Learning PowerShell DSC - Second Edition

Compilation

The DSC configuration file is compiled to an MOF format by invoking the declared DSC configuration block inside the DSC configuration file. When this is done, it creates a folder and one or more MOF files inside it. Each MOF file is for a single target node, containing all the configuration information needed to ensure the desired state on the target machine.

It's important to understand before we get too far into explaining MOF compilation that defining a DSC configuration script does not mean that you have to compile it to an MOF right away. The two actions are separate because the MOF file is either copied to the target node or the DSC pull server, and the DSC configuration file is kept in the source control or another safe ...