#PSTip Exploring DSC resources
Ravikanth C- 1 Min To Read
- 09 Oct, 2013
Note: This tip requires PowerShell 4.0 or above. In Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM build, Microsoft added a cmdlet called Get-DSCResource.
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Connect suggestion: DSC Archive resource needs the Credential attribute
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Ravikanth C
- 1 Min To Read
- 27 Sep, 2013
In an earlier article, I showed you copying DSC resources and PowerShell modules to remote computers. In that article, I showed a method to authorize remote computers to access the UNC path.
Read MoreUsing the Credential attribute of DSC File Resource
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Ravikanth C
- 4 Min To Read
- 26 Sep, 2013
In an article about copying DSC custom resources to remote systems, I talked about setting computer account permissions. Many of us, including me, may not always want to do that given the number of computers to be managed or various other security …
Read MoreCopying PowerShell modules and custom DSC resources using DSC
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Ravikanth C
- 3 Min To Read
- 02 Sep, 2013
In an earlier article, I showed you a custom DSC resource I built for managing hosts file entries, but I did not tell you that the custom DSC resource must exist on the remote system at a predefined path.
Read More#PSTip Create an empty folder/file using Desired State Configuration File resource
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Ravikanth C
- 1 Min To Read
- 26 Aug, 2013
Note: This tip requires PowerShell 4.0 and Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows 8.1. When using the File resource in DSC, a confusing aspect to beginners is how to create an empty folder.
Read MoreCustom DSC resource for managing hosts file entries
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Ravikanth C
- 3 Min To Read
- 26 Aug, 2013
Desired State Configuration is a new feature added to PowerShell 4.0 and Windows Server 2012 R2. DSC is a platform for deployment and management of configuration data.
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