Learning PowerShell DSC - Second Edition

What do DSC event logs contain?

DSC events are split over the three event log channels depending on the importance and purpose of the message. The three event log channels are as follows:

• All informational and error messages are logged to the Operational channel
• The Analytic channel receives verbose events, which typically mean more events in general and events that are more granular in the information they provide
• The Debug channel receives debug level events from the DSC operations

This is helpful because it separates the information into easily filterable buckets that make logical sense to group together. This is also less helpful, however, because it may mean you have to look in multiple places to find all the information required to ...