September 2017
Intermediate to advanced
314 pages
8h 5m
English
Desired State Configuration (DSC) is a management framework in PowerShell that can provide a standardized way of defining how a system should be configured. This enables the complete automation of device configuration using a declarative model: you create a configuration that states how a device should be configured, publish that configuration, then wait for the devices to update themselves to match the configuration.
A single configuration can be used across multiple devices, ensuring they are maintained with identical and standardized settings. This prevents configuration drift when multiple changes occur over a period of time.
DSC supports two deployment methods:
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