerShell DSC is a configuration management platform that enables a DevOps deployment of systems and services. In this chapter, we covered the different DSC versions, the available features in each version, and the concepts of configuration management and continuous delivery.
In the next chapter, we will cover the DSC architecture and how DSC manages both systems and software in detail.
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