Learning PowerShell DSC - Second Edition

Authoring

In order to tell DSC what state the target node should be in, you have to describe that state in the DSC DSL syntax. The end goal of the DSL syntax is to create an MOF file. This listing and compilation process comprises the entirety of the authoring phase. Even so, you will not be creating the MOF files directly yourself. The MOF syntax and format is very verbose and detailed, too much for a human to reliably produce it. You can create an MOF file using a number of different methods―anything from Notepad to third-party tools, not just DSC tooling. Third-party vendors other than Microsoft will eventually implement their own compilers, as the operations to compile MOF are standardized and open for all to use, enabling authoring DSC ...